How Very Dare You

Lyrics

Verse 1
The way you lean against the doorframe, darling
With that smoke ring curling round your brow
You’ve got a nerve, strolling in so late
With a half-cocked smile, I won't allow
You think those eyes, those tired, midnight eyes
Can charm the shadows right off of the wall?
Well, keep your distance, button up your coat
I’m not quite ready for the curtain call.

Chorus
Oh, how very dare you
To walk in here and think you own the air
How very dare you
Messing with the static in my hair
You’re a whisper in a room that’s meant for silence
A velvet glove across a jagged shore
How very dare you, sugar
To leave me wanting more
(How very dare you)
(Leave me wanting more)

Verse 2
There’s a record scratching somewhere in the hallway
A ghostly trumpet wailing for the rain
You’ve got that scent of gin and cheap adventure
You’re a beautiful, sophisticated pain
Don’t tell me secrets, don't you dare lean closer
Unless you mean to stay until the dawn
You’re playing games with hearts you shouldn’t handle
Before the spotlight leaves, and I am gone.

Chorus
Oh, how very dare you
To walk in here and think you own the air
How very dare you
Messing with the static in my hair
You’re a whisper in a room that’s meant for silence
A velvet glove across a jagged shore
How very dare you, sugar
To leave me wanting more
(How very dare you)
(Leave me wanting more)

Bridge
The clock is ticking heavy on the mantle
The ice is melting down inside the glass
You’ve got a reckless way of being charming
But darling, even movies have to pass.

Outro
Stay just a breath—a heartbeat—from my shoulder
Let the world outside surrender to the gloom
How very dare you...
Turning every ghost into a bridegroom
How very dare you
(Don’t you dare stop now)