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Syra wanted to perform a song that touched on her uninhibited side. We knew going in that the song had to have something special in order to make it work the right way. Our goal was to create a club track that was both fun and more empowering than degrading. Striking that balance in the lyrics and delivery took some work ( we logged 72 hours in the studio just record the vocals).
The end result was a song that, we feel, tells the story of a young lady who decides to let her hair down in the club and do her own thing.
Another side note: The feature rapper on this song is me, Brian K. I was a reluctant guest on this rap for two reasons; (1) I am not a performer in the least bit nor do I have the desire to do much more than write and produce. (2) I don't use profanity in my normal life.
Those are two things I had to get over in order for this song to come across the right way. The song was recorded entirely at On 2 Productions Studio in St. Louis, Mo. and mastered in New York city by Ed Vinatea. Enjoy.

Tonight I Am
Syra

Ladies in the club put your dogs on a leash
Better take ‘em while you got ‘em
Cause tonight I am a freak
Flirtin’ with the man so he spin my song
Got my pants just right so they could see my thong
feeling like I’m full but I aint drank nothin’
dancin’ ‘gainst the wall like I wanna do somethin’
get low, get low get low wit it
Now I’m moving like I wanna sweep the floor wit it
Get up, giddy up, get it up , now
Make a nig…wish that he can be your pole now
Leave imprerssions in his pants like a door knob
Make him want to try to hide it with his shirt now
now look over your shoulder, make the face, face, face
Like it’s early in the morning, kinda face face, face
Like this pepper’s so hot kinda face face face
Like you better not stop kinda face face face

I probably wouldn’t do it but tonight I am
I couldn’t get into it but tonight I am
You never would have seen it but tonight I am
Tonight I am

Tonight I am your freak
Tonight I am your damn girl
Tonight I am your oil it up
Tonight I am your lifestyle
Tonight I am that get it get get get get it girl
That get it get get get it girl
That sound that you hearing is a clap clap clap
That sound that you hearing is a clap clap clap clap

don’t care if you be looking and you think it’s wrong
don’t like what I’m doing you can get the hell on
don’t try to tell me it’s because you care for me
and you’re concerned about my image and you’re there for me
now if you really wanna help then clear the floor for me
so that fine man there can get a dance with me
now watch him get twisted like a washing machine
now listen to the crowd go “damn, he’s clean”
ladies in the club show ‘em what’s in your past
make it slo mo and then the image will last
put it up on him hard but not too fast
now take an inventory of his pocket with you ass
keys? Check! Phone? Check! Cash? Check!
Ooh! Check!
Are you good with that? Gone show ‘em what’s your talent
Are you good with that? Gone show ‘em what’s your talent



I probably wouldn’t do it but tonight I am
I couldn’t get into it but tonight I am
You never would have seen it but tonight I am
Tonight I am

Tonight I am your freak
Tonight I am your Damn girl
Tonight I am your oil it up
Tonight I am your lifestyle
Tonight I am that get it get get get get it girl
That get it get get get it girl
That sound that you hearing is a clap clap clap
That sound that you hearing is a clap clap clap clap

(break)


look how you doin’ that thing in this club
you dancin’ on them so good that they mistake it for love, girl
part time players throwing you stacks
but you so damn independent you be throwing it back
I think you need somebody deep in your life
And not the psychological but the physical type
I see you teasin’ everybody, but you focused on me
Just keep keep your eyes on the prize, cause tonight you’ll be my freak

Uh, you wanna make me say damn girl
Uh, and then you gonna let me oil it up
Uh, I’m gonna put on that lifestyle
and girl you know that you can get it, get it
yeah you know that you can get it get it
And when I smack that…you make it clap clap clap
And when I smack that…you make it clap clap clap

Tonight I am your freak
Tonight I am your Damn girl
Tonight I am your oil it up
Tonight I am your lifestyle
Tonight I am that get it get get get get it girl
That get it get get get it girl
That sound that you hearing is a clap clap clap
That sound that you hearing is a clap clap clap clap


Produced by Brian K & Mark J for On 2 Productions
All rights reserved (ASCAP)
©2008
Mastered in New York City by Edward Vinatea.