[Intro - soft chopped old soul sample, vinyl crackle, distant water ambience] [spoken soft] Navotas angel. Tough little halo. Yeah. [muted guitar plucks enter] Sweet face. Don’t-play eyes. [Chorus - intimate melodic rap/R&B, warm 808 enters, low harmony] Navotas angel Tough little halo Smile like sunlight Walk like don’t play though Navotas angel My heart stay faithful Soft when you love me Sharp when they test you [Post-Chorus - half-sung, repeated-note hook, subtle octave double] Angel Don’t play Sweet girl Brave face Angel My safe Che Che Always [Verse 1 - close-mic melodic rap, soft rim clicks, room hum] You got wife eyes and try-me eyebrows Sweet little voice make the whole room calm down I talk big, then you blink with a pause Now I’m fixing my tone like I believe in laws You from a place where the pretty girls learn pressure Water near the city, hard days in the weather Navotas made you strong, but it didn’t make you colder You carry soft things like a prayer on your shoulder I don’t wanna save you, that was never my angle You already survived with a tilted little halo I just wanna be the calm you can come to Somebody who can love you and not try to undo you You got that laugh that make my whole chest loosen Then that stare that make nonsense useless Badass wifey, but tender in the details Love so real that my old pride derailed [Pre-Chorus - drums thin out, detuned piano warmer] You don’t have to prove it I already see The fighter and the softness Both look good to me You can lay the world down Let the night behave You’re still my angel Even when you don’t play [Chorus - fuller 808, restrained low harmony] Navotas angel Tough little halo Smile like sunlight Walk like don’t play though Navotas angel My heart stay faithful Soft when you love me Sharp when they test you [Post-Chorus - chopped soul vocal, repeat and build] Angel Don’t play Sweet girl Brave face Angel My safe Che Che Always [Verse 2 - dazed melodic rap, gentle bounce, distant room ambience] Che Che on the screen, now my cold act broken I was in villain mode, then your smile kicked the door in Whole ocean in the way, still you live in my breathing I count Manila hours like my clock caught feelings You say baby and it sound like a blessing and a warning I be acting hardheaded, you be cute and important You don’t need diamonds to prove you the rare one Small house, big queen, whole room get careful Mom would love your backbone, Danny would call you solid Louie by the door like he already got knowledge Bandit on the blanket, tail doing numbers Dogs know home before the humans discover I came with loose-roof dreams and a suitcase of damage You came with real strength and a soft way to handle it I don’t promise easy, I promise I’m trying I don’t lie about love, I just dream too giant [Pre-Chorus - breathy vocal, drums pull back] You don’t have to prove it I already see The fighter and the softness Both look good to me You can lay the world down Let the night behave You’re still my angel Even when you don’t play [Chorus - wider, emotional but still restrained] Navotas angel Tough little halo Smile like sunlight Walk like don’t play though Navotas angel My heart stay faithful Soft when you love me Sharp when they test you [Bridge - dropout, felt piano alone, spoken melodic] I know hard streets Can teach soft hearts armor I won’t call it attitude When it kept you from harm, love I know pretty Don’t mean fragile I know sweet Can still be tactical [soft falsetto lift] If the world gets loud I’ll be quiet beside you Not above you Not behind you [Build - warm pads enter, 808 swelling softly, low harmony] Navotas angel Come rest your halo You can be brave And still be held close Navotas angel Come rest your halo You can be tough And still be my home [Final Chorus - full emotional lift, controlled ad-libs, restrained harmonies] Navotas angel Tough little halo Smile like sunlight Walk like don’t play though Navotas angel My heart stay faithful Soft when you love me Sharp when they test you Navotas angel Tough little halo Come put the world down You don’t gotta stay cold Navotas angel My heart stay faithful Che Che, my always My home when I’m able [Outro - vinyl crackle, muted guitar, old soul sample fades] [spoken soft] Tough little halo. That’s my favorite kind. [low harmony fades] Navotas angel.
