Joanie Strydom

By Joanie Strydom

[Verse 1]
Times are changing, we’re not afraid
Carved our story in the steps we made
Every moment’s ours to claim
Nothing borrowed, nothing the same

[Pre-Chorus]
Hands are rising, voices too
This is the power breaking through

[Chorus]
Ahh, ahh — we shine because we choose
No one here’s afraid to lose
Ahh, ahh — we’re brighter than the rules
We shine, we shine — because we choose

[Verse 2]
Take the silence, turn it to sound
Every lost thing can be found
Calling louder, the truth is clear
We belong, we’re standing here

[Pre-Chorus]
Hands are rising, voices too
This is the power breaking through

[Chorus]
Ahh, ahh — we shine because we choose
No one here’s afraid to lose
Ahh, ahh — we’re brighter than the rules
We shine, we shine — because we choose

[Bridge]
Not by chance, not by fate
We decide, it’s not too late
Every dream we make our own
Standing tall, we’ve always known

[Final Chorus (big repeats + ad-libs)]
Ahh, ahh — we shine because we choose
No one here’s afraid to lose
Ahh, ahh — forever breaking through
We shine, we shine — because we choose

By Joanie Strydom

[Verse1]
In the ice cold where I roam,
Hearts collide, it feels like home,
With every pulse, I break away,
Chasing hears that dare to sway.

[Pre-Chorus]
A storm of whispers in my veins,
Unruly thoughts, I feel the change,
Can’t contain what’s born to fly,
Adrenaline ignites the sky.

[Chorus]
I'm untamed, hear my voice,
Rising high, I make my choice,
Every echo, loud and clear,
Untamed, just the truth you see.
(I’m untamed)Can you feel the surge, the fire?
(I’m untamed)Setting hearts and souls afire!

[Verse2]
Underneath the moonlit tide,
Where secrets swirl and love can’t hide,
I scream my truth, can’t hold it back,
The world ignites, we’ll never crack.

[Pre-Chorus]
In the chaos, I find my way,
A fever dream, I won't decay,
With every heartbeat, breaking chains,
Living loud, no room for shame.

[Chorus]
I'm untamed, hear my voice,
Rising high, I make my choice,
Every echo, loud and clear,
untamed, just the truth of me.
(I’m untamed)Can you feel the surge, the fire?
(I’m untamed)Setting hearts and souls afire!

[Bridge]
Untamed, I'm soaring higher, In the wild, I’m fuelled by fire.

[Chorus]
I'm untamed, hear my voice,
Rising high, I make my choice,
Every echo, wild and free,
Untamed, just the truth of me.
(I’m untamed)Can you feel the surge, the fire?
(I’m untamed)Setting hearts and souls afire!

By Joanie Strydom

[Verse1]
In the ice cold where I roam,
Hearts collide, it feels like home,
With every pulse, I break away,
Chasing hears that dare to sway.

[Pre-Chorus]
A storm of whispers in my veins,
Unruly thoughts, I feel the change,
Can’t contain what’s born to fly,
Adrenaline ignites the sky.

[Chorus]
I'm untamed, hear my voice,
Rising high, I make my choice,
Every echo, loud and clear,
Untamed, just the truth you see.
(I’m untamed)Can you feel the surge, the fire?
(I’m untamed)Setting hearts and souls afire!

[Verse2]
Underneath the moonlit tide,
Where secrets swirl and love can’t hide,
I scream my truth, can’t hold it back,
The world ignites, we’ll never crack.

[Pre-Chorus]
In the chaos, I find my way,
A fever dream, I won't decay,
With every heartbeat, breaking chains,
Living loud, no room for shame.

[Chorus]
I'm untamed, hear my voice,
Rising high, I make my choice,
Every echo, loud and clear,
untamed, just the truth of me.
(I’m untamed)Can you feel the surge, the fire?
(I’m untamed)Setting hearts and souls afire!

[Bridge]
Untamed, I'm soaring higher, In the wild, I’m fuelled by fire.

[Chorus]
I'm untamed, hear my voice,
Rising high, I make my choice,
Every echo, wild and free,
Untamed, just the truth of me.
(I’m untamed)Can you feel the surge, the fire?
(I’m untamed)Setting hearts and souls afire!

