Time to Raise

stomp instrumental breakdown

(whispered)

…time to raise…

…time to raise…

stomp instrumental breakdown

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…time to raise…

…time to raise…

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Chorus

…it's time to raise! …it's time to raise!

Yeah, I said it's time to raise! [time to raise, time to raise]

Oh yeah, it's time to raise! [time to raise, time to raise]

Stack those commas, light those plays,

Yeah, I said it's time to raise!

Yo, it's time to raise! [time to raise, time to raise]

Oh, it's time to raise! [time to raise, time to raise]

Before the checks, before the craze,

Yeah, I said it's time to raise! [time to raise, time to raise]

Verse 1 (Fast flow, tight rhythm)

Suit the deck, fluff the stats,

Make those charts wear gold top hats.

We're not fakin'—we're curating truth,

In startup land, that's just the move.

I'm stacking zeros to the right of my checks,

Before the period—cash reflects.

The good kind, hangin' tight between commas,

Where founders live like startup dramas.

Decks are fire, slides are pure,

We're one more zero from secure.

Pre-Chorus (beat drops, building tension)

CAC's declining, LTV's climbing high,

Retention curves that touch the sky.

Burn rate managed, runway clear,

This is the quarter, this is the year.

Chorus

…it's time to raise! …it's time to raise!

Yeah, I said it's time to raise! [time to raise, time to raise]

Oh yeah, it's time to raise! [time to raise, time to raise]

Stack those commas, light those plays,

Yeah, I said it's time to raise!

Yo, it's time to raise! [time to raise, time to raise]

Oh, it's time to raise! [time to raise, time to raise]

Before the checks, before the craze,

Yeah, I said it's time to raise! [time to raise, time to raise]

Verse 2 (Intensity builds)

The lights go low, the nerves ignite,

We're pitching faith in pixel light.

Every breath, a battle won,

My slides are tight, but they're under the gun.

VC eyes like laser beams,

Cut through decks and shattered dreams.

Sweat drips down, the stakes are raised,

We're one "yes" from getting praised.

And when the silence fills the space—

I slam the line: "It's time to raise!"

Bridge (stripped back, spoken-word over minimal beat)

They say…

"What's your moat?"

I say, "Execution."

They say…

"What's your edge?"

I say, "Distribution."

They lean back.

They cross their arms.

They've heard it all before.

But then I flip to slide twenty-four…

(pause)

The one they can't ignore.

Verse 3 (Full energy returns)

My deck's a fuse, the Zoom is on,

Each slide explodes with practiced calm.

The graphs go up, the cash flows wide,

We sell conviction, not the ride.

Questions fire, I don't flinch,

My pitch is steel, not an inch.

They nod slow, their screens aglow,

This is theater—the funding show.

And as the call ends, what do I say—

I hit the mic: "It's time to raise!"

Breakdown (rap double-time)

Term-sheet-inbound-watch-it-land,

Cap-table-shifting-equity-planned,

Pro-rata-rights-and-board-seat-wars,

Preference-stacks-and-exit-doors,

Dilution-math-but-vision-stays,

We're-building-empires-not-just-plays,

Series-A-then-B-then-more,

Unicorn-dreams-we're-keeping-score,

Valuation-climbing-watch-it-soar,

Every-round-we-want-one-more!

Final Chorus (key change up, full production)

YEAH, I SAID IT'S TIME TO RAISE!

OH YEAH, IT'S TIME TO RAISE!

Stack those commas, light those plays,

YEAH, I SAID IT'S TIME TO RAISE!

YO, IT'S TIME TO RAISE! [time to raise, time to raise]

OH, IT'S TIME TO RAISE! [time to raise, time to raise]

Before the checks, after demo days,

YEAH, I SAID IT'S TIME TO RAISE! [time to raise, time to raise]

Stack it high and stack it wide,

Cash infusion, rocket ride!

From seed to series, chase the phase,

YEAH, I SAID IT'S TIME TO RAISE!

Outro (beat fades, confident delivery)

Slide deck closed.

Term sheet signed.

Wire transfer…

(pause)

Confirmed.

(whispered)

…time to raise…

…time to raise…

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