[Verse 1]
Another list in the morning paper
Another ballroom
Borrowed name
Dancing circles round the rumor
Every glance a quiet game
Mama straightens up my shoulder
Says
“Remember who you are”
But I’m staring at your gloved hand
Like it’s hanging me a star
[Pre-Chorus]
We’re talking like strangers
But your eyes write my fate
If I follow this danger
Will the truth come too late?
[Chorus]
This is our scandal in bloom
Let the roses hear us
Let the walls make room
I want the whole ton talking when I say your name
If love’s a little wicked
I will take the blame
Scandal in bloom
Every whispered secret pulling us in tune
If all of London gasps when I fall into you
Then let them talk
Let them talk
Scandal in bloom
[Verse 2]
You offer me a stolen moment
By the fountain
Out of sight
Every promise on your tongue feels
Like a vow said soft at night
You say duty like a dagger
I say destiny
My friend
Tell me
Are you here for comfort
Or to change the story’s end?
[Pre-Chorus]
Your hand on my corset
Says more than your name
If we burn through this portrait
Will they paint us the same?
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
Let them measure my worth
By the ring
By the rank
By the family tree
I was never made
To be gentle and quiet and handed a key
I want thunder in silk
I want wild in a carriage built for two
[crecendo]
If I must choose between their grace and you
Then I choose you (I choose you)
[Chorus]