Scared (Too Close)

Gangsta rap with 1920s jazz grit, swung pocket over dark upright bass, dusted drums, and distorted player-piano stabs; verse rides sparse bass and old-time radio crackle, pre-chorus tightens with muted horn swells and tape wobble, chorus hits with gang shouts and a chopped piano hook, Close-mic lead, doubled on key lines, delay throws on the hook, bright but grimy mix with smoky room depth, rap, jazz, old-time

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[Verse 1]
I keep my coat on in your doorway
Polite smile, but my hand stay guarded
You talk sweet, but I read the small print
Seen too much to get soft-hearted

Said you want the real me, huh?
That’s the part folks try to auction off
I got scars in a tidy row
And a mean little laugh when the lights go off

Your eyes on me like a loaded frame
My name in your mouth like a lucky chip
I don’t hand out keys to the hidden rooms
I don’t let a sweet thing make me slip

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I know how quick it turns
When the warm hand turns cold
Know how fast the grin gets thin
And the whole damn truth gets sold

[Chorus]
Scared to let you get too close
Scared to let you get too close
You could find the seam I hide
And pull me open wide

Scared to let you get too close
Scared to let you get too close
(too close) I want you near, I do
But I don’t know what you’ll do

[Verse 2]
I come from rooms where the cards were bent
Where the ace had a stain and the judge looked paid
Where the poor man’s laugh got cut in half
And the bold got marked, then traded

So I move like smoke through a backroom crowd
Never lean too hard, never say too much
You got perfume and a pretty nerve
But I grew up where trust got crushed

Still, when you lean in, I feel that pull
Like a train in the bones of a boarded house
One part wants to shut the whole thing down
One part wants to hear you out

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I know how quick it turns
When the warm hand turns cold
Know how fast the grin gets thin
And the whole damn truth gets sold

[Chorus]
Scared to let you get too close
Scared to let you get too close
You could find the seam I hide
And pull me open wide

Scared to let you get too close
Scared to let you get too close
(too close) I want you near, I do
But I don’t know what you’ll do

[Bridge]
If I let you see the wire
Would you call it ugly, would you stay?
If I let you hear the tremble
Would you still come back my way?

[Chorus]
Scared to let you get too close
Scared to let you get too close
You could find the seam I hide
And pull me open wide

Scared to let you get too close
Scared to let you get too close
(too close) I want you near, I do
But I don’t know what you’ll do

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[Verse 1] I keep my coat on in your doorway Polite smile, but my hand stay guarded You talk sweet, but I read the small print Seen too much to get soft-hearted Said you want the real me, huh? That’s the part folks try to auction off I got scars in a tidy row And a mean little laugh when the lights go off Your eyes on me like a loaded frame My name in your mouth like a lucky chip I don’t hand out keys to the hidden rooms I don’t let a sweet thing make me slip [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause I know how quick it turns When the warm hand turns cold Know how fast the grin gets thin And the whole damn truth gets sold [Chorus] Scared to let you get too close Scared to let you get too close You could find the seam I hide And pull me open wide Scared to let you get too close Scared to let you get too close (too close) I want you near, I do But I don’t know what you’ll do [Verse 2] I come from rooms where the cards were bent Where the ace had a stain and the judge looked paid Where the poor man’s laugh got cut in half And the bold got marked, then traded So I move like smoke through a backroom crowd Never lean too hard, never say too much You got perfume and a pretty nerve But I grew up where trust got crushed Still, when you lean in, I feel that pull Like a train in the bones of a boarded house One part wants to shut the whole thing down One part wants to hear you out [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause I know how quick it turns When the warm hand turns cold Know how fast the grin gets thin And the whole damn truth gets sold [Chorus] Scared to let you get too close Scared to let you get too close You could find the seam I hide And pull me open wide Scared to let you get too close Scared to let you get too close (too close) I want you near, I do But I don’t know what you’ll do [Bridge] If I let you see the wire Would you call it ugly, would you stay? If I let you hear the tremble Would you still come back my way? [Chorus] Scared to let you get too close Scared to let you get too close You could find the seam I hide And pull me open wide Scared to let you get too close Scared to let you get too close (too close) I want you near, I do But I don’t know what you’ll do

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