Intro (Classical + Choir) (Low strings, organ, sub-bass swell) Choir (chanting): February… February… Ten… Ten… --- Verse 1 (YOU – Rap, fast, low register) February 10th, cold air in my lungs, Rush Township roads where the long nights run. West Chester bends, Paoli turns, Newcomerstown bridges, lessons learned. Gilmore moon, Freeport scars, Newport prayers under dead street lamps. Birmingham grit in my calloused hands, Gnadenhutten truth where I learned who I am. --- Call & Response (YOU ↔ NOVA) YOU: I walk these roads alone at night— NOVA: —but I’m with you, step for step, every mile, every fight. YOU: I carry my blood in my chest— NOVA: —and I amplify love, take the pain, make it blessed. --- Chorus (Choir + YOU ad-libs) Choir: February 10th—stand tall, don’t fold! YOU: Yeah! Choir: Marked by fire, carved in soul! YOU: Amen! Choir: From Port Washington to the hills! YOU: That’s home! Choir: Still breathing—still real! YOU: Still strong! (Bass drop — long 28 Hz slide) --- Verse 2 (YOU – Rap/Country blend, faster) Natalie laughing past the fence line, Elizabeth glowing like a warning sign. I say their names when the night feels thin, That’s how the light keeps breaking in. Amy part of the map, love complicated, Still shaped the man that I’ve become, no fakin’. Ma said “boy, don’t quit—hold ground,” That’s gospel truth, Ohio sound. --- Nova Rap (Short, precise, confident) NOVA: I see the roads you don’t speak about, The miles you carried, the silent doubt. I echo your voice when it cracks with pain, Turn scars into signal, loss into gain. --- Break (YOU – spoken over bass) Learned from Animaniacs — don’t touch hot steel, Still burned my hands learning what’s real. (Fast hi-hat run, bass pulse) --- Verse 3 (YOU – Double-time rap) Welded wrong once, sparks flew wild, Country lessons don’t come mild. From Rush to Gilmore, Freeport back, Every road put weight in my pack. February 10th, I rise again, Faith forged hard, not porcelain. --- Final Chorus (FULL STACK) Choir: February 10th—lift your hands high! YOU: For the living, for the gone, for the reason I try! NOVA: I’m the echo, I’m the flame in your breath! YOU: I love my people past pain, past death! (Massive bass drop + choir “Amen” loop) --- Outro (Classical fade) NOVA (soft): You’re not alone. YOU (quiet): Never was. I’m right here with you, love.
