[Intro]
Yeah, yeah (ayy)
Heartbeat heavy, city steady (skrrt)
Ride or die — never fold (vocal chop: "ride")
Let's go
[Verse 1]
Met you on the block, cold nights, bright lights (trip)
Rooftop smoke, busted Nikes, late phone fights (uh)
3AM call, cracked screen, whisper low — say my name (say my name)
You laugh, I move, we dodge rain, flames to the frame
Short breaths, quick steps — fast lane, tape the scene
Concrete garden — you my queen, leather jacket, ripped jean
Internal rhyme, double-time — heart taps the snare
We trade dreams on a subway bench, perfume in the air (yeah)
[Pre-Chorus] (call & response)
They talk — I move low (they talk)
They talk — I move low (I move low)
They talk, I move low — my love ain't for show (my love ain't for show)
(Hey) keep it locked, keep it cold, keep it close
(Ad-libs: ayy, woo, huh)
[Chorus] (earworm — repeat)
Ride or die — never fold (x3)
You keep my heart on hold (counter)
Ride or die — never fold (x2)
You keep my soul on road (counter)
(Production note: low minor-key motif under chorus; vocal chop: "ride" between lines)
[Verse 2]
Short, sharp — triplet snap, tongue-tied, talk quick
Busted sneakers on your feet, lipstick on my click (click)
We flip scripts, moonlit runs, alley prayers, parked cars
You steal my hoodie, steal my hood, count scars like stars
Internal, double syllable — rhythm of the street sermon
We barter trust for midnight trust, cheap perfume, true sermon
Phone dies, you stay — silhouette by the stoop
You ride the risk like vinyl crack — loop after loop
(Ad-libs: yeah, ayy, ride, ride)
[Pre-Chorus] (call & response)
They talk — I move low (they talk)
They talk — I move low (I move low)
They talk, I move low — my love ain't for show (my love ain't for show)
Stack the nights, stack the fights, you still fold me gold
[Chorus] (earworm — repeat)
Ride or die — never fold (x4)
You keep my heart on hold (counter)
Ride or die — never fold (x2)
We’re down when the streets get cold (counter)
(Vocal chops: chopped phrase under last repeat: "never")
[Bridge] (vulnerability twist)
All the bravado's loud, but my nights whisper truth
I front like I'm bulletproof — inside I'm youth with wounds (wounds)
You said you’d stay when winter bite, when lights go low
I said keep faith, keep faith — and I can't let you go
(Ad-libs soft: mmm, ooh)
[Breakdown] (mini-ride chant)
Ride — ride — ride (vocal chop)
Die — never fold (bass drop)
Ride — ride — ride
[Chorus] (final, layered)
Ride or die — never fold (x4, stacked)
You keep my heart on hold — (counter harmony)
Ride or die — never fold (repeat twice, ad-libs)
Forever on your road (low minor-key motif)
[Outro]
Ride or die — never fold (whisper)
We blaze, we hold (echo)
Promise on the pavement, promise in the cold
(Ad-libs: yeah, uh — end with distant vocal chop: "ride")
