[Cold Open Hook | 0:00–0:12 | 4 bars | filtered, distant] stay — stay — stay don’t run stand — stand — stand it’s begun [vintage sample, low] “he knew…” [Groove Entry | 0:12–0:20 | 2 bars] STAY. (hard center) (beat enters, steady, not aggressive) [Verse | 0:20–0:44 | 8 bars | grounded] dust in the air / weight in my chest hear them close armor on / hands still shake but I don’t go look behind / see their eyes know my name [vintage sample] “for the city…” [Build | 0:44–1:00 | 4 bars | tension, not speed] stay right here — stay right here (no way out…) stay right here — stay right here (hold the line…) (low rumble builds under) [Main Hook | 1:00–1:28 | 8 bars | full but restrained] stay — stay — stay hold your ground fight — fight — fight don’t back down know — know — know how this ends still… stand again [vintage sample, clearer] “he will die…” [Break | 1:28–1:44 | 4 bars | strip + air] (beat drops) stay… (long tail) [distant voices] “don’t go…” “come back…” [Resolve Build | 1:44–2:00 | 4 bars | quiet intensity] know it now — know it now (still I stay…) see it clear — see it clear (no delay…) [Final Hook | 2:00–2:25 | 8 bars | heavier, more final] stay — stay — stay no retreat fight — fight — fight on this street fall — fall — fall to the end name… don’t bend [vintage sample, broken] “…he stood…” [Collapse | 2:25–2:40 | 4 bars | controlled drop] fall… (cut short) (no sound, just wind bed) [Outro | 2:40–3:00 | 4 bars | tape slow] stay… (pitched down) stay… [faint sample] “remember him…” (fade)