By Wilhelmina Scott [Joanie Strydom]

[Verse 1]
I wrote your name in the window frost
Letters fading like the time we lost
A waltz we danced when the world stood still
Now the silence come, but it never will

[Pre-Chorus]
“Darling,” you whispered, “don’t forget the stars”
Now I hear static where your good nights are

[Chorus]
Somewhere in the static, I still hear you sing
Wearing yesterday like an old wedding ring
Your voice, a tune from a ragtime dream
Spinning ‘round my head like a faded memory

[Verse 2]
Found your letter in a sepia frame
Paper soft with a forgotten name
The ink still cries like a lonely tune
One more night beneath a silent moon

[Pre-Chorus]
“Darling,” you whispered, “don’t forget the stars”
Now I hear static where your good nights are

[Chorus]
Somewhere in the static, I still hear you sing
Wearing yesterday like an old wedding ring
Your voice, a tune from a ragtime dream
Spinning ‘round my head like a phonograph scream

[Verse 3]
You’re a ghost on a vinyl wave
Crooning from a world I couldn’t save
Hands in mine like a fading chord
from mixtape magic, then it got ignored

[Pre-Chorus]
“Darling,” you whispered, “don’t forget the stars”
Now I hear static where your good nights are

[Chorus]
Somewhere in the static, I still hear you sing
Wearing yesterday like an old wedding ring
Your voice, a tune from a ragtime dream
Spinning ‘round my head like a phonograph scream

Addicted to the Pulse
by Joanie Strydom


[Intro – Male Rap]
Step in the zone, feel the tension rise
Locked on the beat, no compromise
We ride the surge, the floor’s alive
Groove in the blood, electric drive

[Chorus – Female Vocal]
I'm addicted to the pulse, can't sit still
Heartbeat racing, got time to kill
Each step, like a dream I ride
Lost in the sound, can't hide this high
I'm addicted to the pulse, don’t let go
Under these lights, we steal the show
Turn it up, let the feeling ignite
Addicted to the pulse, touch the night

[Verse 1 – Male Rap + Echo]
Beat drops heavy, I move with grace
(Echo: grace…)
Silhouettes burn in a glowing space
No rules here, just bass and flow
(Echo: flow…)
Take the floor, let the fever grow

[Pre-Chorus – Female Vocal]
Ooh, this moment is ours to break
Crowds vibe when the speakers shake

[Bridge – Male Rap + Echo]
Fever rising, spin it loud
One more drop and we shake the crowd
(Echo: Oh-oh-oh electric skies…)
Bass hits deep and the night won’t close
We’re alive when the beat explodes

[Final Chorus – Female Vocal + Ad-libs]
I'm addicted to the pulse, can't sit still
(Ad-lib: Can’t stop, won’t stop…)
Heartbeat racing, got time to kill
(Ad-lib: Feel it rise…)
Each step, like a dream I ride
(Ad-lib: Come alive…)
Lost in the sound, can't hide this high
I'm addicted to the pulse, don’t let go
(Ad-lib: Turn it up…)
Under these lights, we steal the show
(Ad-lib: Let it flow…)
Turn it up, let the feeling ignite
(Ad-lib: All night, we touch the sky…)
Addicted to the pulse — we survive!

“Glimmerbomb Glow”
Pop-Rock / Beat-Driven Groove / Attitude-heavy
By Wilhelmina Scott [Joanie Strydom]


[Intro – whispered, moody]
Uh-huh…
Yeah…
It’s in the glow…
Not the show...

[Verse 1 ]
She moves like a scene in slow motion
Smoke-trail sway, got rhythm and devotion
Lip gloss loaded, gum on her heel
She bends the night like it’s made of steel

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Got a pulse like a back-room deal
Every moves got that Ferris wheel feel
She don't chase, she draws the map
Silver tongue with a velvet trap

[Chorus – beat-driven]
She’s got that glimmer bomb glow
(boom boom — slow burn, high low)
She’s all hush and—
Yee-ee… Zazz!
Slick like thunder, gone in a flash
That glimmer bomb glow
(heart on tilt, head on throw)
Can’t hold fire in a cocktail glass
But she lit me up with—
Whoa… Zazz!

