Death Wish (1)

[INTRO – thunderous syncopated drums, rolling bassline, angular synth stabs cutting through the dark] [Cain: Male Vocals, gritty, low] Yeah… (uh) You feel that pressure? (push) Whole room shaking… (boom) [Monroe: Female Vocals, breathy, taunting] Don’t play innocent now… (hah) You came here for trouble. (you did) [Both: Male + Female] (Let it hit!) (go!) (woo!) [VERSE 1 – punchy, club-heavy bounce] [Cain: Male Vocals] You walk in like a bad idea (damn) Black boots on the floor, make the whole place stare (look) Got that “ruin me” written in your grin (uh-huh) So I let you pull me closer, let the chaos in (come on) Heartbeat kicking like a backroom rave (hard) Hands all on me like you wanna misbehave (do it) You’re the kind of wrong I never do resist (nope) One more night like this and I’m a permanent risk (risk) [Cain: Male Vocals] She move like a warning sign, flashing red (red) But I like every nightmare running through my head (facts) Got a sharp little mouth and a venom kiss (kiss) Every time she say “leave,” I get closer like this (come here) Bassline rolling while we start that fight (boom) Break up in the dark, make up in the strobe light (flash) Everybody watching but they don’t know this (nah) We don’t need love, baby, we need a hit (another one) [PRE-CHORUS – tension rising, synths pulsing] [Monroe: Female Vocals] You pull me under (under) Just to watch me beg (beg) [Cain: Male Vocals] You push my buttons (push it) Till there’s smoke inside my chest (burn) [Both: Male + Female Vocals] We go up, up, up (sky) Then crash, crash, crash (down) Say it hurts so good (so good) Then do it all again right now (right now!) [CHORUS – explosive, anthemic, huge bounce] [Both: Male + Female Vocals] We’re electric damage (shock!) Static in the dark (bzzt) You light the fuse in me (light it) I let you tear me apart (rip it) We’re toxic magic (so toxic) Chemicals and sparks (spark it) Love me like a weapon, baby (shoot) Hit me right where it starts (heart!) [Monroe: Female Vocals] You got that danger on your tongue (taste it) I keep coming back for more (more) [Cain: Male Vocals] You got that devil in your touch (devil) And I’m face-down at your door (again) [Both: Male + Female Vocals] We’re electric damage (damage!) Dancing with a loaded heart (bang bang!) [VERSE 2 – heavier bass, sharper delivery] [Cain: Male Vocals] We got bad blood mixed with neon lights (glow) Throwing little threats that we don’t mean right (lie) But your nails on my skin say otherwise (scratch) And your eyes tell me “stay” while your mouth says “bye” (bye bye) I know what you are and I still lean in (yup) Saint face, sharp edge, let the games begin (play) Whole club bouncing when you pull that stunt (jump) You don’t love me soft, you love me dangerous (facts) [Monroe: Female Vocals] I can make a good man lose his mind (easy) Just one look and I rewrite the night (watch me) You can call me bad, you can call me yours (both) But don’t act shocked when I kick down doors (boom) You’re obsessive, I can see it clear (clear) Every jealous little move when another gets near (who?) You say “don’t test me” with that crooked smile (hah) So I test that line and make it worth your while (cross it) [POST-CHORUS – chanty, club-ready] [Both: Male + Female Vocals] Push-pull, back-forth (back-forth) Hands round, no remorse (no remorse) Red light, blue flame (flame) We always lose this game (again!) Push-pull, back-forth (back-forth) Still I want you more (more!) Break me, take me (take it) Turn the whole room radioactive (go!) [BRIDGE – stripped back, tense, pulsing sub bass] [Monroe: Female, whispery] Tell me I’m the worst thing for you… (say it) [Cain: Male, low and possessive] You are. (yeah) [Monroe: Female] Then why’s your hand on my throat? (huh) [Cain: Male] ‘Cause you like when I don’t let go. (never) [Monroe: Female, rising] We’re one bad choice from a headline (front page) [Cain: Male, rising with her] One more kiss from a blackout (lights out) [Both: Male + Female Vocals] If this is hell, let it flood the room (flood it) We look so good in the neon doom (woo!) [BREAKDOWN – drums cut, bass pulses, then slam back in] [Both: Male + Female Vocals] Three… (three) Two… (two) One… (one) [SCREAMED] [DROP IT!] (boom!) (boom!) (boom!) [FINAL CHORUS – maximum energy, layered harmonies and ad-libs everywhere] [Both: Male + Female Vocals] We’re electric damage (shock!) Static in the dark (dark!) You light the fuse in me (light it!) I let you tear me apart (tear it up!) We’re toxic magic (magic!) Chemicals and sparks (sparks!) Love me like a weapon, baby (shoot!) Hit me right where it starts (heart!) [Monroe: Female Vocals] You got that danger on your tongue (on your tongue) I keep coming back for more (again, again) [Cain: Male Vocals] You got that devil in your touch (your touch) And I’m crawling back for war (let’s go) [Both: Male + Female Vocals] We’re electric damage (damage!) Dancing with a loaded heart (bang!)