[Intro]
Yeah, yeah — warm tape hiss
Take it back now, feel that 70's soul
(soft chopped-soul sample fades in)
[Verse 1 - Slow, laid-back triplet]
Golden sun beat on the pavement, vinyl crackle — warm and patient
Bell bottoms swinging like a heart that never staged a break-in
Skate wheels whisper on wet concrete, slow heat, heartbeat syncopation
Late-night diner light, your jacket on the booth — small salvation
We spoke in slow lines, cigarette-time rhymes, cinnamon and smoke
Streetlamps painted halos, radio hum, old jokes we wrote
Every corner held a chorus — love notes in a pocket, folded
Tender touch, low hush, the world felt soft and golden
[Pre-Hook - Half-time chant]
(slow, stomping clap) Remember? Remember?
Vinyl memories — we remember
(half-time, crowd hum)
[Chanted Hook — Call & Response / Rhythm-forward]
Leader: "Back to the groove" — (say it!)
Response: "Back to the groove" — (bring it alive!)
Leader: "Back to the vibe" — (say it!)
Response: "Back to the vibe" — (bring it alive!)
(All together) Keep the soul — keep the night — keep the dream alive
(Vinyl crackle under hook, chopped-soul hit every 2 bars)
[Verse 2 - [switch to double-time] Rapid, tight rap to show flow switch]
[double-time]
Snapback slow fade to fast flash — past tracks, fast cash of flashbacks
Street sagas, heart jagged, match facts, night-latch — no slack
Wah-wah wail on the guitar, pedal-pulse, bass that tattles your back
Rhodes whisper, fingers flick, syncopate the city — tic-tac
I spit short strobes — echo-prose, gold rows, domino flows
Multisyllable missiles, internal rhymes spin like disco shows
Gum on the J-line seat — echo of your laugh, small heat, repeat
Punchlines pop, quick cut — memory stitch, seam neat
We hustle in the halo of halogen, slow songs gone rapid
Every lyric a photograph — flash, frame, tab it
[Bridge - Spoken-word / soulful falsetto ad-lib]
(spoken) Take me back — not to rewind, but to remember how we kept warm
(the falsetto ad-libs) Oh-oh, oh—whoa, whoa
Where the music moved you, where we moved each other
Where your jacket smelled like coffee and rain and another lover
[Chanted Hook — Call & Response]
Leader: "Back to the groove" — (say it!)
Response: "Back to the groove" — (bring it alive!)
Leader: "Back to the vibe" — (say it!)
Response: "Back to the vibe" — (bring it alive!)
(All together) Keep the soul — keep the night — keep the dream alive
(Vinyl crackle swells, chopped-soul loop repeats)
[Verse 3 - Slow again, reflective, tight lines]
We fold these nights into our coats, patch pockets full of songs
Old laughter in the lining, small ghosts that keep us strong
Turntable prophet, needle points the heart where memories belong
I rap the recipe — pain, praise, play — mix in the dawn
Short lines, warm lines — this era etched in analog breath
Harmony of street sermons, sunrise sermons, life left unsaid
[Outro]
Back to the groove — we chant it, we carry it
Back to the vibe — we chant it, we bury it (in the beat)
Keep the soul — keep the nigh
