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…
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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!
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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
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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
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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!
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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!
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Instrument Solo 1 – Brass (Trumpet/Trombone)
(8 bars – wild, jump-up style)
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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
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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
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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!
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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!
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Instrument Solo 2 – Guitar → Sax (Trading Solos)
(Guitar 4 bars → Sax 4 bars → Drums fill)
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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!
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Instrument Solo 1 – Brass (Trumpet/Trombone)
(8 bars – wild, jump-up style)
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(Whistle, horns, drum roll out)
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