My love is taking it slow, starting every momentAnd just before she's had enough, she stands still and rises aboveShe can quickly disappear, then return and be so nearPlaying with the rhythm here, there's nothing that she can steerIt's the day-to-day intrigue of this scary girlAnd it's the greatest showThey adore her, do anything for herShe's got this world under controlMy loveTurned up unannounced on an April eveningAs I respond to her tearsSeptember, she's still herePaints her nails, I wash and cookMaze good use of my checkbookWith every day a different lookI confess she got me hookedTo the day-to-day intrigue ofThis scary girlYeah, the day-to-day intrigue ofThis scary girlIt's burning, burning in my heartyou