4AM In The Valley

(Intro - Atmospheric synth, slow kick drum building up)

(Breathless, high-pitched vocal)

Yeah... oh, oh...

It’s 4 AM...

Just you and me.

(Verse 1 - Tight, rhythmic, slightly distorted vocals)

City lights blurring, looking like a painting through the tints

You’re wearing that perfume, leaving me with reckless hints

We ain’t talking money, we ain’t talking 'bout the fame

But the way you move your hips is playing games with my brain

Got the adrenaline pumping, switching lanes, feeling high

Don’t tell me you love me, just look me in the eye...

(Pre-Chorus - Vocals get higher/falsetto, synths get louder)

And the bass is thumping, I can feel my heart beat slow

You’re in the passenger seat, nowhere to go

The air is thick, the energy is turning cold

But I can’t let you go...

(Chorus - High energy, driving bassline, anthemic, falsetto)

Oh, baby, won’t you dance with the devil in the dark?

I can feel your desire, it’s tearing me apart

After hours, yeah, we’re burning through the night

Keep it dirty, keep it sexy, till the morning light

(Oh-oh-oh)

Dancing in the shadow of my heart

(Oh-oh-oh)

Keep it tearing me apart.

(Verse 2 - Bass continues, slightly sparser)

You know I’m no good, baby, I’m a cold-hearted king

But I’ll give you everything, yeah, I’ll give you everything

My ego is bruised, I need your love to fix my pain

Let the liquor drown us, dancing in the midnight rain

Don’t ask me no questions, I got nothing left to say

We can run away, yeah, we can run away...

(Pre-Chorus - Vocals get higher/falsetto, synths get louder)

And the bass is thumping, I can feel my heart beat slow

You’re in the passenger seat, nowhere to go

The air is thick, the energy is turning cold

But I can’t let you go...

(Chorus - High energy, driving bassline, anthemic, falsetto)

Oh, baby, won’t you dance with the devil in the dark?

I can feel your desire, it’s tearing me apart

After hours, yeah, we’re burning through the night

Keep it dirty, keep it sexy, till the morning light

(Oh-oh-oh)

Dancing in the shadow of my heart

(Oh-oh-oh)

Keep it tearing me apart.

(Bridge - Slows down slightly, echoey, vocal manipulation)

(Whispered) Don't you run...

(Falsetto) I know you like it when I'm dangerous...

I know you like it when I'm falling down...

Yeah...

(Chorus - Highest energy, full synths)

Oh, baby, won’t you dance with the devil in the dark?

I can feel your desire, it’s tearing me apart

After hours, yeah, we’re burning through the night

Keep it dirty, keep it sexy, till the morning light

(Oh-oh-oh)

Dancing in the shadow of my heart

(Oh-oh-oh)

Keep it tearing me apart.

(Outro - Fading synths, heavy breathing)

After hours...

Yeah...

Just me and you...

4 AM...

(End on synth chord)