I GOT YOUR BACK [INTRO] [Dark Rhodes. Deep sub bass. Distant guitar feedback. Slow metallic pulse.] You don't have to ask... You already know. When the lights go out... I stay. [VERSE 1] [Warm, intimate R&B vocal.] You stay low, keep calm Carry weight in your palms No noise, no show Still I know what you know You don't need the praise You don't need the name You walk through the fire And you don't need a flame I've seen you when nobody's watching I've seen what you do when it hurts You give what you have Then you give a little more So if your road gets rough If the sky turns black You don't have to look behind you... I've got your back. [PRE-CHORUS] [808 rises, guitars begin to swell.] If you fall I'll catch you If you break I'll hold If the whole world Turns against you You won't face it alone [CHORUS] [Huge R&B vocal with distorted guitars.] I've got your back When the whole world cracks When the lights go dark I'll be right where you are You don't have to run You don't have to hide If you walk through the fire I'll walk by your side I've got your back That's a promise, that's fact Let the whole world come Let the whole world attack You bring your heart I'll bring mine We'll make it through... One more time. [VERSE 2] You don't talk about All the battles you fight You just wake up And keep moving through the night That's the kind of strength That nobody sees The kind that keeps standing When it's down on its knees And I don't need a hero With a crown on his head I need the one who stays When everybody else fled So when your courage runs thin And your faith falls flat Don't turn around... I've got your back. [RAP — JEWEL] [Tight rhythmic flow. Calm authority. Bass and metallic percussion.] No spotlight No stage No need for a name You move through the pressure Like you already know the game Head down Heart strong Still moving all night When the world says “wrong” You keep doing what's right I know that silence I know that stare That's not weakness That's somebody who cares So if you lose ground I'll give you mine If you lose hope I'll give you time If the road gets cold I'll bring the heat If you can't stand... Lean on me. [PRE-CHORUS] If you fall I'll catch you If you break I'll hold If the whole world Turns against you You won't face it alone [CHORUS] [Full R&B/metal fusion.] I've got your back When the whole world cracks When the lights go dark I'll be right where you are You don't have to run You don't have to hide If you walk through the fire I'll walk by your side I've got your back That's a promise, that's fact Let the whole world come Let the whole world attack You bring your heart I'll bring mine We'll make it through... One more time. [BRIDGE] [Everything drops to Rhodes and voice.] And if nobody remembers... I will. If nobody sees you... I do. If you forget who you are... I'll remind you. [Pause.] You were never carrying this alone. [METAL BREAK] [Massive guitars and drums explode.] YOU WERE NEVER ALONE! [FINAL CHORUS] [Huge soulful vocal, layered harmonies, crushing guitars.] I've got your back When the whole world cracks When the lights go dark I'll be right where you are You don't have to run You don't have to hide If you walk through the fire I'll walk by your side I've got your back Till the last light fades Through the war Through the storm Through the choices we make You bring your heart I'll bring mine And if tomorrow falls apart... We'll rebuild it tonight. [FINAL RAP / AD-LIB] No crown. No throne. No one stands alone. You got me. I got you. That's home. [OUTRO] [Rhodes returns beneath sustained guitar.] When the lights go out... Look beside you. I'm still here. I've got your back.
