[Start] [Intro | low voice, close to microphone] One inch… Se tout sa m mande. [Verse 1 | English | warm restrained tone] You stand within my reach Still leaving room to breathe The space between our bodies Keeps pulling underneath No need for explanations No reason to pretend Just lean into the movement Let the distance find its end [Pre-Chorus | gentle gospel rise] If I reach… Will you stay? Let the guitar guide you One inch my way [Chorus | full tone, fixed bilingual pattern] Yon pous pi pre, come close to me Kite mizik la fè rès la Yon pous pi pre, dousman avè m Let the distance disappear [Post-Chorus | layered male harmonies] Pi pre… Pi pre… Dousman avè m… [Verse 2 | Haitian Creole | rhythmic chest voice] Ou kanpe devan mwen Mwen tande kè w ap bat Chak mouvman ou fè Fè distans lan fonn nèt Pa chèche lòt pawòl Mwen konprann siy ou fè Kite mizik la mennen Jiskaske ou rive jwenn mwen [Pre-Chorus | light rasp] Si m lonje men m… Èske w ap rete? Kite gita a rele w Vin pi pre mwen [Chorus | full tone, fixed bilingual pattern] Yon pous pi pre, come close to me Kite mizik la fè rès la Yon pous pi pre, dousman avè m Let the distance disappear [Gouyad Break | call and response] [Lead] Yon pous… [Harmonies] Pi pre… [Lead] Pa fè bak… [Harmonies] Vin jwenn mwen… [Bridge | English | controlled gospel lift] No promises, no questions Only rhythm, only truth Every inch becomes an answer When I’m moving close to you [Pause | breath] Come close… [Final Chorus | rich harmonies, tasteful run on final word] Yon pous pi pre, come close to me Kite mizik la fè rès la Yon pous pi pre, dousman avè m Let the distance disappear [Outro | intimate, clean ending] One inch… Se tout sa m mande. Yon pous pi pre… [End]
