[Intro: Rhodes piano, upright bass walk, 8 bars] [Verse 1] My mind's been running circles like a ceiling fan on low Not fast enough to cool me down, too fast to let it go I sit and watch the people move like scenes inside a film Everybody's got a place to be, and I'm just sitting still The sugar jar is half empty, or maybe it's half full Depends on what you're pouring in, depends on what you pull From all the conversations that you've had inside your head The ones you wish you'd spoken and the ones you wrote instead [Pre-Chorus] Slow it down, slow it down Let the noise become the background sound [Chorus] Espresso mind, running on a double shot of thoughts Tangled up in all the things I should and all I'm not But here beneath the ceiling and the soft electric light I let it go, I let it slow, espresso mind goodnight Espresso mind, take it easy for a while Trade the overthinking for a long and lazy smile [Verse 2] The couple at the corner booth is arguing again She's folding arms, he's folding napkins, neither one will bend The barista's drawing flowers in the foam with so much care Like little acts of beauty that she leaves for everywhere And me, I'm just an audience to all these tiny plays The dramas and the comedies of ordinary days I used to think I needed more to make me feel alive But now I think the secret is to simply just arrive [Pre-Chorus] Slow it down, slow it down Let the noise become the background sound [Chorus] Espresso mind, running on a double shot of thoughts Tangled up in all the things I should and all I'm not But here beneath the ceiling and the soft electric light I let it go, I let it slow, espresso mind goodnight Espresso mind, take it easy for a while Trade the overthinking for a long and lazy smile [Bridge] I don't need the answers right away Some questions taste better when they stay Unsolved, unfinished, open wide Like a book you keep beside your bedside The rain starts tapping on the roof And that's the only kind of proof I need to know that right now is enough That slowing down is not giving up [Chorus] Espresso mind, running on a double shot of thoughts Tangled up in all the things I should and all I'm not But here beneath the ceiling and the soft electric light I let it go, I let it slow, espresso mind goodnight [Outro: Rhodes piano solo, fading bass] Espresso mind… goodnight… Let it slow… let it slow… Mmm…
