[camera shutters / low sub rumble / distant crowd noise]
[INTRO — cold, amused voice]
"Your favourite warning label just walked in."
[small laugh]
"Try not to stare."
[silence]
[DROP]
[metallic bass impact / distorted synth scream]
[VERSE 1]
Black boots on the marble floor
Whole room shifts when I hit the door
Bad reputation, custom made
Built my kingdom from mistakes
Flash bulbs popping in my face
Everybody wants a taste
Love me, hate me, pick a side
Either way you're feeding the fire
[whisper layer: "look at me..."]
[PRE-CHORUS]
You talk big when I'm not around
Funny how that changes now
Say my name like it's a curse
[snare build / vocal stutters]
[CHORUS]
DEADLY BEAUTIFUL
EVERYBODY LOOKS AWAY
EVERYBODY LOOKS TOO LONG
HEART OF GOLD
ATTITUDE LIKE A LOADED GUN
DEADLY BEAUTIFUL
YOU SHOULD PROBABLY RUN
BUT YOU NEVER DO
[bass drop / gang vocal chant]
DEADLY
DEADLY
BEAUTIFUL
[POST-CHORUS]
[DnB switch / distorted vocal chops]
Good.
I worked hard on that.
[VERSE 2]
Red lights dripping down the walls
Watch another angel fall
You call it arrogance, I know
Confidence just scares you more
Every scar became a crown
Every time they counted down
Every headline, every lie
Only made me harder to kill
[reverse vocal swell]
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
Keep talking, keep throwing stones
I built a palace out of those
Now everybody wants inside
[beat cuts]
[CHORUS]
DEADLY BEAUTIFUL
EVERYBODY LOOKS AWAY
EVERYBODY LOOKS TOO LONG
HEART OF GOLD
ATTITUDE LIKE A LOADED GUN
DEADLY BEAUTIFUL
YOU SHOULD PROBABLY RUN
BUT YOU NEVER DO
[BREAKDOWN]
[all drums disappear]
[single distorted synth note]
"I heard they call me dangerous."
[pause]
"Good."
[silence]
"I worked hard on that."
[bass surge]
[FINAL CHORUS — full intensity]
DEADLY BEAUTIFUL
LET THE WHOLE ROOM WATCH ME GLOW
LIKE A MATCH ABOUT TO GO
HEART OF GOLD
ATTITUDE LIKE A LOADED GUN
DEADLY BEAUTIFUL
YOU SHOULD PROBABLY RUN
BUT YOU NEVER DO
[screamed adlibs underneath]
DEADLY
DEADLY
BEAUTIFUL
[OUTRO]
[instrumental breaking apart / camera flashes continue]
[whispered]
"Careful."
"You might end up liking me."
[hard cutoff]
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