Title: STAY IN THE STATE Style: Powerful anthem, medium-fast pace, huge tribal/cinematic drums, deep toms, driving percussion, soaring female lead vocal, layered female harmonies, organic instruments, subtle strings, stomping rhythm, emotional build, triumphant chorus, raw but controlled energy. Strong rhythmic lyrics. Begin grounded and intimate, then build into a massive victorious anthem. [Verse 1] Something hits me, something pulls Old reactions know the rules But there’s a space before I move And in that space I get to choose Close my eyes Feel my heart I don’t have to play the part I can wait until I know Who I am before I go [Pre-Chorus] I don’t take the bait I don’t match the weight I don’t give my power away I find the love I find the ground Then I decide what happens now [CHORUS — HUGE DRUMS] STAY IN THE STATE STAY IN THE STATE Love in my chest Fire in my veins I can be kind I can be strong I can hold the line Without making you wrong STAY IN THE STATE I choose who I’ll be Nothing outside of me Gets to decide my frequency [Verse 2] Every person has a story Every stranger carries something I don’t have to know their pain To refuse to add more to the flame See the human See the soul Keep my center Keep control Warmth is not weakness Love is not small I can have boundaries And still love them all [Pre-Chorus] One breath One beat One moment before I speak I am not the storm I see I am the one who chooses me [CHORUS] STAY IN THE STATE STAY IN THE STATE Love in my chest Fire in my veins I can be kind I can be strong I can hold the line Without making you wrong STAY IN THE STATE I choose who I’ll be Nothing outside of me Gets to decide my frequency [Bridge — DRUMS BUILD] Make work alive Make life the experiment Try something new Watch what it becomes Connect Listen Notice Care There is a human being there And when I change The room can change When I soften Walls come down When I stand Without attack Respect has somewhere safe to land [Breakdown — HALF TIME] Pause. Feel. Choose. Love. Then move. Again— Pause. Feel. Choose. Love. Then move. [FINAL CHORUS — MASSIVE] STAY IN THE STATE STAY IN THE STATE Heart wide open Feet on the ground I don’t need the world To calm itself down I bring the calm I bring the spark I bring the light Into the dark STAY IN THE STATE THIS IS WHO I AM LOVE DOESN’T MAKE ME POWERLESS LOVE MAKES ME COMMAND I choose the frame I choose the tone I choose the energy I call my own STAY IN THE STATE STAY IN THE STATE Nothing outside of me Gets to decide— WHO I’LL BE. [Outro — pounding drums, voices chanting] Pause. Feel. Choose. Love. Move. Pause. Feel. Choose. Love. Move. Stay in the state. Stay in the state.
