INTRO – CROWD + FX (CHANT / ATMOSPHERE) (distant crowd chants, footsteps, light siren swell → cut) Crowd (low): Stand up… stand up… Male (spoken, quick): Nova Scotia—listen. (beat drops immediately) HOOK – FEMALE (ICE-STYLE, FAST & CONFIDENT) (bouncy, catchy, chant-ready) We still stand on it Bills high but we land on it Whole block feel the pressure But we don’t break—we expand on it Hands up, no folding Same pain, still rolling From the curb to the coastline Nova Scotia still holding VERSE 1 – MALE (JUICE-STYLE, MELODIC RAP) (emotional but moving, no drag) Mama stressin’ over rent again Same check, but the price just bent Food bank lines get longer now But the lights still flash when the sun go down City move fast, hearts move slow Jobs say wait, but the bills say no Friends lost to the wrong escape Poison in the streets, still smile for the day I ain’t numb, I’m awake I feel every cut they make But we here, still breathing That alone mean we ain’t fake PRE-CHORUS – KIDS (GROUP, RHYTHMIC) (tight, chant-style, not soft) We belong here This our home We don’t disappear We stand alone Then together Side by side Same land Same pride CHORUS – EVERYONE (MALE + FEMALE + KIDS) (BIG, FAST, UNIFYING) Stand together—don’t fall apart Same streets, one heart From the east to the dark Stand together—feel that sound Every voice right now Nova Scotia loud (crowd chant layered: “NS! NS!”) VERSE 2 – FEMALE (ICE-STYLE, STREET CONFIDENCE) (sharp, modern, no gimmicks) I see tents where the buses run Government talk but they say “next one” Pretty lies in a press release But we still stuck tryna rest in peace I move smart, head up Still shine when the system fed up They sleep on us—cool We been wide awake, bet up I’m not flexin’, I’m focused Every win feel earned If we got this far with nothin’ Imagine what we build when we learn BRIDGE – MALE (SKI-STYLE, WEIRD / TRIPPY / FAST) (chaotic pocket, playful but sharp) Uh— Brain jump, city glitch Same block, different scripts Sirens hum like background noise Still hear hope in the kids Talk fast, don’t stall Life hit quick, stand tall If they push, we push back Not fists—voices, all (quick vinyl stop → beat resumes) HISTORY MOMENT – MALE (RESPECTFUL, RHYTHMIC) (NOT preachy, flows with beat) This land older than the maps they drew Mi’kmaq roots still breathe right through Before borders, before chains There was balance here—remember the name We don’t erase, we acknowledge Carry truth with the knowledge You can’t build somethin’ solid If you bury where you got it FINAL CHORUS – EVERYONE (BIGGEST, FASTEST) (festival / rally energy) Stand together—don’t fall apart Same streets, one heart Nova Scotia loud Stand together—feel that sound Every voice right now We still here, still proud (crowd chant, claps, stomp) OUTRO – KIDS + FEMALE (CHANT) (beat strips down) Kids: This our home This our ground Female: Say it loud—say it now All: Nova Scotia—stand together (sirens fade → crowd noise → hard stop)
