[Start] [Intro | fragile baritone] I’m still here… But without you… Mwen pa konplè. [Verse 1 | Haitian Creole | vulnerable chest voice] Mwen toujou fè sa m dwe Mwen reponn lè yo rele Men tout bagay rete mwatye Depi ou pa la avè m Mizik la toujou jwe Men li pa jwenn dènye nòt Ou te nòt ki t ap kenbe Tout akò m yo ansanm [Pre-Chorus | restrained gospel rise] Lavi a pa sispann Men li pèdi koulè l Mwen toujou egziste Men mwen pa konplè [Chorus | fixed bilingual pattern] San ou mwen pa konplè I’m still alive, but I’m not living San ou mwen pa konplè You’re the part of me that’s missing [Post-Chorus | aching male harmonies] Mwen manke w… Mwen manke nou… I miss us… [Verse 2 | English | intimate delivery] I can answer every question I can finish every task I can stand among the people Behind a practiced laugh Every victory feels smaller Every song stays unresolved I can carry on without you I just don’t call it living [Pre-Chorus | light rasp] Life hasn’t stopped But all the color left I still exist I’m just not complete [Chorus | fixed bilingual pattern] San ou mwen pa konplè I’m still alive, but I’m not living San ou mwen pa konplè You’re the part of me that’s missing [Gouyad Interlude | stripped-back bass and organ] If you hear me… Si ou tande m… I’m still here… Mwen toujou la… [Kompa Keyboard Solo | 16 bars] [Yearning Kompa lead keyboard quotes the chorus melody] [Long expressive notes followed by restrained melodic runs] [Gentle call-and-response with gospel organ chords] [Resolve into a fragile suspended harmony] [No vocals] [Bridge | full gospel-rooted tone] I know the world will keep on turning I know I’ll carry what remains But surviving isn’t living When my greatest love is gone [Pause] Mwen bezwen nou… [Final Chorus | emotional male harmonies] San ou mwen pa konplè I’m still alive, but I’m not living San ou mwen pa konplè You’re the part of me that’s missing [Outro | nearly unaccompanied] I can carry on… I just don’t call it living. San ou… Mwen pa konplè. [End]
