If Life Gives You Lemons

[vocal improvisation recommended]

[Slow-build dramatic]
[Explosive, Moody piano pop with huge chorus]

[Verse 1]
Alarm clock screaming
Sun ain’t even kind
Coffee’s cold, and the rent’s past due
Clouds outside my window
Matching up my mind
Feels like nothing’s breaking through

I try to keep it together
Tie hope to my shoes
Step into whatever
This old day wants to use

[Pre-Chorus]
Why’s it always raining on me?
Why’s it heavy every step I take?
But I won’t let it drown me
No, I won’t let it wash me away

[Chorus]
When life gives me lemons
I make lemonade
Even if it burns a little going down my face
I’ll squeeze every drop
Till the bitterness breaks
Turn the sharpest pain
Into something sweet I can take
Yeah, when life keeps pushing
I won’t let it win
I’ll pour a little sugar from the strength within
If the world goes sour
I won’t be afraid
When life gives me lemons
I make lemonade

[Verse 2]
Boss man talking
Like I’m one mistake
From everything just falling through
Traffic ain’t moving
But my heart won’t break
I’ve been through worse than you

Bills keep calling my number
Pressure on my chest
But I’ve learned from the hunger
How to turn hurt into my best

[Pre-Chorus]
Why’s it always testing my faith?
Why’s it never easy for me?
But I won’t let it break me
No, I won’t let it steal my belief

[Chorus]
When life gives me lemons
I make lemonade
Even if it stings when it hits the cut it made
I’ll twist that flavor
Till the sourness fades
Turn my darkest nights
Into brighter days
Yeah, when hope feels distant
And the sky turns gray
I’ll raise my glass to better days
If the world goes sour
I won’t be afraid
When life gives me lemons
I make lemonade

[Bridge – Big build, drums lift, vocal stacked]
If it knocks me down
I’ll get up again
If it dries me out
I’ll find rain within
You can’t hand me hurt
And expect me to break
I was born to turn
Every storm I face

[Final Chorus – Highest vocal, stacked harmonies]
When life gives me lemons
I make lemonade
Pour it high, let the whole world taste
I’ll squeeze that pressure
Till it fuels my flame
Turn every trial
Into my strength and my name
Yeah, life keeps squeezing
But I elevate
When life gives me lemons
I make lemonade

(Lemonade… lemonade…)

Dramatic Neo soul with cinematic piano, heavy drums, emotional vocal build, and explosive chorus, reggae vibe