Still We Dance by Bennie Mellies (Afrohouse - Bennie Pon Di Riddim)

[Intro — immediate vocal hook, distant and intimate] [filtered guitar solo build up] Still we dance... Still we dance... Oh na-na... Eh-ya, eh-ya... Even when the light is gone... Still we dance... [Verse 1 — soft, vulnerable, minimal percussion] I heard your name inside the rain Like a memory calling me again Your shadow moved across the room Like you were there beneath the moon I tried to leave the past behind But every road runs through my mind And every time the night turns blue My body still remembers you [Pre-Chorus — percussion slowly rising] If the sky falls down tonight I will move into the light Every tear becomes a wave I am stronger than the pain [Chorus — emotional, highly repetitive] Still we dance Still we dance Even when love slips through our hands Still we dance Still we dance Through the fire, through the rain When the heart breaks When the night stays When there’s nothing left to say Still we dance Still we dance Till the darkness fades away [Post-Chorus / Afrohouse Drop — loopable social hook] Oh na-na, eh-ya Oh na-na, eh-ya Through the rain Through the pain Still we dance Still we dance Oh na-na, eh-ya Oh na-na, eh-ya Move with me Slowly Still we dance [guitar solo] [Instrumental Groove — warm bass, organic drums, vocal chops] Still... Still... Still we dance... Eh-ya... Eh-ya... [Verse 2 — warmer and more hopeful] I kept the words you never said Like little echoes in my head But now the morning touches me And I can finally start to breathe Maybe we were meant to change Maybe love can leave a trace Not every ending means goodbye Some hearts keep moving through the night [Pre-Chorus — stronger harmonies] If the sky falls down tonight I will move into the light Every tear becomes a wave I am stronger than the pain [Chorus — fuller, layered harmonies] Still we dance Still we dance Even when love slips through our hands Still we dance Still we dance Through the fire, through the rain When the heart breaks When the night stays When there’s nothing left to say Still we dance Still we dance Till the darkness fades away [Bridge — stripped back, intimate vocal] Hold me like the night holds stars Even if we’re worlds apart I don’t need to understand Just take my heart And take my hand Slowly... Slowly... Let the rhythm carry me... [Final Afrohouse Chorus — euphoric but bittersweet] Still we dance Still we dance Even when love slips through our hands Still we dance Still we dance Through the fire, through the rain When the heart breaks When the night stays When there’s nothing left to say Still we dance Still we dance Till the darkness fades away [Final Post-Chorus — biggest social hook] Oh na-na, eh-ya Oh na-na, eh-ya Through the rain Through the pain Still we dance Still we dance Oh na-na, eh-ya Oh na-na, eh-ya Move with me Slowly Still we dance [guitar solo] [Outro — cinematic, fading percussion] Even when the light is gone... Still we dance... Even when the love is gone... Still we dance... Oh na-na... Eh-ya... Still we dance... [filtered guitar solo outro] Ben, Ben, Bennie pon di Riddim Irie Irie, Too blessed to be stressed... Mmmmmmhhhh. Tell Dem Bennie. Tell Dem Again and Again