I could tell something wasn’t sitting right but I stayed longer than I needed to Trying to understand what I already felt like clarity was something I had to prove --- It wasn’t loud, it didn’t break all at once it just slowly stopped making sense And I kept adjusting to something shifting instead of asking why it changed --- I saw it… I knew it… just didn’t move when I should’ve --- And I’m not blaming you for what it was I think we both just stayed too long Trying to make something fit that didn’t belong in the same space --- Some things… you don’t fix you just… release --- It was never mine to hold even when I held it close It was never meant to stay just something I had to know And I don’t carry it the same now I don’t move from that place I just let it be what it was and give it back to space --- …yeah

Mm… yeah… Ohhh… yeah yeah… “Rise… rise…” --- She got rhythm in her spirit, like the drums of the earth Carrying stories in her bones, knowing pain, knowing worth From the soil to the skyline, she been building her name Through the storm, through the fire, still she rise just the same Melanin glowing like the sun at dawn Every scar she wear is a badge she won They tried to break her, but they built a queen Now she walking in power, living every dream “Yeah…” / “That’s power…” / “Mm…” --- And when the weight feels heavy on your chest Close your eyes, feel your ancestors’ breath “You’re not alone…” You’re not alone, you never were You’re the truth, you’re the cure --- We rise, we rise, like the tide don’t fall Golden souls, we were built through it all “Rise!” / “Through it all!” Peace in our hearts, fire in our veins Dancing through the joy, healing through the pain Ohh, don’t you forget your name You a whole legacy, not just a flame Hope in your hands, future in your eyes Black woman, Black love… still we rise “Rise up!” / “Yeah!” --- Heartbeat sync with the rhythm of life Sweet like honey but she sharpened like a knife Grace in her step, got the world on pause Breaking every chain, rewriting the laws From the motherland to the city lights She been praying through the longest nights Now the sun gon’ shine where she stand Got the whole wide world in her hands “Eh-eh!” / “Say so!” / “Yeah yeah!” --- You are… more than they told you Gold runs deep when they try to control you “Ooooh…” Breathe in peace, let your spirit align You are chosen, you are divine --- We rise, we rise, like the tide don’t fall Golden souls, we were built through it all “Rise! Rise!” Peace in our hearts, fire in our veins Dancing through the joy, healing through the pain Ohh, don’t you forget your name You a whole legacy, not just a flame Hope in your hands, future in your eyes Black woman, Black love… still we rise “Still we riseeeee…” “Never falling…” --- Mm… steady climbing, never folding Stories written, power holding Through every trial, through every scar We remember just who we are… “Rise…” Still we rise…

Zelari Vonn… …yeah You switched tone mid-sentence… I caught that wasn’t even the words, it was how you drop that Mi been noticing small shifts early before things ever turn messy I don’t wait ‘til it loud and clear I feel it first… then mi disappear I don’t question what sit in mi chest that feeling stay right… I learned that --- Mi don’t double back once it change mi don’t sit and pretend it’s the same --- On sight… mi read energy quick no pause… mi don’t second that shift You say less… mi see more than that mi don’t stay where it feel off like that On sight… mi adjust mi pace no talk… mi just create space If it don’t land right in mi zone mi not forcing… mi leave it alone --- I used to give things time, let it stretch too long thinking maybe it fix if I hold on strong Now I know once it shift one way that’s usually all it take Mi don’t need full explanation mi don’t need it repeat again I read presence more than words and I move off that from way back then --- Mi don’t argue with what mi feel… mi just move different after it --- Lately mi protect mi peace different not everything get access now Some energy feel right for a moment mi don’t stretch that into something now And mi not cold… just clear-minded mi don’t ignore what mi pick up Mi don’t wait for confirmation mi already see enough --- On sight… mi don’t miss signs one shift… mi switch mine No stress… no replay mi don’t stay where it don’t align --- Yeah… Mi don’t miss that feeling anymore… Zelari Vonn…

Zelari Vonn… Turn it up. Yeah… Mm… I don’t rush in, I just pull up slow Let the moment breathe, let the energy show I don’t say much, but it’s understood When I step through, yeah it shift the mood I don’t need lights, I don’t need the scene Still they turn twice when they notice me It’s not forced, it’s just how I move Quiet presence, yeah it speak the truth Pull up slow Let it feel right No rush flow I don’t chase the night Pull up slow Let it come close When it’s real You don’t do the most I don’t follow, I just set the pace Everything aligned, I don’t second-guess If it’s meant, it’ll find its way I don’t force timing, I let it stay There’s a calm in the way I step No pressure, no need to impress If you feel it, you feel it true If not, then I let it move Slow wine, let the rhythm play No rush, let it fade this way Everything in time, no chase I just move in my own space Pull up slow I don’t step in unless it feel aligned I read the moment before I decide Ain’t no need to explain my pace Everything land when it’s in its place I don’t reach where it don’t feel clear I don’t hold what don’t stay near If it’s real, it don’t need a sound It’ll show without being loud --- Let it ride… I don’t interrupt it If it’s mine… it don’t need to rush it --- Pull up slow Let it unfold No fast moves I don’t lose control Pull up slow Let it stay light If it’s right It don’t need to fight --- Yeah… That’s how it go… I don’t force what already know I just let it show… Zelari Vonn…