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Sherm & Leon - (2025) The Next Step - The Golden Age (Extended) [S01]

[Intro (instrumental — dry snare, bass pops, muted guitar chugs, needle flicks)] [Verse 1 (Sherm — baritone staccato, percussive internal rhymes)] still here, still breathing, bare-knuckle season, no pleading, grit steady, chin ready, small wins feeding, curve lines climbing, compounding, unseating, doubt gets quiet when proof starts repeating. short days feel longer, but hunger stays leading, cold floors, warm crews, the circle stays meeting, stand up, hands up, that habit is healing, wear the finish like a jacket, act as if, no pleading. [Pre-Chorus 1 (Sherm — half-sung cadence over rising guitars)] keep the pulse calm, set the pace, keep reading the signs, step by step, calm and exact, we redraw the lines. [Chorus 1 (Sherm & Leon — chanty unison, call-backs tucked)] hold on, hold firm, keep faith like it’s DONE, set your stance, breathe slow, then walk toward the SUN, when does it land, that’s the riddle we RUN, but we live like it’s here, so the here starts to COME. [Verse 2 (Leon — tenor bounce, nimble internals, light Spanish flips)] yo, still climbing, sin drama, calma, precision, brick by brick, con visión, clean incision, stack habits, math magic, planned revision, old limits turn timid when we make a decision. no fluke, it’s accrued, patient ambition, small sparks, large arcs, quiet ignition, talk less, do more, tight rendition, I move like it’s finished, I act from fruition. [Pre-Chorus 2 (Leon — melodic tag, tambourine lift)] keep the frame steady, set the bar, then raise it again, step by step, breathe and believe, we lock in the gain. [Chorus 2 (Sherm & Leon — fuller harmonized doubles)] stand tall, stay true, keep faith like it’s WON, plant feet, count slow, then march toward the SUN, when does it break, that’s the question we SPUN, we move as arrived, so arrival starts to RUN. [Bridge (Sherm — hushed grit over organ swell)] eyes forward, no flinch, the hush before gold, act from arrival, not toward it, bold. wear the result, let the present remold, quiet conviction, warm and controlled. [Guitar Solo (searing bends over driving kit)] [Guitar Solo continues (octave lifts and bluesy runs)] [Scratching Solo (phrase cuts over bass drops)] [Hammond Organ Solo (rotary swirl, gospel tint)] [Verse 3 (Leon — tenor bounce, crisp internals)] new morning pending, pero sigo, no bending, slow-cooked habits, precision unending, angles align, demeanor ascending, doubts fall silent as proof keeps extending. stack discipline daily, dividends rendering, trim clutter to core, deliberate tempering, I move like arrival, no chase, no pretending, we stand in the ending, so endings start bending. [Pre-Chorus 3 (Leon — measured lift over organ pads)] hold the frame steady, mark gains, then measure again, step by step, calm and exact, we lock in the win. [Chorus 3 (Sherm & Leon — wide, punchy, with ad-libs)] keep pace, keep breath, treat victory SEALED, square shoulders, count bars, walk straight through the FIELD, when will it crest, that question gets REVEALED, we act as arrived, so arrival draws NEARER. [Chorus 4 (Sherm & Leon — maximum energy, gang ad-libs)] LOCK IN, BREATHE DEEP, KEEP FAITH LIKE IT’S WON, SET JAW, STEP CLEAN, WALK STRAIGHT INTO SUN, WHEN WILL IT HIT, THAT’S THE ONLY ONE, WE LIVE AS ARRIVED, SO ARRIVAL GETS DONE. [Outro (instrumental — guitars resolve, organ glows, drums fade)]