McKinna Williams

(Intro)
(melodic guitar strum)
These déjà vu streaks
Signs from God that I believe
Boy, I wish you were here with me

(Verse 1)
I hate my messy life
Taking meds left and right
Pushed aside my inner fight
Stopped to stare at a lovely sight
An eclipse moon in the night
I look up and smile awhile
Earbuds blasting my idol
Smoky air, familiar style
And it hits me suddenly—
“It’s like you were still here with me.”

(Pre-Chorus)
I’m on a déjà vu streak
All these feelings haunting me
Everywhere I look this week
Something whispers secretly
I can’t escape these—

(Chorus)
STREAKS
Do you ever see the signs?
Feel a gut feeling deep inside?
Like you know what you’re reaching for
Like you’ve known it your whole life before
STREAKS
Reaching into the void tonight
Asking God if this is right
Nothing but silence around you
Nothing but streaks surrounding you

(Verse 2)
Rainbow streak outside my pane
Morning birds all sound the same
Like angels singing in His name
Like fate keeps calling me again
Then I hear that sarcastic
“Good luck” sign in my head
I check the time, close my eyes—
Oh my God, I’m late again
But still I feel it suddenly
Something pulling deep in me

(Chorus)
STREAKS
Do you ever see the signs?
Feel a gut feeling deep inside?
Like you know what you’re reaching for
Like you’ve known it your whole life before
STREAKS
Reaching into the void tonight
Asking God if this is right
Nothing but silence around you
Nothing but streaks surrounding you
(pause)
“BOO! Dumb déjà vu…”

(Bridge)
I’m on the bus
Heartbeat tugging hard at me
Close my eyes and suddenly
He’s smiling on the train at me
Golden streak across my face
So sudden
So electric
Everybody’s staring like
“That girl’s lost in another world again.”

(Final Chorus)
This internal streak won’t leave
I know it means something to me
I know what I feel is real
Even if nobody else can see
STREAKS
Everywhere I go tonight
Flashes burning in my mind
Maybe love is hidden in
All these streaks I see inside

(Outro)
I google what it means on ChatGPT
Searching through these streaks
Boy, I’m as lucky as I’ll ever be.

(INTRO)
Yeah, right.
Me and my girls? Red peppers.
And you—you, honey?
Just a plain-ass chicken.

(VERSE 1)
In my new whip
Just to blow you a kiss
Better act thankful for all of this
Or get dismissed real quick
Pull up lookin’ the meanest
Me and my girls some bitter bitches
Careful when you roll with us
Better have our best interests

(PRE-CHORUS)
Ooh, with all this hot sauce
You gon’ drop down, beg for it
Fresh set, gloss drip
Ain’t no dollar-store counterfeit
These two-hundred-dollar shoes
Got broke boys actin’ foolish
(CHLOE ROCKS THEM SEXY PLATFORM BOOTS!)
Lookin’ juicy like forbidden fruit

(CHORUS)
All this hot sauce
Make the fake hoes get lost
Stuntin’ in these clothes
Yeah, murder she wrote
Got a grip on what we got?
Me and my girls thankin’ God
Fresh nails, sharp claws
Baby, this is hot sauce

(VERSE 2)
All this hot-hot sauce?
Nah, you don’t know what I’m on
Mind your business
My whole vibe too vicious
“Oh, that ass?” Yeah, fitness
No, I don’t need your witness
And I ain’t your last girl
I’m the upgrade in your world

(CHORUS)
Ooh, with all this hot sauce
You gon’ wanna taste danger
We don’t do hit-me-up
Two A.M. behavior
All this hot sauce
Got your whole crew obsessed
Red pepper girlies
Yeah, we hotter than the rest

(BRIDGE)
My ex like: “Damn, I miss this.”
Too bad, you lost your privilege
Red pepper girls might spare you
But baby, can you compare to—
ALL THIS HOT SAUCE?
Got your man swipin’ cards off
Whole squad fire, no pause
You just got hot-sauced

(FINAL CHORUS)
H-HOT SAUCED
H-HOT SAUCED
BITCH, ARE YOU LOST?
Get a grip, Lonnie’s the boss
(Spoken)
“Haha… wait, she really thought she ate?”

(OUTRO)
Girlies…
Are you red pepper ready yet?

(Intro)
I swear on it all
This ain’t my downfall
If anything—
It’ll be your fall.

(Verse 1)
I saw the truth the second I knew your role
“Break her heart and keep control”
“Keep her drowning in self-doubt”
“Blind her from the things she loved most now”
But it was you behind it all
Who the hell do you think you are?
You tried to play me like a pawn
I won’t answer your late-night calls.

(Pre-Chorus)
I came to witness your fall
Yeah, I came prepared for it all
I swear it’ll be your fall.
(Shouted voiceover)
“HOW DARE YOU DECEIVE ME THROUGH IT ALL?!”
(Fake crying voiceover)
…but it’s okay.

