INTRO — voix soufflées]
NOVA (lead, presque chuchoté)
Mmm, you've been looking at me all night
(yeah, all night...)
MILA (réponse, douce et aérienne)
And you think I haven't noticed?
(noticed… noticed…)
NOVA
Baby, don't be shy…
MILA (harmonie légère en tierce)
Don't be shy… (come on, baby)
ENSEMBLE — harmonies superposées
Ooh-ooh, tell me what you want
(what you want… what you want…)
[VERSE 1 — NOVA]
You walked in, changed the whole vibe
Gold chain, low voice, looking too fine
Acting like you don't know what you do
But, baby, I can see right through you
You keep your eyes on me, then look away
Like you got something you wanna say
Come a little closer, don't waste my time
If you're reading my lips, better read my mind
MILA — petites réponses entre les phrases
(I see you…) après « what you do »
(don't be shy…) après « look away »
(read it, baby…) après « read my mind »
[PRE-CHORUS — les deux voix se répondent]
NOVA
Why you standing on the other side?
MILA
You know I like it when you take your time
(take your time…)
NOVA
One more step, and we're eye to eye
MILA (harmonie supérieure)
Boy, don't make me ask you twice
(ask you twice… twice…)
NOVA + MILA — montée harmonique
There's something in the way you move
Got me breaking all my rules
(all my rules…)
[CHORUS — harmonies en couches]
NOVA (lead)
Baby, come and read my mind
I can feel you crossing every line
Don't say much, just hold me tight
We can let the music talk tonight
MILA (BGV, réponses en contretemps)
(Read your mind…)
(Cross that line…)
(Hold you tight…)
(Talk to me, baby…)
NOVA
You got that look, I got that feeling
No need to ask, you know I'm leaning
A little closer, just like that
Tell me, baby, can you handle that?
MILA (ad-libs)
Ooh, can I handle that?
(Can you? Can you?)
Mmm, you know I can…
(I know you can…)
ENSEMBLE — fin du refrain, harmonies à trois couches
Read my mind… (read my mind)
Read my mind… (oh, baby)
Don't stop now… (don't stop now)
Stay right here tonight…
[VERSE 2 — MILA prend le lead]
You got that confidence, I like your style
That little smirk when you see me smile
You say you're cool, but your hands say more
Why you keep standing so close to the door?
NOVA (réponses parlées-chantées)
(Tell me why…)
(Come a little closer…)
MILA
I like a man who can match my pace
Who says less but can read my face
No big promises, no alibis
Just that look when you catch my eyes
NOVA (BGV, douce)
(Catch my eyes… catch my eyes…)
MILA
If you're gonna make a move, make it right
I don't wanna rush, but I don't wanna fight
This little tension's getting hard to hide
So tell me what you're feeling deep inside
NOVA (ad-lib)
Oh, you wanna know?
(You wanna know…)
[PRE-CHORUS 2 — harmonies plus épaisses]
MILA
Why you standing on the other side?
NOVA
Baby, you know I can read your eyes
(read your eyes…)
MILA
One more step, we're eye to eye
NOVA (run léger sur « eye »)
Eyyyy-eye-eye… (ooh, yeah)
ENSEMBLE
There's something in the way we move
Got us slipping out of our cool
(out of our cool…)
[CHORUS 2 — pleine production]
NOVA (lead)
Baby, come and read my mind
I can feel you crossing every line
Don't say much, just hold me tight
We can let the music talk tonight
MILA (harmonies en tierce au-dessus)
(Read my mind…)
(Every line…)
(Hold me tight…)
(All night, all night…)
NOVA
You got that look, I got that feeling
No need to ask, you know I'm leaning
A little closer, just like that
Tell me, baby, can you handle that?
MILA (runs et ad-libs dans les espaces)
Ooh-ooh-ooh, can you handle that?
(Can you handle me?)
Mmm, don't hold back…
(Don't hold back, baby…)
[BRIDGE — beat coupé, Rhodes et voix]
NOVA (intime)
Maybe it's the way you say my name…
MILA (harmonie douce)
(Say my name…)
NOVA
Maybe it's the way you play this game…
MILA
(Play that game…)
NOVA
I don't usually let nobody in…
MILA (voix soufflée)
(Nobody in…)
NOVA + MILA
But tonight, I might let you begin…
MILA (lead, petit run final)
So don't rush, just stay right here
I like the way you disappear
Into the moment, into the sound
Baby, I like where we're going now…
NOVA (ad-libs superposés)
Where we're going… (going, going…)
Don't stop… (don't stop…)
Right here, baby… (right here…)
[FINAL CHORUS — harmonies complètes]
NOVA
Baby, come and read my mind
I can feel you crossing every line
Don't say much, just hold me tight
We can let the music talk tonight
MILA (harmonies)
(Read my mind…)
(Cross that line…)
(Stay tonight…)
NOVA + MILA — en réponse
NOVA: You got that look…
MILA: And you got that feeling…
NOVA: Come a little closer…
MILA: Baby, I ain't leaving…
ENSEMBLE — ad-libs et harmonies qui s'empilent
Read my mind… (read my mind)
Ooh, all night… (all night)
Come closer… (closer, closer)
Don't stop now… (don't stop now)
[OUTRO — fade-out]
NOVA (soufflé)
You don't even have to say it…
MILA (très aérienne)
I can read your mind…
NOVA
Mmm… can you read mine?
MILA (run doux)
Mii-i-i-ine… (oh, baby…)
ENSEMBLE (fondu progressif)
Read my mind…
(read my mind…)
Closer…
(a little closer…)