Dark Horse

I knew you were
You were gonna come to me
And here you are
But you better choose carefully
'Cause I'm capable of anything
Of anything and everything

Make me your Aphrodite
Make me your one and only
But don't make me your enemy
Your enemy, your enemy

So you wanna play with magic
Boy, you should know what you're fallin' for
Baby, do you dare to do this
'Cause I'm coming atcha like a dark horse

Are you ready for, ready for
A perfect storm, perfect storm
'Cause once you're mine, once you're mine
There's no going back

Mark my words
This love will make you levitate
Like a bird
Like a bird without a cage
But down to earth
If you choose to walk away
Don't walk away

It's in the palm of your hand now, baby
It's a yes or no, no maybe
So just be sure
Before you give it all to me
All to me, give it all to me

So you wanna play with magic
Boy, you should know what you're fallin' for
Baby, do you dare to do this
'Cause I'm coming atcha like a dark horse

Are you ready for, ready for
A perfect storm, perfect storm
'Cause once you're mine, once you're mine
There's no going back

[Juicy J:]
She's a beast
I call her Karma
She'll eat your heart out
Like Jeffrey Dahmer

Be careful
Try not to lead her on
Shorty heart is on steroids
'Cause her love is so strong

You may fall in love when you meet her
If you get the chance, you better keep her
She's sweet as pie, but if you break her heart
She'll turn cold as a freezer

That fairy tale ending with a knight in shining armor
She can be my Sleeping Beauty
I'm gon' put her in a coma

Now I think I love her
Shorty so bad, sprung and I don't care
She ride me like a roller coaster
Turned the bedroom into a fair

Her love is like a drug
I was tryna hit it and quit it
But lil' mama so dope
I messed around and got addicted

So you wanna play with magic
Boy, you should know what you're fallin' for
Baby, do you dare to do this
'Cause I'm coming atcha like a dark horse

Are you ready for, ready for
A perfect storm, perfect storm
'Cause once you're mine, once you're mine
There's no going back


Produced by Dr. Luke for Prescription Songs, Max Martin for MXM Productions
and Cirkut for Prescription Songs
Mixed by Serban Ghenea
Engineered by Peter Carlsson, Mike "Crazy Mike" Foster, Clint Gibbs,
Sam Holland and Michael Ilbert at Luke's in the Boo, Malibu, CA;
Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA;
Playback Recording Studio, Santa Barbara, CA;
MXM Studios, Stockholm, Sweden;
and Secret Garden Studios, Montecito, CA
Assisted by Eric Eylands, Rachael Findlen, Justin Fox, Elliott Lanam and Cory Bice
Mixed at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
Engineered for Mix by John Hanes
Vocals by Katy Perry and Juicy J
All Instruments and Programming by Dr. Luke, Max Martin and Cirkut
Background Vocals by Katy Perry and Max Martin
Additional Vocals by Ava James
Production Coordination by Irene Richter

Juicy J appears courtesy of Kemosabe Records / Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ava James appears courtesy of Kemosabe Kids / Prescription Songs

© 2013 When I'm Rich You'll Be My Bitch (ASCAP) administered by WB Music Corp.
/ DeeEtta Music (BMI) / Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP)
/ Italians Do It Better (ASCAP)
/ MXM (ASCAP) administered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Inc.
/ Oneirology Publishing / Prescription Songs (ASCAP).