[STILT WILLIE | 92 BPM] [Male raps/speaks only, never sings. One female speaks her replies AND sings all melodies and runs. No overlapping voices.] [INTRO - Rhodes, vinyl] [MALE SPOKEN] Ayo. Sweet tooth? [FEMALE SPOKEN] Depends what you’re offering. [MALE SPOKEN] Try one of my bars. [FEMALE SUNG - hum] Mmm… ooh… [Drums in] [VERSE 1] [MALE RAP] Need a break? Pull up a chair. Chocolate wrapped in tilted foil, something rare. [FEMALE SPOKEN] Is that for me? What’s hiding in there? [MALE RAP] Cooked with empty pockets, just a burner and a beat, [FEMALE SPOKEN] I could use some change. It’s been a hell of a week. [MALE RAP] One bar can change your world before you take a piece. Midas Mind behind the bars, sixteen weighing a ton, [FEMALE SPOKEN] You always talk in riddles? What if it tastes bitter? [MALE RAP] That’s the trick: there’s something real beneath the glitter. [FEMALE SPOKEN] Then let me get a little taste. Where do we begin? [HOOK] [MALE RAP] Sweet on the outside, but bitter in the middle. [FEMALE SUNG] I just want a little piece, I just want a little nibble. [MALE WHISPER] A little peace… [FEMALE SUNG - wordless run] Ooh… ah… mmm… [MALE RAP] Sweet on the outside, truth under the glitter, Tilt that foil toward the light, there’s a secret in the silver. [FEMALE SUNG] Show me… ooh… [HOPEFUL BRIDGE - no drums] [FEMALE SOLO SING - sustain Charlie] Cheer up, Charlie… Even the darkest days can find a light. Cheer up, Charlie… Hold on to wonder, something’s going right. [FEMALE RUN] Ooh… mmm… ah… [Foil crinkle. Silence.] [8-BAR REVEAL - alternate voices] [BAR 1 MALE RAP] Peel that tilted foil back. What’s tucked beneath the seam? [BAR 2 FEMALE SUNG] Something gold! Am I dreaming a dream? [BAR 3 MALE RAP] Stilt Dollar. That’s your golden ticket, not a bill. [BAR 4 FEMALE SUNG] A golden ticket? Tell me that it’s real! [BAR 5 MALE RAP] Stilt School, admit one. Your name is on the gate. [BAR 6 FEMALE SUNG] Ooh, take me there! What’s beyond the gate? [BAR 7 MALE RAP] Tools, tips, trade tricks; whole new ways to play the game. [BAR 8 FEMALE SUNG] Come on, open up the gate! [Beat cut. Bass drop.] [VERSE 2] [MALE RAP] Needle drops; the hallway turns into a groove, No desks, no rows, just a backbeat you can move to. [FEMALE SPOKEN] So where’s the classroom? And what do I wear? [MALE RAP] Free gear by the pier, wear something you can kickflip in. Take sick trips, pick up tricks, spin a record with your peers, Rap scholar, scholarship lasts the year. [FEMALE SPOKEN] I thought this was a date. Are we still on one? [MALE RAP] Still holding your hand, baby; we’ve only just begun. [FEMALE SPOKEN] And if I fall? Do I fail the test? [MALE RAP] One bar you bite, one bar you write; both pass the test. [FEMALE SPOKEN] Okay, professor. Now show me something nice. [HOOK - female harmonies] [MALE RAP] Sweet on the outside, but bitter in the middle. [FEMALE SUNG] I just want a little piece, I just want a little nibble. [MALE WHISPER] A little peace… [FEMALE SUNG - run] Ooh… ah… mmm… [MALE RAP] Sweet on the outside, truth under the glitter, That gold beneath the foil is the ticket, not the wrapper. [FEMALE SUNG] Golden ticket… ooh… [VERSE 3] [MALE RAP] First room full of records, scratches opening doors, Second’s like a kitchen, golden bars across the floor. [FEMALE SPOKEN] Does everything you touch turn gold? [MALE RAP] Midas couldn’t eat his feast once his plate turned bright; I make bars you can enjoy and take another bite. [FEMALE SPOKEN] I came in feeling empty. Now I finally feel alive. [MALE RAP] That’s the secret in the silver, not the shine but what’s inside. Hear the school bell turn to scratches while the bass shakes the track. [FEMALE SPOKEN] What’s the last lesson? Tell me what to do. [MALE RAP] Take that mic, make a little gold that only comes from you. [FINAL 8-BAR TRADE] [BAR 1 MALE RAP] Came for a nibble, now you got the key. [BAR 2 FEMALE SUNG] I came for something sweet, but I found a little peace. [BAR 3 MALE RAP] Midas Mind made the gold, but the next bar’s yours to write. [BAR 4 FEMALE SUNG] Ooh, let me shine tonight! [BAR 5 MALE RAP] A Big Willie opens doors, lets the whole world inside. [BAR 6 FEMALE SUNG - high run] Ah, I can see the other side! [BAR 7 MALE RAP] Class dismissed? Not yet, turn the whole damn place alive! [BAR 8 FEMALE SUNG - high note] Golden ticket! Let it shine! [Silence. Bass drop.] [FINAL HOOK] [MALE RAP] Sweet on the outside, but bitter in the middle. [FEMALE SUNG] I just want a little piece, I just want a little nibble. [MALE WHISPER] A little peace… [FEMALE SUNG - runs] Ooh… ah… mmm… [MALE RAP] Sweet on the outside, truth under the glitter, One little bite, a whole wide world behind the silver. [FEMALE SUNG] Golden ticket… ooh… [OUTRO - Rhodes, bell] [MALE SPOKEN] Ayo. The prize ain’t what you spend. It’s what you find. [FEMALE SOLO SING] Now I know where to begin… [Fade]
