Finesse

"Finesse" is the 8th song on Bruno Mars' album "24K Magic", with a rap remix featuring Cardi B. Bruno Mars first talked about the song in an interview with Rolling Stone saying that: "The next day, Mars is back in the studio to fix some of the mistakes he heard last night. First on the agenda is a song called "Finesse". "There's just some things fucking the groove up," he says, "Anytime you see us, on tour, on TV, I want to be moving... I was very conscious on this album of the bounce." Mars opens his laptop and pulls up the latest version- the 20th or so, he guesses. He threw out one where he sang about gold chains and cognac over a silky beat (too corny), and another for sounding too much "like a Seventies cop show - like I should be on roller skates." This version he's finally happy with; he just needs to fix the bridge. There's something bugging him about the harmonies, or maybe the chord progression. "I don't know what's not hitting home. There's just something weird that I ain't fucking with yet." He jabs at his Korg keyboard in frustration. "I just have to open it up."

[Verse 1] Ooh, don't we look good Together? (Together, together) There's a reason why they watch all night Long (All night long, woo!) Yeah, I know we'll turn heads Forever (Forever, forever) So tonight, I'm gonna show You off [Pre-Chorus] When I walk in witchu (When I walk in witchu) I watch the whole room change (I watch the whole room change) Baby, that's what you do (Baby, that's what you do) No, my baby don't play (No) Blame it on my confidence Or blame it on your measurements Shut the shit down on sight That's right [Chorus] We out here drippin' in finesse It don't make no sense Out here drippin' in finesse You know it, you know We out here drippin' in finesse It don't make no sense Out here drippin' in finesse You know it, you know it [Verse 2] Now slow it down For me, baby (Slow it down, girl) 'Cause I love the way it feels When we grind (When we grind,) yeah-eah Our connection's so Magnetic on the floor Nothing can stop us tonight [Pre-Chorus] When I walk in witchu (When I walk in witchu) I watch the whole room change (I watch the whole room change) Baby, that's what you do (Baby, that's what you do) No, my baby don't play (No) Blame it on my confidence Or blame it on your measurements Shut the shit down on sight That's right [Chorus] We out here drippin' in finesse It don't make no sense Out here drippin' in finesse You know it, you know We out here drippin' in finesse It don't make no sense Out here drippin' in finesse You know it, you know it (Woo!) [Bridge] Fellas, grab your ladies if Your lady fine Tell her she the one She the one for life Ladies, grab your fellas, and Let's do this right (Do this right) If you're on one like me in mind (Woo!) [Refrain] Yeah, we got it goin' on, got it goin' on Don't it feel so good to be us? Ayy Yeah, we got it goin' on, got it goin' on Girl, we got it goin' on Yeah, we got it goin' on, got it goin' on (He-hey) Don't it feel so good to be us, ayy? (It feels so good with) Yeah, we got it goin' on, got it goin' on (You) [Chorus] We out here drippin' in finesse It don't make no sense Out here drippin' in finesse You know it, you know We out here drippin' in finesse with my baby It don't make no sense Out here drippin' in finesse You know it, you know it (Girl, you know we got it goin' on) [Refrain] Yeah, we got it goin' on, got it goin' on Don't it feel so good to be us? Ayy Yeah, we got it goin' on, got it goin' on (You know it, you know it) Yeah, we got it goin' on, got it goin' on (Ooh, girl, we got it) Don't it feel so good to be us? Ayy (Baby) Yeah, we got it goin' on, got it goin' on (Woo!) (You know it, you know it)