Amber Witness

[Verse 1]
The Coopers Pale label's peeling in the heat,
9 p.m. on a Tuesday, Enmore street.
You're tracing the lines the condensation bleeds,
A silence so loud it's planting seeds.

[Chorus]
The pressure builds, the glass begins to sing,
A note held too long, a high and fragile thing.
(Vocal chops and soaring wordless melody over drop)

[Verse 2]
Your phone screen glows with a name I can't quite read,
His thumb hovers over 'send' with nervous speed.
You whisper, "Just say it. I'm begging you, please."
A hairline crack runs silent through the peace.

[Chorus]
The pressure builds, the glass begins to sing,
A note held too long, a high and fragile thing.
(Vocal chops and soaring wordless melody over drop)

[Bridge]
One drop of sweat slides down my neck of brown,
The moment the tectonic plate goes down.

[Outro]
Left me half-full on the table top,
An aftershock waiting for the final drop.