SAY YES (The Answer)

Ayo it’s Tayo…

Intro (spoken, half-sung)

See I been watchin’ you for a while, your smile and stuff…

The way you hold your breath like you waitin’ on a sign…

(Run Set 1 creeps in, low)

yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-huh

say-it-say-it-say-it-now

hold-me-close-don’t-slow-me-down

(whisper) don’t-be-scared… don’t-be-scared…

Verse 1 (melodic rap)

I ain’t here to rush your heart or cross your lines,

I been readin’ your silence like it rhyme with mine.

Every time you look away, I feel the pull,

Like your soul say yes but your mind stay full.

I been prayin’ for a love that don’t control,

Just a place where we can finally unfold.

(Run Set 3 slips between bars)

I-I-I-I-know-you-feel-it

don’t-run-don’t-hide-don’t-fight-it

mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm

(echo) feel it… feel it… feel it…

Pre-Chorus

If it’s fear, let it breathe, if it’s love, let it rise,

Ain’t no pressure in truth, only open eyes.

I won’t pull, I won’t push, I’ll stay right here,

Say yes only when your spirit clear.

(Run Set 2 builds upward)

say-ye-ye-ye-ye-yes

ye-ye-ye-ye-yeah

ooh-Lord-ooh-Lord-ooh-Lord-now

(lower) yeah… yeah… yeah…

Chorus (lead + stacked ad-libs)

All you gotta do is say yes,

Don’t deny what you feel, just rest.

Open up your mind, take a breath,

I’mma show you love, not a test.

(Run Set 4 call-and-response)

say-yes-say-yes-say-yes-now

right-now-right-now-right-now

I-won’t-hurt-you-hurt-you-hurt-you

(pan) yeah… yeah… yeah…

Verse 2

I been patient with the time it take,

Every scar you hide, I won’t mistake.

I don’t want your body if your soul ain’t ready,

I don’t move fast, I move steady.

If tonight ain’t the night, that’s cool with me,

I’ll still be right here, waitin’ faithfully.

(Run Set 1 returns, slightly louder)

yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-huh

say-it-say-it-say-it-now

hold-me-close-don’t-slow-me-down

(whisper) don’t-be-scared…

Bridge (breakdown, almost prayer)

Say yes to the moment, not the fantasy,

Say yes only if it feel like destiny.

Heaven don’t rush what’s meant to stay,

Love don’t beg… it just pray.

(Run Set 3 layered heavily)

I-I-I-I-know-you-feel-it

don’t-run-don’t-hide-don’t-fight-it

mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm

(echo swirl) feel it… feel it… feel it…

Final Chorus (expanded)

All you gotta do is say yes,

If your heart agree with your chest.

Open up your mind and just rest,

I’ll protect what you invest.

(Run Set 2 + 4 combined)

say-ye-ye-ye-ye-yes

say-yes-say-yes-say-yes-now

ooh-Lord-ooh-Lord-ooh-Lord-now

I-won’t-hurt-you-hurt-you-hurt-you

Outro (fade into chant)

I ain’t goin’ nowhere…

I ain’t pushin’ nothin’…

(Run Set 5 fades out)

say-ye-ye-ye-ye-ye-yes

I-I-I-I-got-you

Lord-knows-Lord-knows-Lord-knows

(final whisper) just say it…

Ayo Tayo, I see you did it again…