(Chorus)
Are you ready for your fall?
Ready for real deception?
Don’t talk to me ‘bout empathy
Or “different perception”
NO.
You thought you had me caught?
Thought I’d stay unlocked?
HAH—
You just got blocked.
All I hear now
Is excuses when you talk.

(Verse 2)
Through it all
I never realized
How far you’d go
Behind that drunk smug smile
Now you’ll be begging mercy
When everyone sees the truth
You came for my soul and core
Now there’s nothing left of “us” to hold onto.
I don’t even recognize you anymore.

(Chorus)
Are you ready for your fall?
Ready for real deception?
Don’t talk to me ‘bout empathy
Or “different perception”
NO.
You thought you had me caught?
Thought I’d stay unlocked?
HAH—
You just got blocked.
All I hear now
Is excuses when you talk.

(Bridge)
Oooh—
I’m about to go off
I swear on it all
You can’t hide from what you caused
Can’t outrun what you became
All those whispers in my head
Trying to make me doubt myself instead
But I finally faced the truth
And I know it hurts to lose control
But baby—
It’s time for your fall.

(Final Chorus)
Are you ready for your fall?
Ready for real deception?
I came prepared for your fall
Yeah, I was made for your fall
I swear it’ll be your fall.
(Shouted voiceover)
“HOW DARE YOU DECEIVE ME THROUGH IT ALL?!”
YOUR FALL.

(Outro)
I’m done playing victim
In your twisted long-haul game
People like you hide ugly hearts
Behind pretty little names
It’s time for your fall.
I swear on it all.

INTRO:
I mean she has nothing to hide once you get in touch with
That her
Her other side

(Verse 1):
The whole plot twist starts here
It’s when she is mostly consumed by fear
She never feared anything but the tragedy
she is forced to carry
Bed ridden and in guilt, she remembered
the her that waited to split
sat in tears and sweat has nothing to resort to.
She called them up and treated that side like
it wasn't even an issue.

(Pre chorus):
Then bloomed her other side
Oh, her very full of pride
other side

(Chorus):
Her other side
Her other side, oh
Her other side.

(Verse 2):
Her angel flew away.
Her lady skin started to decay.
Her demons ate away.
She’ll get what she needs
at the break of day
Her other side here? Has no home
Because she will look in
The mirror and overcome that cheater

(Pre CHORUS):
Then bloomed her other side
Oh, her very full of pride
other side.

(Chorus):
The waves subside then she was still in the night.
There she was; her other side
Her pain sided and made her feel pride

(Bridge):
Ooh ohh, she does this other her weekly
She seats herself in the darkness of life seekingly
Just to get an empty cup every other night.
Thats the fuss…
All the sex, alcohol, and drugs wasn’t enough to fill it.
Her other side was ‘another her’ ticket
She needed something fulfilling.
She knew it every night.
On the way home she knows she’ll
regret most decisions.

(Final Chorus):
It’s her other side…she doesn’t know how to hide
every single night
when she got in the ride.

(Outro):
Oh, Oh,
Her her other side….

Her Other Side

INTRO:
I mean she has nothing to hide once you get in touch with
That her
Her other side

(Verse 1):
The whole plot twist starts here
It’s when she is mostly consumed by fear
She never feared anything but the tragedy
she is forced to carry
Bed ridden and in guilt, she remembered
the her that waited to split
sat in tears and sweat has nothing to resort to.
She called them up and treated that side like
it wasn't even an issue.

(Pre chorus):
Then bloomed her other side
Oh, her very full of pride
other side

(Chorus):
Her other side
Her other side, oh
Her other side.

(Verse 2):
Her angel flew away.
Her lady skin started to decay.
Her demons ate away.
She’ll get what she needs
at the break of day
Her other side here? Has no home
Because she will look in
The mirror and overcome that cheater

(Pre CHORUS):
Then bloomed her other side
Oh, her very full of pride
other side.

(Chorus):
The waves subside then she was still in the night.
There she was; her other side
Her pain sided and made her feel pride

(Bridge):
Ooh ohh, she does this other her weekly
She seats herself in the darkness of life seekingly
Just to get an empty cup every other night.
Thats the fuss…
All the sex, alcohol, and drugs wasn’t enough to fill it.
Her other side was ‘another her’ ticket
She needed something fulfilling.
She knew it every night.
On the way home she knows she’ll
regret most decisions.

(Final Chorus):
It’s her other side…she doesn’t know how to hide
every single night
when she got in the ride.

(Outro):
Oh, Oh,
Her her other side….

INTRO (spoken – sharper + more iconic)
Hah…
You really think this is a game?
You’re playing dangerous… and still acting innocent?
That’s embarrassing.

VERSE 1 (cleaner + hits harder)
Don’t walk up to me, get out my face like
“It’s the elephant in the room”
Boy, please.
I’m not the one you get to play with
This ain’t a move you get to choose
Someone like you? Not a real man
Getting mad when girls say “no”
Acting like we owe you something—
That’s exactly why we go

PRE-CHORUS (more flow + bite)
You really think I don’t have
the right to choose?
Like I’m a joke you can control
with your little noose?
…that’s cute.

