After Melissa #ReliefOneDropOneHeartForJamaica

[Verse 1] She came without warning, no time to brace Blew down the doors, rewrote the place Melissa, wild in name and flow Left the ground soaked and the tempo low But we held on with calloused hands Boarded our hearts, reworked the plans Built back slow from soaked remains Found rhythm dancing in the rain ⸻ [Chorus] After Melissa, we breathe again The sky is bruised but soft as when The world forgets to break our pace And gives us rhythm in its grace After Melissa, we plant and sing Where walls once fell, the roots now cling The wind is gone, the song remains A pulse that rises through the plains ⸻ [Verse 2] We light the stove, share warmth and bread Tell stories ‘bout the things we said When fear was loud and sleep was thin And all we had was what’s within But morning hums a deeper sound A horn that lifts the broken ground And every footstep that we keep Becomes the groove that shakes defeat ⸻ [Bridge] She took the power, but not the fire She drowned the noise, but not desire The silence cracked — and we replied With songs that never learned to hide ⸻ [Final Chorus] After Melissa, we stand and sway We learn the truth in what won’t stay We build with joy, we cook with grace We dance our losses into place After Melissa, we don’t retreat We press the earth with steady feet The groove is bruised, the soul is gold A beat rebuilt from stories told