[Intro \u2013 Tense Bassline, Shuffling Cards, Distant Snare]
\nShuffle once, cut it twice
\nEvery gamble has its price
\nEyes are watching every move
\nNothing left here left to prove<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nStacked the deck, or so it seemed
\nEvery angle tightly schemed
\nBut the table starts to turn
\nEvery lesson left to learn<\/p>\n
Bluffing hard with empty hands
\nTrying just to understand
\nHow the odds slipped out of reach
\nRight before they started to teach<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nWhen the chips are down and nothing\u2019s clear
\nYou start to feel the edge of fear<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nIn a dire strait
\n(Strait flush)
\nIn an irate state
\n(A frantic rush)<\/p>\n
Who holds the cards
\n(Ain’t even got a pair)
\nWere you caught off-guard
\n(Is your brain even there?)<\/p>\n
[Verse 2 \u2013 Groove Intensifies]
\nEvery tell you tried to hide
\nNow is written open wide
\nEvery risk you thought was small
\nNow is towering over all<\/p>\n
Hands are shaking, stakes are high
\nReading every alibi
\nBut the game has changed its rules
\nTurning kings into the fools<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nIf the table flips before you play
\nWas it chance or did you pave the way?<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nIn a dire strait
\n(Strait flush)
\nIn an irate state
\n(A frantic rush)<\/p>\n
Who holds the cards
\n(Ain’t even got a pair)
\nWere you caught off-guard
\n(Is your brain even there?)<\/p>\n
[Bridge \u2013 Breakdown, Sparse Piano + Heartbeat Kick]
\nNo more bluff, no disguise
\nJust the truth behind your eyes
\nEvery move you didn\u2019t make
\nNow\u2019s the risk you have to take<\/p>\n
Fold or fight, call or flee
\nWhat\u2019s it gonna be?
\nEvery hand you thought you knew
\nNow is something breaking through<\/p>\n
[Build \u2013 Snare Rolls, Rising Guitar]
\nPush it in or walk away
\nThere\u2019s no safe bet left to play
\nEvery second cuts it close
\nEvery gain reflects a loss<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus \u2013 Full, Intense]
\nIn a dire strait
\n(Strait flush)
\nIn an irate state
\n(A frantic rush)<\/p>\n
Who holds the cards
\n(Ain’t even got a pair)
\nWere you caught off-guard
\n(Is your brain even there?)<\/p>\n
[Outro \u2013 Cards Drop, Bass Fades]
\nAll in\u2026
\n(Gamblin’ sin)
\nOr nothing there\u2026
\n(Just hot air)<\/p>\n
[Silence]<\/p>\n