Make Me a Sinner
Verse 1
(Low, smoky, restrained)
You walk in looking like temptation
I forget who I was before
Put your hands on a good girl slowly
Watch her halo hit the floor
You could put me on the altar
Let your hands become my prayer
Let the good Lord keep his heaven
I’d rather go to hell with you
Pre-Chorus
(Confessional, teasing, building)
Forgive me, Father
I know not what I’ve done
I’m down on my knees
But salvation was never this fun
Chorus
(Dark, hungry, explosive)
Go on, make me a sinner
I’ve got nothing left to save
Put your hands where I surrender
Make me beg and misbehave
Take what’s holy, make it damned
Leave your fingerprints on me
You like your good girls a little wicked
Baby, teach her how to sin
Verse 2
(Smoky, teasing, seductive)
You talk and I can taste the trouble
Every word just pulls me close
If the devil sounds like something
He’d probably have your voice
You know exactly what you’re doing
When you whisper in my ear
I could pray for my salvation
But I’d rather keep you here
Pre-Chorus
(Stronger, breathless)
Forgive me, Father
I know not what I’ve done
I’m down on my knees
But salvation was never this fun
Chorus
(Bigger, dirtier, gospel-backed)
Go on, make me a sinner
I’ve got nothing left to save
Put your hands where I surrender
Make me beg and misbehave
Take what’s holy, make it damned
Leave your fingerprints on me
You like your good girls a little wicked
Baby, teach her how to sin
Bridge
(Low, breathless, gradually becoming desperate)
Keep me down at your altar
Till my prayers turn into pleas
Baby, I surrender
Give me something to believe
Let me worship every inch
‘Til there’s nothing left between us
If you’re waiting for confession—
(Almost whispered)
Baby, make me a sinner…
(Breathless)
Please.
(Beat of silence)
Final Chorus
(Full explosion, gritty lead vocal with gospel backing vocals)
Go on, make me a sinner
I’ve got nothing left to save
Put your hands where I surrender
Make me beg and misbehave
Take what’s holy, make it damned
Leave your fingerprints on me
You like your good girls a little wicked
Baby, teach her how to sin
(Backing vocals: “Make me a sinner”)
Make me a sinner.
Outro
(Instrumental falls away, breathless and fading)
Baby, make me a sinner…
Please.
(Softer)
Baby, make me a sinner…
Please.
(Almost whispered)
Baby, make me a sinner…
Please.