[Intro – 8s, soft horns, crowd ambience] President (spoken, resolute): My fellow citizens… Tonight, the city stands free. ⸻ [Verse 1 – President | 35s] We watched a city tested by the dark, By fear dressed up as law and order’s mark, And when the night demanded we kneel, Two stood up and made hope real. Not born from crowns or lines of command, But steady hearts and helping hands, One who returned when silence called, One who rose when the city stalled. Let history say what matters most— Courage isn’t power… It’s who you protect when it costs. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – President | 12s] This victory isn’t owned by one, It belongs to everyone who didn’t run. ⸻ [Chorus – President | 25s] So let it ring from street to street, Justice walks on tired feet, We didn’t win by fear or force, We chose the harder, truer course. No more shadows ruling nights, No more deals that steal our light, The city stands because it’s brave— And bravery has names. ⸻ [Transition – crowd swells, mic feedback | 6s] ⸻ [Verse 2 – Isaiah | 30s] I hear the cheers, but hear me clear, I’m not above you standing here, I felt the fear you felt inside, I just refused to let it decide. I didn’t come to rule or reign, Didn’t bleed to trade one chain, This city raised me, shaped my scars, Every block, these streets are ours. I won’t be perfect, I won’t pretend, But I’ll show up—again and again. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – Isaiah | 12s] If hope’s a flame you’re scared to hold, I’ll stand beside you till it grows. ⸻ [Chorus – Isaiah + City | 25s] Isaiah: I’m not going anywhere—hear me say it, This is my home, I won’t vacate it, No masks, no thrones, no disappearing act, Just staying when staying matters like that. City (chanting): Stay! Stay! Isaiah: We build tomorrow day by day, I’m not going anywhere— I’m here to stay. ⸻ [Bridge – Hero steps in | 15s] Hero (quiet, proud): They don’t need a symbol in the sky anymore. Isaiah: No. They need each other. Hero: And they’ve got you. Isaiah: We’ve got them. ⸻ [Final Chorus – All | 30s] All: City breathing, standing tall, No more shadows on the wall, From broken nights to open days, We earned this dawn the honest way. No fear to sell, no lies to trade, Just promises we’ll help each other keep, If the dark comes back someday— We’ll meet it… Together. ⸻ [Outro – 12s, crowd fades to calm] President (soft): This city is yours. Isaiah (steady): Always was. And I’m not going anywhere.

Here to Stay