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Shake Before Using

Street With Class
Street With Class
Use the supplied reference beat and vocal melody as the fixed musical foundation, Preserve its sparse club groove, low-end movement, clipped percussion, unusual rhythmic accents, short melodic phrases, and tight vocal pocket, Extend that foundation into the fixed S, W, C, 108-bar structure: Intro 4, Verse 1 8, Pre-Hook 4, Hook 8, Verse 2 8, Verse 3 8, Hook 8, Verse 4 8, Verse 5 8, Hook 8, Bridge 12, Verse 6 8, Pre-Hook 4, Hook 8, Outro 4, One confident low male lead vocal with precise diction, compact phrasing, internal rhymes, and clear pauses at bar endings, Keep the Hook melodic and immediately recognizable, with focused doubles from the same lead on “Shake before using, ” Verses stay rhythmically tight, The Bridge uses short clipped phrases before the final Hook returns with the strongest low end and fullest arrangement, Crisp centered vocal, clean separation, strong bounce, direct confidence

[Intro] [syncopated electric bass riff, tight drum beat] [Verse 1] [male vocals] Finished work, next they ask how we got this far They want the same result but one block hits hard One problem stops them at the same damn place We solve what went wrong and keep up the pace Most want the outcome not what it demands First sign of trouble they throw up their hands Same failed answer gets tried once again Then they get mad when it fails in the end Rather than blame it we check what went wrong Change what just failed and keep moving along Another attempt shows if that answer is right That is how we pass what stops them every time That wall comes back they repeat what they tried Nothing is better but they act surprised We check what failed and adjust what we do That's why we get past what they can't get through [Chorus] Shape before using [bass slides] Watch how this gets done They want our result but keep getting stuck One hard problem and they stop at that line We find what went wrong then we change what we try [Verse 2] Shape before using they keep asking us how What they only dream about we're doing right now Check what gets finished then check where they stop We know we're better the difference is easy to spot Round after round same answer comes back (uh-huh) Nothing improved but they won't adapt Blame is thrown while the same answer stays Again they repeat it the very next day Instead we drop what already fell flat Test something different and check what comes back Keep what gets results cut what does not solve it Move on that's the whole fucking job Questions keep coming how do you do all this Everybody wants one answer they can use How do you get everything done that you do Why do we stop where you keep getting through There is no secret that gives you that skill Skill grows by fixing the things that go wrong Each solved problem gives you more that you know Next time it comes back you don't start at zero [Chorus] Shape before using Watch how this gets done They want our result but keep getting stuck One hard problem and they stop at that line We find what went wrong then we change what we try [Verse 3] Shape before using they keep asking us how What they only dream about we're doing right now Check what gets finished then check where they stop We know we're better the difference is easy to spot Talking is easy anybody can brag Anyone can claim they could do what we do Then comes the blockage and talk starts to fade Suddenly nothing they promised gets made Better to finish than promise one day Finish the work then let people decide What they still dream they might finish one day We finish it now then get back to the work Saying we're better will bother a few That doesn't make what we're saying untrue Look at the work we keep getting it done They hit the same wall and go back to square one Confidence comes from the things we complete Results matter more than what somebody thinks No need to act small just to keep it polite Better than most and the results back it up [Chorus] Shape before using Watch how this gets done They want our result but keep getting stuck One hard problem and they stop at that line We find what went wrong then we change what we try [Verse 4] Shape before using they keep asking us how What they only dream about we're doing right now Check what gets finished then check where they stop We know we're better the difference is easy to spot Block block comes back oh oh move repeat Failure returns excuses follow They stop there check the cards different choice Fresh attempt answer works blockage clears Work gets done move on Every solved problem adds something we know Next time it comes back we don't start at zero Knowledge keeps growing each time you adapt Meanwhile their answer keeps sending them back The gap gets bigger because we adjust The same old answer keeps leaving them stuck Things they only dream about we already do That's why they still don't know how we get through That wall comes back they repeat what they tried Nothing is better but they act surprised We check what failed and adjust what we do That's why we get past what they can't get through [Chorus] Shape before using Watch how this gets done They want our result but keep getting stuck One hard problem and they stop at that line We find what went wrong then we change what we try [Outro] Shape before using they keep asking us how What they only dream about we're doing right now Check what gets finished then check where they stop We know we're better the difference is easy to spot Still they keep asking how we finish so much Same block stops them we don't stay stuck Things they only dream of we already do Better than most and the work proves it too [bass riff fades out]