[Intro]
(Beat builds: soft piano hook, djembe loop, vinyl crackle)
Whisper: Rise and soar — rise and soar (ah)
Whisper: Rise and soar — keep the flame (yeah)
[Verse 1] (16 bars)
Dawn tram screechin', I lace up my zone, (yeah)
Streetlight gold, Lokossa — that's home. (home)
Pocket full of pebbles, memories, stone, (stone)
Phone buzz, heartbeat, I write what I own. (I own)
Notes like river pebbles, drop on the beat, (drop)
Short lines, sharp times, steady on my feet. (steady)
Concrete and tide, where the rhythm repeats, (repeats)
Mama hums a hymn while the city breathes. (breaths)
A lamp of morning rests right on your face, (light)
Small secrets kept in the corners of space. (space)
Rise from the shadow, crawl out the place, (rise)
Fight for the chorus, claim back the grace. (claim)
Hook in my chest — motif like a flame, (flame)
Calling your name when the night knows my name. (name)
Short lines, long roads, I sharpen my aim, (aim)
Benin blood, modern sound, I stake my claim. (claim)
[Pre-Chorus] (4 bars)
Beat drops low — heartbeat syncs to the drum, (drop)
Hold that breath — feel the rise coming. (coming)
Hands to the sky, we don't pause, we become — (become)
One phrase, one voice: Rise and soar, overcome. (rise)
[Chorus / Hook] (4 bars — repeatable)
Rise and soar — rise and soar (ah)
Rise and soar — open the door (yeah)
Rise and soar — lift up once more (up)
Rise and soar — this is our score (rise)
[Verse 2] (16 bars)
Piano's steady pulse, bass under the street, (pulse)
Cello vibe sampled, strings loop the beat. (loop)
I spit concrete images, tight like a seam, (tight)
Tram at dawn, glove in mine, we chase the dream. (chase)
Je viens de Lokossa, I carry that name, (je viens)
Bénin on my tongue, rhythm in my veins. (veins)
Harmonic lilies fold into the smoke, (fold)
Candlelight freestyles where the nightfolk spoke. (spoke)
I trade metaphors for moments you feel, (feel)
Turn abstract to real — make the pain peel. (real)
Internal rhymes, short lines, keep it sealed, (sealed)
Sixteen bars heavy, the truth revealed. (truth)
Bridge the choir sample with a streetwise hook, (hook)
Add a spray of ad-libs, watch the crowd look. (look)
We stitch the old hymns to the new city score, (stitch)
Rise and soar — that phrase becomes the core. (core)
[Pre-Chorus] (4 bars — build)
Snare rolls up, we step into the light, (step)
Hands higher now — the city ignites. (ignite)
One breath, two beats, then the chorus bites, (bite)
Rise and soar — repeat through the nights. (rise)
[Chorus / Hook] (4 bars)
Rise and soar — rise and soar (rise)
Rise and soar — open the door (open)
Rise and soar — lift up once more (lift)
Rise and soar — this is our score (score)
[Bridge — Rap] (8 bars)
Yeah — quick cut: stones into tones, I hone, (hone)
Street names in the verse, my script's my home, (home)
Benin heartbeat under neon dome, (neon)
Short bars, sharp scars, I turn them to chrome. (chrome)
Remember that tram? I hold the glove tight, (tight)
Station sign gold, we vanish in light. (light)
Keep me fro
