[Start] [Intro | isolated bass phrase] [low baritone whisper] You can hide it from me… Men bas la konnen. [Verse 1 | English | restrained confidence] We came in playing strangers With carefully chosen lines You kept your posture guarded I kept my pulse disguised Then one note moved beneath us And every cover slipped The bass exposed the answer Before it reached our lips [Pre-Chorus | gentle gospel rise] You can deny it I can pretend But when the low note lands We tell the truth again [Chorus | fixed bilingual pattern] Bas la konnen what we won’t admit Li pote verite nan chak ti beat Bas la konnen, nou pa ka kache When the low end drops, tout sekrè parèt [Post-Chorus | layered male responses] Bas la konnen… Oh, yes it knows… Nou pa ka kache… [Verse 2 | Haitian Creole | rhythmic chest voice] Nou antre tankou etranje Chak moun sere sekrè pa l Ou fè tankou w pa wè m Mwen fè tankou sa pa manyen m Bas la desann pi fon Tout mask nou yo tonbe atè Anvan bouch nou louvri Mizik la gentan konfese [Pre-Chorus | light rasp] Ou ka demanti Mwen ka fè sanblan Men lè bas la frape Nou di laverite ansanm [Chorus | fixed bilingual pattern] Bas la konnen what we won’t admit Li pote verite nan chak ti beat Bas la konnen, nou pa ka kache When the low end drops, tout sekrè parèt [Gouyad Break | bass isolated, whispered responses] Listen… Tande l… The bass knows… Bas la konnen… [Kompa Keyboard Solo | 12 bars] [Warm lead keyboard answers each bass phrase] [Short syncopated Kompa runs] [Melody gradually climbs while the bass remains dominant] [Resolve with a gospel-colored suspended chord] [No vocals] [Bridge | English | full gospel-rooted tone] No witness, no confession No story left to sell The groove may keep our secret But the bass will always tell [Final Chorus | full male harmonies] Bas la konnen what we won’t admit Li pote verite nan chak ti beat Bas la konnen, nou pa ka kache When the low end drops, tout sekrè parèt [Outro | low voice over final bass pulse] Ou pa bezwen di l… Bas la konnen. [End]
