RIDE OR DIE [INTRO — LOW, SUSPENSEFUL] (Distant bass. Slow heartbeat. A vinyl crackle in the background.) DJ: Chk… chk… chhhh… (record stops) VOICE: Everybody says they got your back… Till the lights go black. (Bass hits once.) VERSE 1 Midnight creeping, streetlights blinking, Something in the shadows got the whole place thinking. No way out and the clock says nine, You look to the side — and the choice is mine. Footsteps getting closer, Pressure getting colder, Nobody knows what we're gonna find. But when the whole world says, “Leave that behind,” We lock in together — ride or die. DJ SCRATCH: Ch-ch-ch-ch—CHECK! SKRRRRT—SKA-SKA-SKRRRRATCH! PRE-CHORUS — BUILD Ten… nine… Heartbeat racing. Eight… seven… No time wasting. Six… five… Hear that sound? Four… three… Bass shake the ground— DJ: BRRRT! WIKA-WIKA-WIKA—SKRRRRAAAATCH! CHORUS — BIG RIDE OR DIE! We don't fold, we don't freeze! RIDE OR DIE! Standing strong through anything! When the whole world turns away, We still got something left to say: RIDE OR DIE! TURN IT UP — LET THE ROOM SHAKE! [MUSIC CUTS — SILENCE] (One tiny vinyl crackle.) DJ: Chk… chk… VERSE 2 — QUIET AGAIN Wait… Did you hear that? Something moved behind us. Can't see a thing, But the bass keeps knocking like a warning at the door. Flash of light. Dead of night. No rewind. VOICE: You coming? (Beat pauses.) VOICE 2: Always. DJ SCRATCH: SKRRRT—SKRRRT—WUH-WUH-WUH—SKRRRATCH! [HYPE BREAK] DJ: HEY! HEY! HEY! CROWD: RIDE! DJ: HEY! CROWD: OR DIE! DJ: LEFT SIDE! CROWD: RIDE! DJ: RIGHT SIDE! CROWD: OR DIE! ALL: RIIIIIDE OR DIIIIIE! (Heavy drums explode in.) HYPE CHORUS Hands up! Lights up! Bass up! Don't stop! We came too far to turn around! Feel that pressure when the beat drops down! RIDE OR DIE! RIDE OR DIE! When the bass hits— LIGHT THE SKY! DJ SCRATCH SOLO: WIKA-WIKA-WIKA-WIKA— SKRRRRRRRRRT! CHOP-CHOP—SKA! SKRRAAAATCH! BRRRT—BRRRT—SKRRRRT! [FINAL VERSE — EVERYTHING AT FULL POWER] No more hiding, No more fear, Turn that thunder all the way up in here! Every setback, every fight, every warning sign, Turn it into gasoline — NOW IT'S TIME TO FLY! FINAL CHORUS RIDE OR DIE! LET THE WHOLE WORLD HEAR THAT SOUND! RIDE OR DIE! AIN'T NOBODY SHUTTING US DOWN! Through the dark, We keep moving toward the light! RIDE OR DIE! RIDE OR DIE! RIIIIIIIDE OR DIIIIIIIIIE! [OUTRO — DJ TAKES OVER] (Beat keeps pounding.) DJ: Chk-chk… SKRRRT! WIKA-WIKA-WIKA! SKRRRRRRATCH! (Record slows down.) DJ: chhhhhh… VOICE: You already know. (ONE LAST BEAT.) ALL: RIDE OR DIE! DJ: SKRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAATCH! (Hard cut to silence.)
