# EXCELSIOR **GURUKAGE** [Intro — original instrumental groove, bass and guitar] [Sample — original spoken voice] "Excelsior!" "Excelsior!" "Excelsior!" [Instrumental break — funky bass riff] [Verse 1 — smooth rhythmic R&B vocals] I used to think I had to have it figured out Know exactly where I'm going, never have a doubt But every time I thought I'd finally found my place Life would open up another kind of space So I started moving with a different state of mind Left a couple things I used to carry far behind Got a little older, got a little more free And I like the man I'm learning how to be [Sample] "Excelsior!" [Pre-Chorus — light harmonies, effortless lift] I ain't running from the years I ain't hiding from the truth Every day I get another chance To find something new [Chorus — infectious melodic R&B hook] I'm still going up Still got something left to give Still got songs I wanna sing Still got life I wanna live Ain't no ceiling over me Ain't no limit I can see Every time I find another door I wanna see what's on the other side [Sample — rhythmic call] "Excelsior!" "Excelsior!" [Instrumental hook — bass, keys and guitar] [Verse 2 — playful, relaxed vocal pocket] Funny how the world can make you feel behind Like there's some kind of finish line you're supposed to find Everybody running, trying to keep the pace I just found my rhythm in a different place I can take it slow, I can turn it up tonight Let the music find me underneath the city lights And if somebody asks me where I'm trying to go I'll just smile a little, tell 'em what I know [Sample] "Excelsior!" [Pre-Chorus — richer background harmonies] I ain't chasing yesterday I ain't worried 'bout the view There's a whole lot more of life And a whole lot more to do [Chorus — fuller harmonies] I'm still going up Still got something left to give Still got songs I wanna sing Still got life I wanna live Ain't no ceiling over me Ain't no limit I can see Every time I find another door I wanna see what's on the other side [Sample — complete repeated calls] "Excelsior!" "Excelsior!" [Extended instrumental groove — let the bass play] [Bridge — stripped-back Rhodes, intimate natural lead] I don't need to touch the stars To know how far I've come I don't need the whole world watching To be proud of what I've done Some days all I do is make it through Some days I find a dream that's new And every morning when the light comes in I get to start again [Soft falsetto] (Ooh, higher than yesterday) (Ooh, finding my own way) [Sample — isolated] "Excelsior!" [Instrumental break — drums and bass return] [Final Chorus — warm layered harmonies, confident delivery] I'm still going up Still got something left to give Still got songs I wanna sing Still got life I wanna live Ain't no ceiling over me Ain't no limit I can see Every time I find another door I wanna see what's on the other side [Sample] "Excelsior!" [Outro — vocal ad-libs over original funk groove] (Ooh, I'm going up) (And I ain't done) (Still got so much life to live) (Still got so much love to give) [Sample — original spoken voice] "Excelsior!" "Excelsior!" [Instrumental outro — bass and guitar fade]
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