[MUSICAL INTRO — Increase harmonic richness: extended jazz chords, warm voicings, subtle modulations.] [Maintain Coffy Town brand: noir, soulful, funky edges, cinematic, drum & bass] [VERSE 1 — SINGING - Classic jazz riffs and melodies] You better pour into your spirit, baby, Fill your own cup first, ’Cause the world’ll take your innocence and leave you with the thirst. Dreams don’t grow in shadows, You must step into the light, with your faith in your own two hands, and let your purpose take flight. Every blessing has a blueprint, Every thought needs time, Don't shortcut greatness —Climb your climb. Plant your seeds with intention, let your roots run deep, ’Cause the harvest hits different when it’s yours to keep. [PRE-CHORUS — on risers] Soul Trust— Invest in your forever. Soul Trust— Keep your family together! Soul Trust!— [CHORUS] AIN'T NOBODY GON’ GIVE YOU SOMETHIN' FOR NOTHIN' SOMETHIN’ fa’ NOTHIN’ ain’t nothin’ It’s gon’ cost you SOMETHIN'— OH YES IT WILL! Young thing, don’t be so trustin’. Honey child, keep your third eye open, and your OATH to your SOUL unbroken. [VERSE 2] Temptation wears perfume, sweet as grapes on the vine, But that sugarcoated trouble got a price tag every time. Some folks smile in your face while they’re eyein’ your shine, Tryna sell you shortcuts that’ll set you back in time. You’re built from somethin’ sacred, resilient and true, The moment you forget, the world’ll choose for you. So walk with your wisdom, lead with your light, Trust your soul to know wrong from right. [PRE-CHORUS — on risers] Soul Trust— Invest in your forever. Soul Trust— Keep your family together! Soul Trust!— [CHORUS] AIN'T NOBODY GON’ GIVE YOU SOMETHIN' FOR NOTHIN' SOMETHIN’ fa’ NOTHIN’ ain’t nothin’ It’s gon’ cost you SOMETHIN'— OH YES IT WILL! Young thing, don’t be so trustin’. Honey child, keep your third eye open, and your OATH to your SOUL unbroken. [GOSPEL HOUSE MUSIC BREAKDOWN — heavy vibrating bass, thumping house beat, pulsating, walking trombone, Afrofuturistic jazz‑noir atmosphere] [Add female jazz‑noir scat phrases between spoken lines — bright, raised one octave, playful, rhythmic, syncopated] [BEGIN SPOKEN WORD — build emotional tension and release as the reveal unfolds] If you were lost, sweet thing, you have been found. Walk this way, to the Electric CHURCH of Coffy Town, Pow wow. [scat pow-wow-now] YOU COULD USE A, wise Tribe, family vibe, U N I T Y, Tribe, WE ARE A FAMILY [short scat riff: “ba‑doo‑wah, mm‑hm”] You could use a wise Tribe [scat echo: “doo‑wah‑lay, oh‑yeah”] We are a family [scat fill: “mm‑bop, bop‑bop‑dee‑yah”] Theu got us DISTRACTED [whisper-repeat] distracted You already know who was REDACTED [whisper-repeat] Redacted... It was YOU, rat-tat-tat-racial integrity act [scat swell: “scat-tat-tat-teo-we-oh”] [Maintain Coffy Town brand: noir, soulful, funky edges, cinematic, drum & bass] [BRIDGE] They'll have you livin' in a bakery beggin’ for your OWN bread. Sweating in a factory till you've got one foot in the [on riser] gra-a-ave They divide and conquer Have you living single When LIFE is about UNITY [scat do-wha-true-ah] YOU COULD USE A, Tribe Tribe, family vibe, U N I T Y, Tribe Tribe, WE ARE A FAMILY [short scat riff: “ba‑doo‑wah, mm‑hm”] [PRE-CHORUS — on risers] Soul Trust— Invest in your forever. Soul Trust— Keep your family together! Soul Trust!— [CHORUS] AIN'T NOBODY GON’ GIVE YOU SOMETHIN' FOR NOTHIN' SOMETHIN’ fa’ NOTHIN’ ain’t nothin’ It’s gon’ cost you SOMETHIN'— OH YES IT WILL! Young thing, don’t be so trustin’. Honey child, keep your third eye open, and your OATH to your SOUL unbroken. [OUTRO] AIN'T NOBODY GON’ GIVE YOU SOMETHIN' FOR NOTHIN' SOMETHIN’ fa’ NOTHIN’ ain’t nothin’ It’s gon’ cost you somethin’ — OH YES IT WILL! Listen, young thing… don’t you be so trustin’. Honey child, keep your third eye open, and your OATH to your SOUL UN-BROKEN! — [Musical Outro]
