[Verse 1] A small pause in the room Not empty, just in between My tea goes cold in my hand And I look at him, then I lean So what kind of chicken sandwich? Why did I even ask that? He doesn’t blink, doesn’t flinch Just hands it back [Pre-Chorus] Minced chicken in the middle With mayo, maybe gravy “I haven’t thought it through” He says it like it saves me Oh—no, I said it fast I’m staying here tonight But the sentence keeps on turning Under my tongue like wire [Chorus] Baguettine, baguettine It sounds too clean for me Baguettine, baguettine Like a plan I can’t complete Eighty years and a wedding Still I don’t know what I mean Baguettine, baguettine Let the pause stay in between (in between) [Verse 2] I say Rotterdam out loud Like I’m placing down a card Six years since Germany That old debt hits hard It’s not about the cousin Not the church, not the seat It’s the shape of what I owe And what I keep beneath He hears the line go crooked But he doesn’t pull it apart He lets the structure stand there Like it knows its part [Pre-Chorus] A family name, a promise A table set in white I keep my face composed But something in me shifts in light He asks me, softly, “The wedding?” I shake my head and breathe The cousin’s not even close Still it follows me [Chorus] Baguettine, baguettine It sounds too clean for me Baguettine, baguettine Like a plan I can’t complete Eighty years and a wedding Still I don’t know what I mean Baguettine, baguettine Let the pause stay in between (in between) [Bridge] The cabin holds its silence Like a steady open palm No need to force the answer No need to call it calm I take another sip slow Let the tea go down Some things don’t need a verdict Some things just hang around [Final Chorus] Baguettine, baguettine It sounds too clean for me Baguettine, baguettine Like a plan I can’t complete Eighty years and a wedding Still I don’t know what I mean Baguettine, baguettine Let the pause stay in between (in between)
