[00:08.67]Once upon a time
[00:10.64]The planets and the fates and all the stars aligned
[00:16.76]You and I ended up in the same room at the same time
[00:24.11]And the touch of a hand lit the fuse
[00:28.16]Of a chain reaction of countermoves
[00:31.78]To assess the equation of you
[00:36.16]Checkmate, I couldn't lose
[00:38.45]What if I told you none of it was accidental?
[00:41.63]And the first night that you saw me
[00:43.44]Nothing was gonna stop me
[00:45.80]I laid the groundwork, and then just like clockwork
[00:49.48]The dominoes cascaded in a line
[00:51.84]What if I told you I'm a mastermind?
[00:56.89]And now you're mine
[01:00.13]It was all by design
[01:03.98]'Cause I'm a mastermind
[01:09.92]You see, all the wisest women had to do it this way
[01:17.56]'Cause we were born to be the pawn in every lover's game
[01:25.15]If you fail to plan, you plan to fail
[01:28.86]Strategy sets the scene for the tale
[01:32.72]I'm the wind in our free-flowing sails
[01:37.05]And the liquor in our cocktails
[01:39.43]What if I told you none of it was accidental?
[01:42.42]And the first night that you saw me, I knew I wanted your body
[01:46.54]I laid the groundwork, and then just like clockwork
[01:50.30]The dominoes cascaded in a line
[01:52.80]What if I told you I'm a mastermind?
[01:57.61]And now you're mine
[02:01.02]It was all my design
[02:04.93]'Cause I'm a mastermind
[02:10.29]No one wanted to play with me as a little kid
[02:13.78]So I've been scheming like a criminal ever since
[02:17.57]To make them love me and make it seem effortless
[02:21.45]This is the first time I've felt the need to confess
[02:24.70]And I swear
[02:28.03]I'm only cryptic and Machiavellian 'cause I care
[02:32.94]So I told you none of it was accidental?
[02:35.96]And the first night that you saw me
[02:37.70]Nothing was gonna stop me
[02:39.78]I laid the groundwork, and then saw a wide smirk
[02:43.70]On your face, you knew the entire time
[02:46.59]You knew that I'm a mastermind
[02:51.06]And now you're mine
[02:54.44]Yeah, all you did was smile
[02:58.19]'Cause I'm a mastermind