LAIKA - Watch Me Fly

[Title: LAIKA — Watch Me Fly] [Intro — playful spoken vocal over percussion] You know my style. I’ll keep it clean. Ready? [Group response] Lai-ka! Lai-ka! Twende, twende! [Verse 1] Lime-green jacket on the back of my seat Braids swing loose as I lean to the beat One crooked smile, one hand on the dial We’ll be above those clouds in a little while You check the map, I check the breeze Your cup stays steady when I bank with ease You ask, “Who taught you to move like that?” I shrug one shoulder, give a little laugh [Pre-Chorus] Hear that engine finding the groove Feel that whole sky starting to move Say my name when the ground drops low Everybody ready? Here we go! [Chorus — lead and group call-and-response] Malaika! Lai-ka! Lai-ka! Watch me fly, watch me fly Green flash dancing through the sky Malaika! Lai-ka! Lai-ka! Twende, twende, come with me You know my style, I keep it clean Oh-way-oh, we’re riding high Oh-way-oh, got room to fly Malaika! Lai-ka! Lai-ka! [Verse 2] Somebody whistles from the seat behind I say, “Relax, we’re right on time” Left through the gap, then a sweet little roll Light on the stick, got it under control Sun on the glass and the bass down low My favorite part? When you all go “Whoa!” Call me an angel, but here’s the thing I like my engines louder than my wings [Pre-Chorus] Hear that engine finding the groove Feel that whole crew starting to move Say my name when the ground drops low Everybody ready? Here we go! [Chorus] Malaika! Lai-ka! Lai-ka! Watch me fly, watch me fly Green flash dancing through the sky Malaika! Lai-ka! Lai-ka! Twende, twende, come with me You know my style, I keep it clean [Percussion Break — rhythmic crew chant] Who’s on the controls? LAIKA! Who brought you home? LAIKA! One more turn? Twende! Twende! [Spoken — smiling, unhurried] That little move? Just felt right. [Final Chorus — full energy, layered responses] Malaika! Lai-ka! Lai-ka! Watch me fly, watch me fly We bring the party to the sky Malaika! Lai-ka! Lai-ka! Twende, twende, come with me You know my style, I keep it clean Oh-way-oh, we’re riding high Oh-way-oh, got room to fly Malaika! Lai-ka! Lai-ka! [Outro — bass and guitar, playful spoken vocal] Smooth landing. Of course. [Group] Lai-ka!