[VERSE 1 – MALE] [Low log drum and restrained percussion] Night don fall, the road still long But your voice dey make me strong I don carry fear too long Now your heartbeat be my song I no fit promise easy days But I promise I go stay If the whole world turn away I go stand by you always [VERSE 1 – FEMALE] [Marimba answers between the lines] I don see the rain and pain I don lose and rise again Since the day you reach my door I no feel alone no more If tomorrow hide the sun We go face am, we no run Every step and every scar Show us who we really are [PRE-CHORUS – CALL AND RESPONSE] [Percussion gradually rises](Together) No road long No night too deep Your love safe Inside of me [CHORUS – TOGETHER] [Full organic Afro-house groove] [Warm duet and ensemble harmonies] No leave me, hold me close Through the fire, through the smoke When the drum call, make we move When the bass drop, make we groove No leave me for the night Na your love dey give me light Anywhere this road may go Hold my hand, we move as one [ENSEMBLE RESPONSE] No leave me I no go leave you Hold me close I go stand by you [PERCUSSION GROOVE] [Boot stomps, handclaps and shakers] [Log drum follows the bass roots] [Marimba plays the main melody] (Together) Side by side We carry on Till the darkness Meet the dawn [VERSE 2 – MALE] [Groove becomes lighter] People talk, but dem no know All the weight we never show Every tear we hold inside Every fear we try to hide But the pain no break my soul Your two hands still make me whole Even when I lose my way Na your voice dey make me stay [VERSE 2 – FEMALE] [Warm female harmony underneath] I no need a perfect life I just need you by my side We no dance because pain end We dey dance because we stand If the trouble come again We go dance inside the rain Not because the road dey clear But because you still dey here [PRE-CHORUS – CALL AND RESPONSE] [Boots and handclaps become stronger] (Together) No road long No night too deep Your love safe Inside of me [CHORUS – TOGETHER] [Full duet and mixed ensemble] No leave me, hold me close Through the fire, through the smoke When the drum call, make we move When the bass drop, make we groove No leave me for the night Na your love dey give me light Anywhere this road may go Hold my hand, we move as one [ENSEMBLE RESPONSE] No leave me I no go leave you Hold me close I go stand by you [BRIDGE – DUET] [Drums disappear] [Only marimba, low bass and soft handclaps] (Together) Love no be just word we say Na the choice we make each day When the darkness block the road We go carry each other home [FINAL BUILD] [Log drum returns slowly] [Boot stomps and handclaps build] [Marimba repeats the main melody] (Female) You dey hear me? (Male) I dey here (Female) No go leave me (Male) I no go anywhere [FINAL CHORUS] [Strongest male and female duet] [Full ensemble and organic percussion] No leave me, hold me close Through the fire, through the smoke When the drum call, make we move When the bass drop, make we groove No leave me for the night Na your love dey give me light Anywhere this road may go Hold my hand, we move as one [FINAL ENSEMBLE] No leave me I no go leave you Hold me close I go stand by you No leave me I no go leave you Till the morning I dey here with you [OUTRO] [Log drum and bass gradually fade] [Marimba plays the melody softly] [Male and female sing together] No leave me I no go leave you
