STAY YOU

STAY YOU

Rock Duet — Male × Female

[INTRO — FEMALE | Soft, atmospheric guitar]
When the world gets loud…
And you can't hear your own voice…
Remember…
You still have a choice.

[MALE | Guitar riff enters]
Yeah!
I’m still here!

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[VERSE 1 — MALE]
They told me I should change my name,
Hide my scars and forget my pain.
“Be like them, and you'll be alright,”
But I never felt alive inside.

I wore a mask just to fit their frame,
Lost my fire, forgot my name.
Then something inside began to scream—
“Wake up! This is YOUR dream!”

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[VERSE 2 — FEMALE]
I know that feeling, I've been there too,
Smiling outside while breaking through.
They drew a picture of who I'd be,
But they never asked what I wanted to see.

I tried to become their perfect girl,
Tried to make sense of a twisted world.
Then I heard my heartbeat say—
“You don't have to throw yourself away.”

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[PRE-CHORUS — MALE → FEMALE]

MALE:
If the sky comes crashing down—

FEMALE:
I'll be standing on the ground.

MALE:
If the darkness calls my name—

FEMALE:
I'll walk through the flames.

BOTH:
No more running, no more lies…
Tonight we open our eyes!

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[CHORUS — BOTH | HUGE ROCK]

BOTH:
STAY YOU!
When the whole world tries to change you!
STAY TRUE!
When they say your dreams will break you!

Let the thunder crash!
Let the whole world shake!
You were never born to live
Somebody else's way!

MALE:
STAY YOU!

FEMALE:
Even when you're standing alone!

BOTH:
STAY YOU!
Build your future like a stone!

Through the fire!
Through the blue!
Through everything you go through—

DON'T LOSE YOU!

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[POST-CHORUS — BOTH]

Whoa-oh-oh-oh!
Whoa-oh-oh-oh!

FEMALE:
まだ終わらない!
(Mada owaranai — It isn't over yet!)

MALE:
I'm still alive!

BOTH:
STAY YOU!

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[VERSE 3 — MALE | FAST ROCK]
I've been knocked down, I've been broken,
Had a thousand words left unspoken.
Every scar that I carry tonight
Is another reason I learned how to fight.

I don't need your crown!
I don't need your throne!
I built this heart
With my hands alone!

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[VERSE 4 — FEMALE | POWERFUL]
I've cried where nobody could see,
Questioned who I was supposed to be.
But every tear that fell that night
Turned into fuel for another fight.

You can call me crazy,
You can call me weak,
But you don't get to tell me
Who I'm supposed to be!

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[DUET BUILD — CALL & RESPONSE]

MALE:
Who am I?

FEMALE:
You're the one who survived!

MALE:
Who are you?

FEMALE:
I'm the one still alive!

MALE:
What if we fall?

FEMALE:
Then we'll rise!

MALE:
What if they laugh?

FEMALE:
Let them try!

BOTH:
WE KNOW WHO WE ARE!

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[BREAKDOWN — HEAVY GUITARS]

MALE:
I AM NOT YOUR SHADOW!

FEMALE:
I AM NOT YOUR DREAM!

MALE:
I AM NOT THE PERSON—

FEMALE:
YOU WANTED ME TO BE!

BOTH:
I KNOW WHO I AM!

Guitar hit.

BOTH:
I KNOW WHO I AM!

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[BRIDGE — FEMALE | Emotional]

If tomorrow takes everything,
If all the lights disappear,
I'll remember every moment
That brought me here.

MALE:
And if I'm standing in the darkness,
With nobody by my side—

FEMALE:
I'll remind you of your heartbeat—

BOTH:
You're still alive!

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[FINAL CHORUS — BOTH | FULL BAND + HIGH VOCALS]

STAY YOU!
When the whole world tries to change you!
STAY TRUE!
Let nobody rearrange you!

Let the thunder crash!
Let the whole world shake!
Every scar, every tear—
Is a part of what you became!

MALE:
STAY YOU!

FEMALE:
Even when you're standing alone!

BOTH:
STAY YOU!
You can build your own throne!

Through the fire!
Through the blue!
Through the night!

MALE:
I'll fight!

FEMALE:
I'll fight!

BOTH:
WE'LL FIGHT!

Whatever happens—

DON'T LOSE YOU!

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[FINAL POST-CHORUS — ANTHEMIC]

FEMALE:
Oh-oh-oh!

MALE:
Keep running!

FEMALE:
Oh-oh-oh!

MALE:
Keep fighting!

BOTH:
Even when the world puts you through—

STAY YOU!

FEMALE:
この道を行く
(Kono michi o iku — I'll walk this road.)

MALE:
No matter where it takes me—

BOTH:
I'LL STAY TRUE!

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[OUTRO — CLEAN GUITAR]

FEMALE:
When you forget who you are…

MALE:
Listen to your heart.

BOTH, softly:
Stay you…

MALE:
Stay true…

FEMALE:
Stay alive…

BOTH:
STAY YOU.