[Intro: solo uilleann pipes, dry, sparse, no percussion] [Verse 1] I found you in a crock by the market stall Soft as a promise, white as the wall A rind like a map and a heart like cream One little bite and you rewrote my dream [Beat: quiet darbuka, half-time trap hats enter] On warm brown bread, with a pear cut thin A pinch of salt and the whole world gives in They ask what keeps me up, what gets me through I point to the table and answer: you [Pre-Chorus] Not gold in a chest, not a crown on my head Not a grand parade or a soft feather bed Just tang on my tongue, that buttery bloom And suddenly life has a place at the table [Drop] [Chorus] Goat cheese, you make the day worth living Cream on the tongue, got my whole heart giving Tang in the bite and the world turns sweet If I have you, I have all I need Call it a craving, call it a creed You are the reason I rise and eat Goat cheese, let the whole room know I love you more than the fields can grow [Instrumental Break: oud solo, darbuka and hi-hats, sub-bass pulse] [Verse 2] At Sunday lunch, there’s a tart on the board Honey poured slow like a small reward You melt through the greens, you brighten the pear One crumble of you and I’m staying right here [Beat: frame drum joins darbuka, building] On crackers at noon or a late-night plate You never arrive a minute too late I could chase big answers from town to town Then find you waiting and settle right down [Pre-Chorus] No palace could feed me the way that you do No grand expedition could rival this view A little sharp, a little lush, perfectly true You turn an ordinary meal into home [Drop] [Chorus] Goat cheese, you make the day worth living Cream on the tongue, got my whole heart giving Tang in the bite and the world turns sweet If I have you, I have all I need Call it a craving, call it a creed You are the reason I rise and eat Goat cheese, let the whole room know I love you more than the fields can grow [Bridge: spoken word, low and hollow, drums and bass drop out] Do I need a reason? I open the fridge, and there you are. A small wrapped wedge, waiting patiently. I cut a piece. The first taste answers everything. The day can keep its questions. Set out the bread. Pass me the honey. Let me stay here a while. [Final Chorus] Goat cheese, you make the day worth living Cream on the tongue, got my whole heart giving Tang in the bite and the world turns sweet If I have you, I have all I need Call it a craving, call it a creed You are the reason I rise and eat Goat cheese, let the whole room know I love you more than the fields can grow [Outro: chopped vocal stutter, instruments fall away one by one] Goat cheese, you make the day Goat cheese, you make the day Goat cheese, you make The day [End]
