MIDNIGHT FLAVOR — DJBigShot x Berries [INTRO] [Warm Rhodes chords • muted trumpet phrase • nylon guitar • brushed jazz drums • soft shaker] Berries: Mmm… Don’t say too much. Let the rhythm talk. DJBIGSHOT: Yeah… Late night, good people, Cape Town in the air… Clock it baby, yeah. [VERSE 1] She came through smooth like a Sunday record Little bit of jazz, but her waist got pressure Gold light dancing across her face She don’t chase the room, she controls the space She said, “Big Shot, what’s that sound?” I said, “That’s the bass making love to the ground” Rhodes in the back, trumpet answering Log drum underneath, now everything’s happening [PRE-HOOK] Slow wine… Don’t rush the pocket Let the bass breathe Then drop it Shoulder talking Eyes saying plenty One little smile And the room gets heavy [HOOK] MIDNIGHT FLAVOR Sweet like jazz, heavy like bass MIDNIGHT FLAVOR Put that rhythm in your waist Oya wine it Nice and easy Let the log drum tease me MIDNIGHT FLAVOR No small talk tonight Just rhythm, soul and appetite [POST-HOOK] Ah yeah… That pocket… Berries: Don’t lose it. DJBIGSHOT: Never. Clock it baby, yeah. [VERSE 2] She got that old-school soul in her movement New-school bounce with a dangerous groove Piano playing something my father might know But the drums got everybody losing control Shaker left Clap right Bassline rolling through the night Trumpet says, “Come closer” Log drum says, “Stay” She put a little funk in the movement Then she took my breath away [PRE-DROP] [Everything drops except Rhodes + vocal] Berries: You hear that? DJBIGSHOT: I hear you. Berries: That bass… DJBIGSHOT: Let it breathe. [One-beat silence] DROP! [HEAVY AMAPIANO / AFROBEATS DROP] BOOM! BOOM! MIDNIGHT FLAVOR! OYA WINE! MIDNIGHT FLAVOR! OYA WINE! Jazz in the fingers Afro in the feet Amapiano in the pocket Whole room on the beat YEAH! Wine to the left Wine to the right Catch that log drum Don’t lose the vibe CLOCK IT! [BRIDGE] [Rhodes solo • muted trumpet • live bass guitar • soft congas] Berries: I like when you don’t rush it… DJBIGSHOT: That’s the pocket. Berries: Little jazz… DJBIGSHOT: Little Afro… Berries: Little piano… DJBIGSHOT: Then we let the bass talk. [BUILD] Shaker getting faster… Kick coming back… Log drum creeping… Berries: Don’t blink. DJBIGSHOT: Why? Berries: You might miss the switch. [FINAL DROP] BOOOOOOM! MIDNIGHT FLAVOR! Soul in the rhythm! MIDNIGHT FLAVOR! Fire in the system! Rhodes! Trumpet! Log drum! Bass! WHOLE ROOM MOVE! Cape Town! Lagos! Accra! Jozi! One groove. One feeling. No explanation. DJBIGSHOT X BERRIES! CLOCK IT BABY YEAH! [OUTRO] [Rhodes and trumpet fade over rolling percussion] Berries: Jazz got the mood… DJBIGSHOT: Afro got the body… Berries: Amapiano got the pocket. DJBIGSHOT: And we got the flavor.
