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​Title Idea: Rising To The Top (or Time To Wake Up) ​[Intro / Spoken Feel] (Let the beat breathe, low acoustic guitar or a dark trap melody rolling in) Yeah... time to wake up grateful. See the fake from the real. Don't judge me 'cause I got less right now... I'm learning every day. ​[Verse 1] Time to wake up grateful, see the fake from the real Don't judge me 'scause I got less, look at how the heart feels Learning every single day how to control my mind That’s the difference right there, leaving doubt behind There's more than what we see, yeah, the vision is deep Never give up on me while I'm losing my sleep I'm love and I'm loyal to friends and my family To anyone hating, better stay far away from me ​[Chorus] Too many people I loved done downed me Put me in the dirt, but look who's all around me That's okay though, yeah, I'm rising to the top Not doing it for fame, no, I'm doing it to pop For the words that I got, got these stories to tell Writing my own way out of this private hell Layered vocals on the track, let the truth be spoken Building up a empire out of pieces broken ​BandLab Production Tips for This Vibe: ​Layering the Vocals: Record your main lead vocal dead center, then record a double of the whole verse panned slightly left and right for that wide, aggressive trap-country wall of sound. ​Harmonies: On lines like "risingIf heaven sees us crying , Then heaven knows our names. We shouldn't have to lose another Just to make somebody change. I want my children living, In a world where they belong. Where justice isn't colored, And everybody can stand strong. [Final Chorus – full vocals, harmonies] Cold cases, cold hearts, but we still stand tall, One voice, one people, justice for all. We won't let hatred write the story of our lives, We're gonna bring the truth into the light. No more silence, no more lies, No more families asking why. We don't want war, we just want peace, Let the whole world hear us speak! [Outro – spoken] Carlton Rutherford... This ain't about hate. This ain't about revenge. This is about the ones who never made it home. The ones whose names deserve to be remembered. And the families who deserve answers. D