Porcelain Coast

[Verse 1]
"You let the Tregothnan steep for four."
The heat ghosts the glass over Maria Hernandez Park.
"Not a second more," you trace it on my arm.
I watch the color bleed, a tide against the dark.

[Chorus]
This coast in my throat
Just an echo
It's just an echo

[Verse 2]
"Your mother used a different cup," you say.
This one has a chip, a hairline of gray.
It tastes of river grit and salt from yesterday,
A memory the city tries to wash away.

[Chorus]
This coast in my throat
Just an echo
It's just an echo

[Bridge]
Two sugars, then the spoon against the side.
A quiet bell to say I haven't lied.

[Chorus]
This coast in my throat
Just an echo
It's just an echo now

[Outro]
The twelve-oh-three rattles the floor.
You don't say a word anymore.