6️⃣ I Rise 💯
positive vibe Authentic African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) vocal delivery. Use a laid-back, conversational flow with rhythmic cadence. The mood should be confident and soulful. Lyrics & Vocals: The lyrics and vocal performance must reflect key features of AAVE grammar and pronunciation. For example: use of habitual "be" (e.g., "he be working"), zero copula (e.g., "she Ø real cool"), monophthongization (e.g., "ah" for "I"), and vocabulary like "finna," "cap," or "drip". The voice should be natural, not robotic. Instrumental: Smooth synth melody, deep 808 bass, crisp hi-hats, and a slow-burning groove around 100-110 BPM. Add subtle vocal samples or ad-libs.
6️⃣ I Rise 💯
positive vibe Authentic African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) vocal delivery. Use a laid-back, conversational flow with rhythmic cadence. The mood should be confident and soulful. Lyrics & Vocals: The lyrics and vocal performance must reflect key features of AAVE grammar and pronunciation. For example: use of habitual "be" (e.g., "he be working"), zero copula (e.g., "she Ø real cool"), monophthongization (e.g., "ah" for "I"), and vocabulary like "finna," "cap," or "drip". The voice should be natural, not robotic. Instrumental: Smooth synth melody, deep 808 bass, crisp hi-hats, and a slow-burning groove around 100-110 BPM. Add subtle vocal samples or ad-libs.
Lyrics
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
’Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
[Pre-Chorus]
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll rise.
[here there is already a rise - preparation for the hook]
[Chorus / Hook]
I rise
I rise — again and again
Through the lies, through the pain
I rise
Like dust, like air, like fire inside
You can’t hold me down —
I rise
[short, repeatable, ear anchor]
[Verse 2]
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
Weakened by my soulful cries?
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don’t you take it awful hard
’Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines
Diggin’ in my own backyard.
[Chorus / Hook]
I rise
I rise — still I stand
You strike, I expand
I rise
Every breath, every scar survives
You can’t kill my voice —
I rise
[Verse 3]
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I’ve got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
[Bridge the key, epic part]
Out of the huts of history’s shame —
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain —
I rise
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling, I bear in the tide.
[Final Chorus / Outro]
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear —
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear —
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise