Tea for No One / 誰のための紅茶 by Veko

[Intro – Vintage stride style jazz piano, warm vinyl, footsteps on old wood floor]

[china clinking softly - cups placed on saucers - teapot set down]]

[humming 40s-style melody]
hmm... hmm hmm...

[stirring spoon - ting ting ting]
はい…お茶の時間です。
A lovely day for Tea, yes

[Verse 1 – Warm jazz, brushed drums enter, speak-singing style, cheerful preparation]
Silver polished, napkins pressed,
every detail at its best
お茶の準備… steam is rising,
お菓子 arranged, quite appetizing

[clock ticks in rhythm with jazz]
Three o'clock, the perfect hour,
fresh-cut roses, every flower
standing straight, no petals wrong…
I’ve been waiting oh so long

[small laugh, soft and gentle]
They’ll be so pleased when they arrive.
I’ve made everything perfect…
as always

[Transition – Music continues, clock chimes three times]

[three soft chimes. then silence]
…strange.
They’re usually so prompt

[footsteps to the door - old hinges creak]

[pause]
Ah...
of course.
There you are
Please, come in…

[chair scraped out – hollow wooden echo]
How wonderful you look today
お客様... please, sit down.

[pouring tea sound, steady stream, faint steam hiss]

[piano continues, but now a faint ghost-reverb bleeds at the edges]

[Verse 2 – Same jazz melody, but haunted and hollow]
The kettle sighs, I pour the tea,
each cup filled just right, you see.
Darjeeling for you... どうぞ,
and chamomile for dear Sue

[cup placed - delicate clink]
My, such stories you all bring…
how you make this old heart sing
The roses look lovely, don't they?
そうですね... yes, I thought so too.

[clock ticks but rhythm slightly off now]
どうぞ、もっと召し上がれ。
Oh there is so much to sharé~
もう一杯... there's always more.

[vinyl crackle thickens, jazz bass detunes a quarter-step]

[Instrumental Break – Jazz piano solo with wrongness creeping in]

[piano solo falters—one wrong note, quickly corrected]

[cup clinks as percussion - ting ting clink clink]

[vinyl crackle swells, bass warps slightly then steadies but sounds aged, distant]

[Bridge – Reality Flickers, Jazz Warps]

[piano softens–held chord  detuned]

[vinyl crackle widens, room tone becomes hollow]
待って… wait…
How long have I been here?
いつから…? Since when?
The light… hasn’t changed at all…

[teacup touched, porcelain clink, faint echo]
ただここに座っている、
何度も同じ夢を見る。
Just sitting here…
dreaming the same dream again and again.
客はいない…
分かっている…
I know… there are no guests…
なのに “いる” と言ってしまう。
And yet… my mouth says “you’re here.”

[pouring sound resumes, looping softly]
どうぞ... another cup?
Of course, you never refuse

[gentle chuckle, cup clink]
Such delightful company...
永遠に... forever, just us three

私は一人じゃない、
決して一人にはならない。
I’m not alone…
I will never be alone.
[starts humming again—same melody as the intro, but slower, trance-like]
hmm… hmm hmm…
[teacup pouring repeats looping]

[Instrumental Outro – Jazz rises once, then dissolves into distant crackle]
[piano softens, motif fading like a memory replaying itself]
[vinyl hiss remains a moment longer, then disappears]

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[Intro – Vintage stride style jazz piano, warm vinyl, footsteps on old wood floor] [china clinking softly - cups placed on saucers - teapot set down]] [humming 40s-style melody] hmm... hmm hmm... [stirring spoon - ting ting ting] はい…お茶の時間です。 A lovely day for Tea, yes [Verse 1 – Warm jazz, brushed drums enter, speak-singing style, cheerful preparation] Silver polished, napkins pressed, every detail at its best お茶の準備… steam is rising, お菓子 arranged, quite appetizing [clock ticks in rhythm with jazz] Three o'clock, the perfect hour, fresh-cut roses, every flower standing straight, no petals wrong… I’ve been waiting oh so long [small laugh, soft and gentle] They’ll be so pleased when they arrive. I’ve made everything perfect… as always [Transition – Music continues, clock chimes three times] [three soft chimes. then silence] …strange. They’re usually so prompt [footsteps to the door - old hinges creak] [pause] Ah... of course. There you are Please, come in… [chair scraped out – hollow wooden echo] How wonderful you look today お客様... please, sit down. [pouring tea sound, steady stream, faint steam hiss] [piano continues, but now a faint ghost-reverb bleeds at the edges] [Verse 2 – Same jazz melody, but haunted and hollow] The kettle sighs, I pour the tea, each cup filled just right, you see. Darjeeling for you... どうぞ, and chamomile for dear Sue [cup placed - delicate clink] My, such stories you all bring… how you make this old heart sing The roses look lovely, don't they? そうですね... yes, I thought so too. [clock ticks but rhythm slightly off now] どうぞ、もっと召し上がれ。 Oh there is so much to sharé~ もう一杯... there's always more. [vinyl crackle thickens, jazz bass detunes a quarter-step] [Instrumental Break – Jazz piano solo with wrongness creeping in] [piano solo falters—one wrong note, quickly corrected] [cup clinks as percussion - ting ting clink clink] [vinyl crackle swells, bass warps slightly then steadies but sounds aged, distant] [Bridge – Reality Flickers, Jazz Warps] [piano softens–held chord detuned] [vinyl crackle widens, room tone becomes hollow] 待って… wait… How long have I been here? いつから…? Since when? The light… hasn’t changed at all… [teacup touched, porcelain clink, faint echo] ただここに座っている、何度も同じ夢を見る。 Just sitting here… dreaming the same dream again and again. 客はいない… 分かっている… I know… there are no guests… なのに “いる” と言ってしまう。 And yet… my mouth says “you’re here.” [pouring sound resumes, looping softly] どうぞ... another cup? Of course, you never refuse [gentle chuckle, cup clink] Such delightful company... 永遠に... forever, just us three 私は一人じゃない、決して一人にはならない。 I’m not alone… I will never be alone. [starts humming again—same melody as the intro, but slower, trance-like] hmm… hmm hmm… [teacup pouring repeats looping] [Instrumental Outro – Jazz rises once, then dissolves into distant crackle] [piano softens, motif fading like a memory replaying itself] [vinyl hiss remains a moment longer, then disappears]

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