Pretty When I’m Wild

Don’t tell me to tone it down,

I’ve never looked good in gray.

I paint my lips like warpaint

And I don’t play it safe.

You say I’m a little too much—

Well, I call it perfectly timed.

I don’t need to be nice

To be divine.

I don’t cry cute in the corner,

I set the room on fire.

So if you want sweet and silent,

Better aim a little higher.

I’m pretty when I’m wild,

Lipstick smudged, heart untamed.

Messy hair, midnight smile,

Breaking rules in your name.

I’m chaos in a red dress,

Danger wrapped in style.

Don’t need your peace,

I’m pretty when I’m wild.

I kiss like I’m making a vow,

Then vanish like smoke in your sheets.

I’m soft like a rose with a bite—

You won’t know what hit you till you bleed.

You wanted sugar and light—

Sorry babe, I’m thunder and wine.

You say “calm down”…

I say “get in line.”

I don’t bloom just to be picked,

I grow with teeth and flame.

I won’t be your quiet trophy—

I’m the storm you couldn’t name.

I’m pretty when I’m wild,

Lipstick smudged, heart untamed.

Messy hair, midnight smile,

Breaking rules in your name.

I’m chaos in a red dress,

Danger wrapped in style.

Don’t dim my fire—

I’m pretty when I’m wild.

You think beauty’s in control—

That grace means being small.

But I’m here to break the mold,

And still steal every gaze in the hall.

Yeah, I’m pretty when I’m wild,

Let the sirens sing my name.

No crown, no cage,

No one to blame.

I’m thunder in stilettos,

Freedom with a bite.

So take your calm—

I’ll take the night.

I’m pretty when I’m wild.

You wanted perfect…

But I look better like this.