Once upon a time

The planets and the fates and all the stars aligned

You and I ended up in the same room at the same time

And the touch of a hand lit the fuse

Of a chain reaction of countermoves

To assess the equation of you

Checkmate, I couldn′t lose

What if I told you

None of it was accidental

And the first night that you saw me

Nothing was gonna stop me

I laid the groundwork

And then just like clockwork

The dominoes cascaded in a line

What if I told you I’m a mastermind

And now you′re mine

It was all by design

‘Cause I’m a mastermind

You see all the wisest women had to do it this way

′Cause we were born to be the pawn in every lover′s game

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail

Strategy sets the scene for the tale

I’m the wind in our free-flowing sails

And the liquor in our cocktails

What if I told you

None of it was accidental

And the first night that you saw me

I knew I wanted your body

I laid the groundwork

And then just like clockwork

The dominoes cascaded in a line

What if I told you I′m a mastermind

And now you’re mine

It was all my design

′Cause I’m a mastermind

No one wanted to play with me as a little kid

So I′ve been scheming like a criminal ever since

To make them love me and make it seem effortless

This is the first time I’ve felt the need to confess

And I swear

I’m only cryptic and Machiavellian ′cause I care

So I told you

None of it was accidental

And the first night that you saw me

Nothing was gonna stop me

I laid the groundwork

And then saw a wide smirk

On your face, you knew the entire time

You knew that I′m a mastermind

And now you’re mine

Yeah, all you did was smile

′Cause I’m a mastermind