[Intro]
(Whisper) Neon glare, city breathe — listen.
Yeah — watch me.
[Pre-Chorus - Call & Response]
Call: You coming close —
Resp: Back up, I breathe alone.
Call: You want my flame —
Resp: I bought it, I own the stove.
Ad-lib: (uh) I set the tempo, you try to follow.
[Chorus]
hey boy look at me in my face I know you want me but I wanna have some space i can turn up the heat but you can't be enough sweet how do you do this to me
[Verse 1]
City on my collar, heels click — a metronome,
Lipstick moonlight, I move like I don't need a home.
You flash a grin like a blade, tryin' to carve my name,
I fold the map, keep the route, I play my own game.
Short breaths, sharp steps — staccato on the curb,
You bring chocolate promises, I bring salted verb.
Concrete roses bloom where my shadow stakes a claim,
You clap like thunder, but I'm lightning — not tame.
[Pre-Chorus - Tag]
(Back up) I like the distance, taste — it’s rich, it’s mine.
(You want) Earn the space, earn the line — then maybe I’ll sign.
[Chorus]
hey boy look at me in my face I know you want me but I wanna have some space i can turn up the heat but you can't be enough sweet how do you do this to me
[Verse 2]
Snap: cigarette smoke, the mirror knows your name,
You throw confetti words, I sift the ash for shame.
Hands like weather — sudden storms, then they leave,
I learned to hold my heat and never beg for reprieve.
Rhymes pack a punch — gut-check, temper-test,
I stack syllables like bricks, build a fortress on my chest.
You chase the silhouette, I choreograph the flame,
Try to tame the chaos? Boy, you only learn my game.
[Bridge — Counterpoint / Vulnerability]
Soft: Nights I fold, I miss the hush between the loud,
Truth: I crave a touch that doesn't swallow me in crowd.
But harder: I won't blur my edges just to fit your plan,
I keep my edge, keep my air — breathe first, then hold your hand.
[Ad-Lib Build]
(Yeah) Turn up, turn down — watch me calibrate the heat.
(Ha) Step steady, step slow — don’t rush what I won’t meet.
[Chorus]
hey boy look at me in my face I know you want me but I wanna have some space i can turn up the heat but you can't be enough sweet how do you do this to me
[Outro]
I am the spark in the gutter, the echo in the hall,
I am the door you knock on when you finally learn to crawl.
Walk with respect or walk alone — I set the terms, see?
You wanted a flame — you got a storm. Remember me.
[Optional Alternate Chorus — tightened for beat (keep only with approval)]
hey / boy, look / at me — in my face.
I know / you want / me, but I / want some space.
I can / turn up / the heat — you can't / be enough sweet.
How do / you do / this to me? (shorter cadence, snaps on 2 & 4)
[Performance Notes]
- Deliver verses with clipped, percussive enunciation; snap consonants on 2 & 4.
- Chorus (original line) must be recited exactly as written; emphasize: hey, face, know, want, space, turn, heat, can't, sweet, do, this, me.
- Pre-Chorus answers should be a quick call-and-response to build.
