Verse 1
(soft bassline, distant organ, slow drum build)
She walks in like she owns the room
Fire in her step, thunder in her tune
Sharp-tongued angel with a devilish grin
Knows exactly where my weakness lies within
She don’t smile for free, she don’t play nice
Rolls her eyes when I ask for advice
Says “baby, if you want me, you gotta stand the heat”
And I know I should leave, but I’m stuck at her feet
Pre-Chorus
(strings start rising, synths swell)
She’s got a bite just as good as her kiss
Half sweet sugar, half burning mist
I tell myself “run” but my feet won’t’t turn
I know this is fire, but I live where it burns
Chorus
(full band – heavy bass, driving drums, layered vocals, dramatic harmonies)
Oh she’s venom and honey, poison and gold
Got an attitude cold as the winter road
I try to break free, try to walk away
But I’m right back here beggin’ to stay
She’s sharp edges and velvet, storm and calm
Got my heart chained tight in the palm of her hand
Yeah I know she’s dangerous, know I should run
But I can’t stay away, no I can’t stay away from her
Verse 2
(bass forward, tambourine, hazy electric piano)
She’ll argue all night just to watch me react
Walk away cool like she never looked back
Then she’ll look at me once and I’m putty again
Crumble and melt and forget where I’ve been
Friends say “boy you’re out of your mind”
“She’ll eat you up whole and leave you behind”
I tell them they’re right, put on a brave face
Then I’m knocking at her door, beggin’ for grace
Pre-Chorus
(strings swell louder)
She’s got a bite just as good as her kiss
Half sweet sugar, half burning mist
I tell myself “run” but my feet won’t turn
I know this is fire, but I live where it burns
Chorus
(full, rich sound – harmonies echoing)
Oh she’s venom and honey, poison and gold
Got an attitude cold as the winter road
I try to break free, try to walk away
But I’m right back here beggin’ to stay
She’s sharp edges and velvet, storm and calm
Got my heart chained tight in the palm of her hand
Yeah I know she’s dangerous, know I should run
But I can’t stay away, no I can’t stay away from her
Bridge
(sparse – just organ and soft vocals, then builds)
Some men want gentle, some want sweet
Me? I want the storm that knocks me off my feet
She don’t apologize, she don’t apologize for who she is
And that wild, wild heart?
God, that’s exactly what it is…
(drums kick back in hard, bass thudding)
I don’t want easy, I don’t want calm
I want the girl who could break my heart in her palm!
Guitar/Organ Solo
(bluesy, fuzzy, 70s psychedelic vibe – wailing but melodic, then fades into haze)
Chorus
(double-time energy, big layered vocals, wall of sound)
Oh she’s venom and honey, poison and gold
Got an attitude cold as the winter road
I try to break free, try to walk away
But I’m right back here beggin’ to stay!
She’s sharp edges and velvet, storm and calm
Got my heart chained tight in the palm of her hand
Yeah I know she’s dangerous, know I should run
But I can’t stay away, no I can’t stay