Intro (Percussion Build – Iron, Congas, Shak-Shak, Whistle) (Crowd noise, MC hype) Hey! Hey! Labba people— If you got your family next to you, put your hand up! 🙌 Drum talk… let it roll… ⸻ Hook – Call & Response (Repeat x2) Lead: When I say family you say friends! Crowd: FRIENDS! Lead: When I say friends you say blood! Crowd: BLOOD! All: We don’t need the same last name But we feel the same pain Laugh together, cry together That’s family, not pretend! ⸻ Verse 1 (Soca Groove – Light Bass, Guitar Skank) From the block to the road parade Same crew, different days Some days sunshine, rum and jokes Some days stress, bills and smoke We fight, we talk, we come back round Real ones don’t leave town When the money low, hope still high They hold you down, no alibi ⸻ Pre-Chorus (Build – Brass Tease) When the storm come, who stay? (Crowd: WE STAY!) When you fall down, who pray? (Crowd: WE PRAY!) Not perfect, but we real That’s a bond money can’t steal ⸻ Hook – Call & Response (Bigger Energy) Lead: Family! Crowd: FRIENDS! Lead: Friends! Crowd: BLOOD! Through the good and the bad We still wave the same flag If you with me, you family Hands up—show love! ⸻ Break 1 – Percussion Only (Carnaval Drop) (Drums strip down – Iron, Snare, Call Drum) Chant: Eh-yo! Eh-yo! Side by side, never solo! Eh-yo! Eh-yo! Family vibes—let it go! ⸻ Instrument Solo 1 – Brass (Trumpet/Trombone) (8 bars – wild, jump-up style) ⸻ Verse 2 (Afro-Caribbean Feel – Deeper Bass) From the block to the road parade Same crew, different days Some days sunshine, rum and jokes Some days stress, bills and smoke We fight, we talk, we come back round Real ones don’t leave town When the money low, hope still high They hold you down, no alibi ⸻ Pre-Chorus 2 (Half-Time Feel) We argue, we heal We bend, don’t break, that’s real Family not always calm But they always mean no harm ⸻ Hook – Call & Response (Crowd Maxed Out) Lead: Who got your back? Crowd: FAMILY! Lead: Who lift you up? Crowd: FAMILY! Good days! (Crowd: FAMILY!) Bad days! (Crowd: FAMILY!) Carnaval we shout it loud— This is family! ⸻ Break 2 – Dance Call (DJ / MC Section) DJ— Drop it low, bring it back! Wave your rag left to right! If your friends feel like blood— Make some noise tonight! ⸻ Instrument Solo 2 – Guitar → Sax (Trading Solos) (Guitar 4 bars → Sax 4 bars → Drums fill) ⸻ Final Hook / Outro (Everything In) Family in the sunshine Family in the rain Same circle, same heartbeat Different faces, same name Hook – Call & Response (Repeat x2) Lead: When I say family you say friends! Crowd: FRIENDS! Lead: When I say friends you say blood! Crowd: BLOOD! Lead: When I say family you say friends! Crowd: FRIENDS! Lead: When I say friends you say blood! Crowd: BLOOD! ⸻ Instrument Solo 1 – Brass (Trumpet/Trombone) (8 bars – wild, jump-up style) ⸻ (Whistle, horns, drum roll out)

Friend Family & Blood