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Baby, take it off
Checkered thighs on a pretty pawn
This vicious velvet ain't enough
So baby, make a move
My neon eyes are set on you
The devil's language taste of lust
Tell me what can I say to make your body come this way
We're only two in a crowded room were others fade away
It's only a crime if I get caught (only if I, If I get caught)
It's only a line if it gets bought
I woke up 12:05, I left that room with no goodbye
And now I'm on my way back home
It's not that your lipstick failed
But girl I was just born to bail
I do it better on my own
Tell me what can I say to make your body come this way
We're only two in a crowded room were others fade away
It's only a crime if I get caught (only if I, If I get caught)
It's only a line if it gets bought
It's the same game I play 'till the give becomes the take
It's the same game I play 'till the bend, The bend becomes the break
Baby, take it off
Checkered thighs on a pretty pawn
This vicious velvet ain't enough
So baby, make a move
My neon eyes are set on you
The devil's language taste of lust
It's only a line if it gets bought
It's the same game I play 'till the give becomes the take (what can I say, what can I say)
It's the same game I play 'till the give becomes the take (Why can't you come this way)
It's the same game I play 'till the give becomes the take (what can I say, what can I say)
It's the same game I play 'till the bend, The bend becomes the break
Checkered thighs on a pretty pawn
This vicious velvet ain't enough
So baby, make a move
My neon eyes are set on you
The devil's language taste of lust
Tell me what can I say to make your body come this way
We're only two in a crowded room were others fade away
It's only a crime if I get caught (only if I, If I get caught)
It's only a line if it gets bought
I woke up 12:05, I left that room with no goodbye
And now I'm on my way back home
It's not that your lipstick failed
But girl I was just born to bail
I do it better on my own
Tell me what can I say to make your body come this way
We're only two in a crowded room were others fade away
It's only a crime if I get caught (only if I, If I get caught)
It's only a line if it gets bought
It's the same game I play 'till the give becomes the take
It's the same game I play 'till the bend, The bend becomes the break
Baby, take it off
Checkered thighs on a pretty pawn
This vicious velvet ain't enough
So baby, make a move
My neon eyes are set on you
The devil's language taste of lust
It's only a line if it gets bought
It's the same game I play 'till the give becomes the take (what can I say, what can I say)
It's the same game I play 'till the give becomes the take (Why can't you come this way)
It's the same game I play 'till the give becomes the take (what can I say, what can I say)
It's the same game I play 'till the bend, The bend becomes the break
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High Hopes in Velvet Ropes Lyrics as written by Alexander Deleon Alex Johnson
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I like to think of this as one big metaphor for a one night stand. Or can it even be classified as a metaphor when some parts are so blatantly obvious?
Ignoring the first verse which is basically the mutual attraction the two share in the bar and/or club they're in.
"Tell me what can I say to make your body come this way We're only two in a crowded room where others fade away It's only a crime if I get caught (only if I, If I get caught) It's only a line if it gets bought"
This verse combines the idea of the first verse with the mutual attraction as well as thinking of ways for the two to actually meet up. "It's only a crime if I get caught" makes me think that if the girl doesn't suspect he's only staring at her with the intent of a one night stand, it will continue as planned and not result nothing. "It's only a line if it gets bought" reminds me of that phrase, "hook, line, and sinker," meaning a person believes you completely.
"I woke up 12:05, I left that room with no goodbye And now I'm on my way back home It's not that your lipstick failed But girl I was just born to bail I do it better on my own"
Obviously this is the morning after sex where the girl is, presumably, still asleep and the guy leaves. He's basically saying "no hard feelings, but I'm not one for commitment."
"It's the same game I play 'till the give becomes the take It's the same game I play 'till the bend, The bend becomes the break"
These two lines signify that he's done this before and that it's a continuous routine that he's accepted. It's the same routine he's done over and over and eventually he gains more control over the situation because the "give becomes the take".
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