CHORUS (THIS is your iconic hook)
I’m not falling for it, not one bit
DOOMED—yeah, you did what you did
I can read you, I see right through it
A boy like you? Yeah… you’re doomed.
(optional chant layer)
Doomed. Doomed.
That’s on you.

VERSE 2 (cleaned + more savage)
You cheat and lie, it’s what you do
Every girl’s the same to you
Never see them for their soul—
just another thing to use
That’s why you’ll never be a man
You don’t stand in love, you stand in games
So don’t get mad when I reject you
Say it twice—I meant what I said
Go ahead, kiss these platform boots ????

PRE-CHORUS 2 (catchy + chanty)
Go figure… they never last
You’re doomed
You’re doomed
Yeah—hard pass

BRIDGE (this is where you get ICONIC + calm deadly tone)
I shouldn’t be mad? Don’t start.
You knew exactly who you are.
You play wolf, you play tough—
but it’s all just a costume, not enough
A man like you could never reach me
Let alone keep me

FINAL CHORUS (bigger + confident)
You’re doomed, boy
Yeah I said it, no noise
No girl like me’s gonna stay
You fumble every time anyway
You’re doomed.

???? OUTRO (PERFECT line—just tweak delivery)
(whisper)
I never even liked you

[Intro, Soft piano, Vocal chops]
Yeah… mmh
For every shade, every crown
This for the queens, we hold it down

[Verse 1, Rapped Verse]
Brown skin glow with the sunlight kiss
History in my bones, can’t rewrite this
Edges laid, mind sharp like a thesis
From the struggle made gold, Midas pieces

They tried to box us in, we broke the frame
Turned pain into power, lit the flame
From braids to curls, every coil divine
Ancestral rhythm in every rhyme

[Pre-Chorus, Melodic]
They tried to dim our light, we amplify
Stand tall, we touch the sky
No filter needed, we beautify
Every tear we cried turned battle cry

[Chorus, Empowering Chorus, Gospel Choir]
Black girl magic, feel it in my soul
Melanin crown, yeah we in control
From the roots to the rise, let the whole world know
Black girls shining, watch the kingdom glow

Black girl magic, louder than before
Every scar a star, we even the score
Hands up high, let the love overflow
Black girls rising, watch the kingdom grow

[Verse 2, Rapped Verse]
From the block to the boardroom, we elevate
Heavy is the head but we levitate
Culture in our step, we innovate
Every “no” we heard, we renovate

Voices like thunder, can’t silence that
Built empires with a silk head wrap
Beauty in the depth, not just the glance
We the blueprint, give credit to that

[Bridge, Spoken Word, Minimal Beat]
Say her name with respect
See her light, don’t neglect
She a universe, complex, direct
Black girl—you the architect

[Break, Percussion Break]
(Clap, clap, clap)
Yeah, feel that rhythm
Heartbeat of a legacy

[Chorus, Gospel Choir, Stronger]
Black girl magic, feel it in my soul
Melanin crown, yeah we in control
From the roots to the rise, let the whole world know
Black girls shining, watch the kingdom glow

Black girl magic, louder than before
Every scar a star, we even the score
Hands up high, let the love overflow
Black girls rising, watch the kingdom grow

[Outro, Soft Choir, Fading]
Ooooh… queens, we rise
Ooooh… see the light in our eyes
Forever powerful, forever bold
Black girl magic, story untold

[End]

(Intro)
Him?
I don’t have to read him like a playbook…
Because—
he lives in my notebook.

(Verse 1)
He lives in my notebook,
Between the lines I hide
Every page, I write him closer—
But I can’t say it out loud in real life…
I trace the совп—coincidence in his character,
Laugh it off like, “God… oh my…”

(Pre-Chorus)
If fiction’s the only place I’m brave…
Then why does it hurt when you turn the page?

(Chorus)
He lives in my notebook
But not in my arms
I rewrite the ending
But I can’t change my heart
Ink doesn’t tremble
The way that I do—
When I’m standing right next to you…

(Verse 2)
I could have something with him
Deeper than my pencil could go
That’s something I’m sure of—
Something I know…
I don’t need to draw lines
Just to make him smile someday—
I just look at his face…
And I lose what I was gonna say…

(Chorus)

(instrumental drop into vocals)
He lives in my notebook
But not in my arms
I rewrite the ending
But I can’t change my heart
Ink doesn’t tremble
The way that I do—
When I’m standing right next to you…

(Bridge)

(dreamy, emotional peak)
Him…
In my daydreams…
The notebook version comes to life
I plan it out—every scene, every line
I can be brave, I can make him mine…
But only where the pages let me try.

(Final Chorus)

(soft → powerful)
Him…
He lives in my notebook
The boy of my dreams
I never knew I needed
I rewrite the ending all I want—
But that won’t change my heart…
Won’t change reality.

(Outro)

(soft, fading)
Him?
He lives in my notebook…
And he’s all I want…
(instrumental fades out