[Is_MAX_MODE: MAX](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: MAX](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: MAX](MAX)Title: Lock You Down [Intro | Solo piano instrumental, 4 bars, soft and unhurried, sets the tone] [Verse 1 | Minimal: solo piano and soft kick only, intimate close vocal] I almost let a real one slide Had my head gone, too much pride You was ten toes, stayed by my side Even when I was outside [Mini Beat Drop | Drums tap in for two bars then pull back, piano stays] You never folded, never switched Held me down when I ain't have shit Now I see what I got right now Girl, I'm tryna lock you down [Beat Drop | Full drums and 808s slam in] [Chorus | Full-on instrumental: warm piano, deep 808s, full drums, stacked harmonies, soft background responses] I ain't tryna play around [Background: no more games, no more games] I'm tryna lock you down [Background: lock you down, baby] Put a ring where it count [Background: where it count, where it count] Baby, I'm yours now [Background: yours now, yours now] I ain't tryna run the streets [Background: no more streets, no more streets] I want you next to me [Background: right next to me] Girl, I finally see [Background: finally see] You the one I need [Background: you're the one I need] I ain't tryna play around [Background: no more games, no more games] I'm tryna lock you down [Background: lock you down, baby] Put a ring where it count [Background: put a ring on it] Baby, I'm yours now [Background: yours now, yours now] [Beat Drop | Everything strips back to solo piano] [Verse 2 | Minimal again: solo piano, light shaker, vulnerable vocal] I was in trouble deep, thought I'd lose it all You kept my name clean, never let me fall But you stayed down through the distance Never moved different, never went missing [Mini Beat Drop | A single deep 808 hit, then silence for a beat] I can't let no lame take my place Put my last name on your name Before I lose what I found Girl, I'm tryna lock you down [Beat Drop | Full drums and 808s slam back in, bigger] [Chorus | Full-on: warm piano, deep 808s, full drums, stronger stacked harmonies] I ain't tryna play around [Background: no more games, no more games] I'm tryna lock you down [Background: lock you down, baby] Put a ring where it count [Background: where it count, where it count] Baby, I'm yours now [Background: yours now, yours now] I ain't tryna run the streets [Background: no more streets, no more streets] I want you next to me [Background: right next to me] Girl, I finally see [Background: finally see] You the one I need [Background: you're the one I need] I ain't tryna play around [Background: no more games, no more games] I'm tryna lock you down [Background: lock you down, baby] Put a ring where it count [Background: put a ring on it] Baby, I'm yours now [Background: yours now, yours now] [Bridge | Piano and soft gospel-style harmonies build underneath, emotional lead vocal] Marry me, baby, don't make me wait [Background: don't make me wait] I'm done moving slow, I'm done playing safe [Background: I'm ready now] Take my hand, let the whole world see [Background: let the whole world see] You ain't just my girl, you my family [Background: you're my family] [Biggest Beat Drop | Full choir-like backgrounds crash in with the drums] [Final Chorus | Full-on and biggest: gospel choir backgrounds, emotional ad-libs, everything at full power] I ain't tryna play around [Background choir: no more games, no more games] I'm tryna lock you down [Background choir: lock you down, lock you down] Put a ring where it count [Background choir: put a ring on it] Baby, I'm yours now [Ad-lib: I'm yours, baby] I ain't tryna run the streets [Background choir: I'm done with the streets] I want you next to me [Background choir: right here with me] Girl, I finally see [Background choir: I finally see it now] You the one I need [Background choir: you're the one, you're the one] I ain't tryna play around [Background choir: no more games, no more games] I'm tryna lock you down [Background choir: lock you down, lock you down] Put a ring where it count [Background choir: put a ring on it] Baby, I'm yours now [Ad-lib: I ain't going nowhere] [Outro | Heartfelt: everything strips to solo piano and soft lead vocal, background harmonies fade in gently underneath, intimate and emotional] I ain't tryna play around I'm tryna lock you down Put a ring where it count Baby, I'm yours now [Background: yours now, yours now, yours now] [Fade to silence]
