Sister On The Stereo

[Intro]
Click of my heels
Vinyl hums low
Lipstick and courage
Time for the show (oh yeah)
[Verse 1]
Clock on the wall keeps talkin'
But it don’t boss me around
Key to the door in my pocket
Suitcase already down
Mama said “girl, stand taller”
World said “girl, sit still”
I got a pen, got a name
And a ten-dollar bill
[Chorus]
I’m turnin’ it up, I’m takin’ my time
I’m more than a shadow standin’ in line
Hands in the air, gold on my skin
I’m walkin’ out free and I’m walkin’ back in
(Sister on the stereo) sing it with me
(Brother on the harmony) ridin’ the beat
We rise, we rise, we rise
On our own two feet
[Verse 2]
He walks beside, not ahead now
Smiles when I take the lead
Says, “I’m your choir in the back row
You got the verse, you set the speed” (yeah)
No more hush in the hallway
When I say what I believe
If the door was made too narrow
We gonna widen it and leave
[Chorus]
I’m turnin’ it up, I’m takin’ my time
I’m more than a shadow standin’ in line
Hands in the air, gold on my skin
I’m walkin’ out free and I’m walkin’ back in
(Sister on the stereo) loud and clear
(Brother on the harmony) right in my ear
We rise, we rise, we rise
Ain’t no more fear
[Bridge]
He goes “say that, say that”
While I shout my name
We share one groove
But our power ain’t the same
I got doors to open
He got doors to hold
Side by side steppin’
Into something bold (hey!)
[Chorus]
I’m turnin’ it up, I’m takin’ my time
I’m more than a shadow standin’ in line
Hands in the air, gold on my skin
I’m walkin’ out free and I’m walkin’ back in
(Sister on the stereo) take your space
(Brother on the harmony) give me that bass
We rise, we rise, we rise
Whole world gonna taste this grace

rap, Warm 70s funk-hip-hop crossover: dusty drum break, round bass, wah guitar chops, Rhodes chords and Horn stabs. Female lead vocals with a confident, soulful edge; male vocals add tight harmonies and call-and-response in the hook. Groove starts laid-back, locks into a head-nod pocket on the first verse, and lifts in the chorus with stacked ad-libs and claps. Final chorus adds extra horn swells and vocal runs for a joyful, liberated climax., hip hop, harmony, vocal