Glass Ceiling Records

Trust the Process — GCR Song Profile

Song Title: Trust the Process
Artist: Protyus
Release Context: A Gen Z Dubstep Square Dance that fuses traditional caller structure with slang‑soaked banter, rave‑drop physics, and communal choreography. It sits in your “joy‑chaos alchemy” arc — the songs that turn generational absurdity into collective movement.
Core Themes: intergenerational remixing, communal play, structured chaos, belonging, dance‑floor storytelling
Emotional Function: Lowers defenses through humor and novelty, then pulls listeners into synchronized motion — a nervous‑system reset disguised as a joke that becomes a ritual.

Survivor Literacy Lens:

Signal: “We can learn new steps together, even if none of us know what we’re doing.”
System: The choreography of trust — how bodies coordinate, misfire, recover, and re‑enter rhythm as a group.
Repair: Replacing perfectionism with play, and replacing isolation with shared movement.

Why It Resonates:
Listeners feel the collision of worlds — old‑school square dance calls, Gen Z slang, dubstep drops, and chaotic friendship energy. It becomes a communal inside joke that anyone can join, a dance‑floor invitation that says: you don’t have to know the steps to belong here.

For New Listeners:
This track shows the “absurdist community‑building” side of your catalog — the songs that use humor, rhythm, and choreography to create instant connection between strangers.

Best For:

parties where no one knows each other yet
road trips with chaotic friends
dance‑floor resets when the vibe needs a hard left turn

GCR Notes:
The call‑and‑response structure functions like a social glue. The anti‑drop and massive bass drop turn the choreography into a narrative arc, making the track feel like a miniature story told through movement, mischief, and collective trust.

Lyrics

"What, What, What is happening in here?"
"Ok, just hear me out. What if something was for old people, but it was D L bussin'"
"Sounds Ohio"
"Trust the process, Fam"
"For real"
"Will you be my partner"
(trust the process, trust the process, trust the process)

"Bow to your partner" (Hey! That's me!)
"Bow to your corner" (That's the other way)

"Circle Left" 
Now we walk around, follow that couple until your home is found

"Allemande Left"
Connect left hands with your corner and turn in a circle

"Do-Si-Do"
Then step around your partner in a circle

"Right and left Grand"
You walk one way and your partner walks another
Until you find your way back to each other
As you strut against the grain
Hands left and right will weave your way

"Now promenade left"
Now we walk together around to the left
Like a pinwheel spinning making light reflect

"Now single file promenade"
We all keep going around the same track
With one partner in front and one in the back

"Now allemande left"
Grab your corner spin around
It's alright to make laughing sounds

"Now, Do Si Do your Partner"
Face each other and then step around
Still face the way you were, but throw in a little boogie bounce

"Swing your partner high and low"
We pose like we're walzing and spin around
And we don't stop untill we hear the next shout

"Lefts go in to the middle, and back to the bar" ("That's you")
"Rights go in to the middle to make a star" ("That's me")
("You make this look like it comes naturally,")
("Not me you're the one who slays")

"Rip that star and swing"
 Bring back the boogie that you swung around before
Keep spinning around until you count to four
("I'm not sure I counted right")
("I'm sure it'll be fine)

"Promenade to the left"
("D L fire?")
("D L fire!")

"Now single file"

"Now Swing your partner round and round
Promenade home, don't hit the ground."

[Anti-Drop]
"Hey, Thanks for inviting me."
"Thanks for trusting the process"

[Pre-Drop Build]
[Huge Bass Drop]

Allemande Left

Do Si Do

Promenade back to home