[Intro: Tight horn stabs and groovy bass]
(Male vocals, spoken with attitude)
Three weeks, no power, no mercy
But I got something to say
¡Óyeme bien!
Listen up!
[Verse 1]
(Male vocals)
Twenty-one days in the furnace heat
Cats crying out, but I won't retreat
Rigged up cardboard, makeshift breeze
Sunrise to sunset on my knees
(Female vocals)
Neighbors vanish when trouble calls
Friends turn phantom behind closed walls
But there's a paper hanging on my wall
Reminding me I won't fall
[Pre-Chorus: Percussive breakdown builds]
(Both vocals, trading lines)
(Male) They thought I'd break
(Female) Thought I'd bend
(Male) But this ain't how
(Female) My story ends!
[Chorus]
(Both vocals, powerful)
¡QUIERO VIVIR PARA CONTAR LA VERDAD!
I WANT TO LIVE TO TELL THE TRUTH!
¡QUIERO VIVIR PARA CONTAR LA VERDAD!
Salsa-funk survival, bulletproof!
(Male, call) When the grid goes down
(Female, response) We turn it up!
(Male, call) When they shut you out
(Female, response) Fill your cup!
[Inst]
(Horn section with percussive breaks)
[Verse 2]
(Female vocals)
Ventilation wars with cardboard shields
Sweat and grit, but I never yield
Hostility thick like the summer air
But I keep moving, showing I care
(Male vocals)
Ghosting games and resource fights
Living by day, surviving nights
Every routine carved from pure need
Planting tomorrow from survival seed
[Pre-Chorus: Percussive breakdown builds]
(Both vocals, trading lines)
(Female) They thought I'd break
(Male) Thought I'd bend
(Female) But this ain't how
(Male) My story ends!
[Chorus]
(Both vocals, powerful)
¡QUIERO VIVIR PARA CONTAR LA VERDAD!
I WANT TO LIVE TO TELL THE TRUTH!
¡QUIERO VIVIR PARA CONTAR LA VERDAD!
Salsa-funk survival, bulletproof!
(Female, call) When the grid goes down
(Male, response) We turn it up!
(Female, call) When they shut you out
(Male, response) Fill your cup!
[Bridge: Groovy bass solo with minimal percussion]
(Male vocals, spoken rhythmically)
Three weeks taught me...