Velvet Hurricane

Intro

(choir: hallelujah, ooh)

Come close, come close, don’t blink — watch the shine (yeah)

I smile like satin, I move like sin (uh-huh)

(choir: amen, amen)

Verse

I wear lipstick like a loaded gun, kiss then I'm gone

Crimson on the rim of your world — baby, press rewind on

Slow lowrider thoughts, sway with the danger line

Palm to palm, palm to pulse, I’m the fault and the find

You think you got receipts? I burn the whole file

I write my name on glass, watch it melt in your smile

Silk in my grip, iron in my jaw, honey, don't try

I’ll sing you to pieces, then sell you the lie

I’m velvet hurricane, velvet with teeth (ha)

Sweet when I want, sharp when I need (yeah)

Told you once, told you twice — love ain't free

You take a taste and now you owe me

I spit scripture in gold, preacher with a threat

Gospel girls in the back singing, don’t forget (hallelujah)

Saint on my left, sinner on my right — both show respect

I sign checks with a dagger, kiss the debt, collect (uh)

Skrrt through your stories, rewrite every scene

I walk the boulevard mean, dressed in magazine green

Made a vow to myself — no more second-place dreams

I sharpen my vows like knives, I teach crowns to gleam

Pre-chorus

Lean in, let the choir rise (rise, rise)

Shotgun lullaby, hush now, close your eyes (close your eyes)

I’m a sermon in satin, a sermon on seduction

Say my name soft, then taste the instruction (say it)

Chorus

Don't play with me, no — don't play (don't play, don't play)

Don't play with me, no — don't play (don't play, don't play)

Say my name and believe it — say it like you pray (amen)

Say my name and believe it — say it like you pray (amen)

Don't play with me, no — don't play (don't play, don't play)

Don't play with me, no — don't play (don't play, don't play)

Say my name and believe it — say it like you pray (ooh)

Say my name and believe it — say it like you pray (hallelujah)

Verse

I move like a verdict, cold and righteous, baby (cold)

Left cheek smile, right hand steady, call me maybe (ha)

You came for the heat, but stayed for the lesson plan

I taught you to bow, and then took your last stand

Lipstick ransom, heels are the gavel — hear the sound

Choir hum under my breath when I lay you down (mmm)

I been trading favors for names, I been stacking sins

Prayers in my pocket, rosary with a grin

You thought mercy lived here, mercy checked out last year

I keep the mirror cracked so the truth appears (ooh)

Sweet talk like honey but it stings like a bee

Seduction with a sting, baby, that's my degree

I make saints fold, devils change teams (yah)

I light candles in winter and make your night steam

You bring your best alibis, I bring a confession booth

I read you like scripture and write my own truth

Mama warned me soft, papa taught me hard

Public enemy to trust — I play the card

Skies go quiet when my rhythm hits your lane

I’m the hush and the hurricane, pleasure