**Nothing to Prove** [Intro: bass hook, congas, crisp drums, piano answers] [Opening Hook: long smooth vowels] New York… I’m here… Right here… [Verse 1] Bag down. Hair loose. Gold hoops. Old shoes. You wave. I move. Make room. Come through. [Chorus: hold “prove”, “you” and “move” for several beats] Nothing to prove. Just me and you. Nothing to prove. Room to move. [Post-Chorus: long melodic notes over the full groove] Ooh… We move. Ooh… We move. [Verse 2] Warm skin. Cold glass. Your hand. We pass. One turn. Two more. My heel marks the floor. [Chorus: same melody, open sustained vowels] Nothing to prove. Just me and you. Nothing to prove. Room to move. [Rhythm Break: 8 bars, congas and bass lead, piano and guitar answer] [Bridge: intimate singing, drums keep the pulse] No pose. No race. Your laugh. My face. Stay close… Like this… [Hook: rising melody, sustain “York”] New York… We’re here… Right here… [Final Chorus: full band, Nora’s own harmonies] Nothing to prove. Just me and you. Nothing to prove. Room to move. [Final Chorus: wider melody, longer held notes] Nothing to prove. Just me and you. Nothing to prove. Room to move. [Outro: sustained voice over bass and percussion] Ooh… We move. [Short, tight band ending] ```
