[vocal improvisation recommended]
[Tempo: 90 BPM → shifts to 75 BPM at bridge/Verse 3]
[Intro - Neo-soul feel, airy synths + laid-back drums]
[vocal improvisation recommended]
Ooh yeah, mmm, yeah
Soft hum, let it ride
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[Verse 1 (Neo-soul groove, chill keys + smooth bass)]
I’m feeling me, I’m shining bright
[soft riff on “shining bright”]
What I feel, you feel tonight
[murmur: yeah, yeah]
Every piece of me, it’s yours
[single-note ad-lib: oh-oh]
Same blood, same air, open doors
I’m laying back, I’m taking it slow
[vocal run on “taking it slow”]
Watching grass, letting it grow
Born right here, same sun, same ground
[single note echo: same ground]
Same sky spinning all around
Forget the rules, forget the past
[whispered ad-lib: forget it all]
All that’s real is gonna last
I trust my heart, I trust my vibe
I don’t need anyone to guide
[soft run ending on “guide”]
[Chorus (Neo-soul swing with smooth call & response)]
Stay with me, right here, right now
[call & response: “right now!” / “yeah!”]
Don’t look back, we’ll figure out how
Feel the sun, feel the ground
Hear your own, hear your sound
You don’t need my eyes
You don’t need disguise
Take it in, take it slow
Let your real self show
[soft ad-libs under last line: “ohhh-ohhh, yeah”]
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[Verse 2 (still Neo-soul, layer in funky synths + light West Coast G-funk rhythm)]
Rooms are full, but I breathe free
[airy run on “breathe free”]
No fancy scents can hold me
Just the wind, the open skies
[single note echo: skies]
Simple things that never lie
Heartbeat steady, feeling alive
[murmur: mmm, yeah]
City streets or country drives
Sun comes up, I face the day
[vocal riff on “face the day”]
Let it lead me, come what may
Don’t just read what others say
Take your life and find your way
Stand with me and you will see
Life’s inside your energy
[soft call & response: “see it, see it!” / “yeah!”]
[Chorus (add slight G-funk synth glide, bass pops)]
Stay with me, right here, right now
[call & response: “right now!” / “oh yeah!”]
Don’t look back, we’ll figure out how
Feel the earth, feel the flame
You and I, we’re the same
[vocal riff: “oooh-oh-oh”]
Listen close, listen true
Big or small, it’s all you
Take it in, let it go
Keep the love you need to know
[soft melisma on “know”]
[Tempo Shift → slow, groovy G-funk feel at 75 BPM]
[Verse 3 (West Coast vibe, deep synth bass + wah guitar)]
People talk, start and end
[soft ad-lib: “yeah”]
Heaven’s far, hell to mend
But there’s no more now than now
[single note echo: “now”]
No more then, just here somehow
Life keeps moving, pushes through
Old and young, me and you
Faces change, but sparks remain
Different paths, same flame
[vocal run on “same flame”]
Noise, fear, love, highs, lows
Money lost, the way it goes
They pass by, but I stay me
Strong, alive, and finally free
[soft call & response: “free! / yeah!”]
If a kid asks “what’s grass?”
I’ll just smile, let the moment pass
Life keeps moving, wide and deep
Nothing dies, it just changes