[Verse 2]
Eyes like a rerun nobody aired
Talks like a rumor too good to be dared
Doesn’t pose — she overrides
Left me rewired on both sides

[Pre-Chorus 2]
She don’t text back — she telegraphs
With red nails and cyan laughs
I leaned in, forgot my name
She whispered rules, then broke the game

[Chorus – repeat]
She’s got that glimmer bomb glow
(boom boom — slow burn, high low)
She’s all hush and—
Yee-ee… Zazz!
Slick like thunder, gone in a flash
That glimmer bomb glow
(heart on tilt, head on throw)
Can’t hold fire in a cocktail glass
But she lit me up with—
Whoa… Zazz!

[Bridge – stripped beat, sultry vocal rhythm]
No script — no rewind
Just one night in double time
She said, "It ain’t love, just design…”
Then kissed the beat and left the line

[Final Chorus – with echo/stacked vocals]
She’s got that glimmer bomb glow
(boom boom — glow, glow)
She’s all hush and—
Yee-ee… Zazz!
(yeah, that’s it)

That glimmer bomb glow
(heart on tilt, head on throw)
Can’t hold fire in a cocktail glass
But she lit me up with—
Whoa… Zazz!


[Outro – fading]
Ooooooh…
Zazz...
Zazz...
And she’s gone...

Name yourself
By Joanie strydom

[Verse 1]
I see the way you hide
Like you’re not worth the fight,
light up the room ,let yourself shine
that glow’s gonna knock ‘em all blind

[Pre-Chorus Build]
If I would ask you to name all the things you love (yeah—)
I hope the first thing you say is yourself (WHOOO!)

[Chorus]
You’re my sky, you’re my fire,
you’re my midnight run
The wild in my blood
when the night’s just begun
Don’t you dare look down,
you’re the best I’ve found
The whole world stops
when you’re around
(whoaa)

[Verse 2]
You’ve been dancing in storms like you don’t feel the rain
But you’re stronger than the thunder, you can break every chain
Every flaw that you think’s just a weight you can’t lift
the reason you’re the magic that I’ll never forget

[Pre-Chorus Build]
If I would ask you to name all the things you love (yeah—)
I hope the first thing you say is yourself (WHOAA)
[Chorus]
You’re my sky, you’re my fire,
you’re my midnight run
The wild in my blood
when the night’s just begun
Don’t you dare look down,
you’re the best I’ve found
The whole world stops when you’re around
(whoaa)

[Bridge Breakdown / Crowd Moment]
Name it, name it — say it out loud
Say your name, let’s make it proud
Name it, name it — shout it tonight
You’re the reason the stars take flight
(WHOOO!)

[Final Chorus Double Energy]
You’re my sky, you’re my fire,
you’re my midnight run
The wild in my blood
when the night’s just begun
Don’t you dare look down,
you’re the best I’ve found
The whole world stops when you’re around
(WHOAA WHOAA)

[Outro Fade with Echoes]
If I would ask you…
...all the things you love (oh-oh…)
I hope the first thing you say is yourself
(WHOAA!)

Spinning wheel
By Wilhelmina Scott [Joanie Strydom]

[Verse]
With every push of a button
We dare to dream
A synthetic rush
A glittering scheme
Four or five glasses
Fogging our minds
Cigarettes linger
Like secrets unrefined

[Chorus]
Building intensity
Hearts out of control
In the spin of the wheel
We lose our soul
We sit in our boredom
A flicker of light
Wasting our moments in endless late nights

[Verse 2]
Neon reflections
They dance on our skin
Chasing illusions
We’ll never begin
A carousel turning
With nowhere to go
The faster we spin
The less we know

[Bridge]
(Ooh-yeah!) Lights are flashing
Pulling us in
(Ooh-yeah!) Hearts are racing
We can’t begin
We’re caught in a cycle
We can’t escape
(Ooh-yeah!) A hollow rhythm
A mirrored shape

[Chorus]
Building intensity
Hearts out of control
In the spin of the wheel
We lose our soul
We sit in our boredom
A flicker of light
Wasting our moments in endless late nights

[Verse 3]
Spinning in circles
Lost in the haze
Time slips away in this glowing maze
We’re chasing a feeling
But it’s out of sight
Caught in the current of synthetic nights