Stubborn Like This

[Intro]
Heavy boots on the floor
Heartbeat
Four on the floor
I was born in a standoff
Arms crossed
Ready for more (hey)
[Verse 1 - female]
I dig my heels in the ground
You push
I don’t spin around
Got a checklist
Got a spine
Got a line you can’t cross this time
Bite back
Mouth full of truth
Red flag
I’m the bull in the room
If I love you
That’s for life
If you test me
Better hold on tight
[Pre-Chorus - female]
You call it difficult
I call it staying whole
You say I’m too intense
I call it self-defense
[Chorus - big group]
I’m stubborn like this
Hands high
Fists up
Can’t miss
Too loud
Too strong
That’s bliss
If you ride with me
It’s all in
All in
All in
I’m stubborn like this
Thick-skin heart you can’t twist
Stand my ground
That’s my gift
If you roll with me
It’s all in
All in
All in
[Verse 2 - male]
You walk in
Thunder in your eyes
I feel every fault line rise
You’re an earthquake
I’m the plate
Meet you head-on
Call it fate
You say “move
” I say “why?”
We both burn but we both try
You need someone who won’t fold
Lucky you
I’m cut from stone
[Pre-Chorus - male]
You call it difficult
I call it rock and soul
You say we clash and spark
I say that’s how flames start
[Chorus]
[Bridge - call & response]
[low male vocal] You’re the charge
[female vocal] I’m the crash
[together] We collide
Then we laugh at the ash
[female] You hold fast
[male] You hold me
[group vocals
[crescendo]] We’re the kind that refuse to leave
[Breakdown - drums + chant]
[whispered vocals
Female] Headstrong
[group shout] Headstrong
[whispered vocals
Male] Dead-on
[group shout] Dead-on
[group chant
Rising] Won’t back down
Won’t sit still
If you love like this
Then you know the drill
[Chorus]

rock, Explosive alt-rock anthem with female lead vocals and male reply verse, crunch guitars over tribal toms and huge war-drum patterns. Verses are tight and percussive, pre-chorus climbs with tense bass and gang shouts, then a massive group-chant chorus with stacked harmonies and octave guitars. Bridge drops to drums and voice, then slams back with call-and-response ad-libs and a final shout-along hook., alternative rock, hard rock