[Intro]
(its muhidin again)(Benno)
(ding—ringtone ad-lib, soft piano hits)
(whisper) don't let them tell your story — si maana yao
[Verse 1]
They say a thousand things but they don't know your night
When you walk past, the room forgets how to breathe, lights go white
Your laugh buys back the hours I thought I'd never find
I keep the receipts of every moment when you gave me time
[Pre-Chorus]
Let them talk, let the rumors climb (let 'em climb)
I feel your pulse, I know your sign
In every crowd I'm holding truth inside —
That I'm the one who's buying you [Lift here — sustain to high A then slide to B, hold 4 beats]
(Ad-lib: gentle melisma on “buying you” — eeee-yeah)
[Chorus]
Mimi ndiye ninayenunua — hawataelewa (ni wewe tu) [falsetto on “ni wewe tu”]
I won't listen to the noise, it's just you I choose
If they say you sold yourself, tell them I'm the buyer now
Nataka tu kuwa na wewe, moyo wangu una moto — true
[Verse 2]
Wanaongea, lakini wataliona — si furaha yao, wanasubiri tu kuona
When whispers turn to winter, I bring you summer in my hands
Your shadow writes my name across the slowest lines of sand
Every scar becomes a map that leads me back to where you are
I follow every light you make, even when the world gets hard
[Pre-Chorus]
Let them talk, let the rumors climb (let 'em climb)
I trace your edges in the dark, I read where you align
In this game of chance I bet my heart and all I do —
That I'm the one who's buying you [Lift to high A/B — sustain; ad-lib runs after: A-A-B-C]
(Ad-lib suggestion: runs, slides into falsetto on “ni wewe tu, ni wewe tu”)
[Chorus]
Mimi ndiye ninayenunua — hawataelewa (ni wewe tu) [falsetto runs on “ni wewe tu”]
I won't listen to the noise, it's just you I choose
If they say you sold yourself, tell them I'm the buyer now
Nataka tu kuwa na wewe, moyo wangu una moto — true
[Bridge]
High notes flying like the stars above — climb two octaves, then melt into melisma on “a-a-above” [CLIMAX: climb over two octaves, then run down softly]
No verdict from outside can steal the city that you build in me
Malkia wa moyo wangu ni wewe — throne of breath, you keep my keys
(Ad-lib: soulful runs, reach a peak on “Malkia” then echo: "yaaa")
[Break — Vocal Run & Spoken]
(soft spoken) They can say what they want. Let them. We know the truth.
(Vocal run — slide up to high A, hold, whisper) ni wewe, ni wewe, ni wewe…
[Final Chorus]
Mimi ndiye ninayenunua — hawataelewa (ni wewe tu) [big belt, then falsetto ad-libs]
I won't listen to the noise, it's just you I choose
If they say you sold yourself, tell them I'm the buyer now
Nataka tu kuwa na wewe, moyo wangu una moto — forever true
[Outro]
(its muhidin again)(Benno)
(whisper, trailing) I bought your laughter, I bought your nights — I'm buying you always
(Ad-lib finale: layered falsetto “ni wewe tu… ni wewe tu… ni wewe” over warm keys, slow fade)
