[Verse 1] Claire came back out of the aircraft Small pouch open in her hands “Do you need charging too?” She said it like a line With a perfect little pause “Tea?” I blinked There it was again The precision The accent The face I lingered half a second too long Of course she is [Pre-Chorus] “Yes,” I said My hand found the SIM “That would help” She gave it over No ceremony No drama Just a calm little handoff And my pulse went loud [Chorus] Put it on the chicken sandwich Put it on the chicken sandwich I’m paying for this, I said But the answer stayed half-hidden Put it on the chicken sandwich Put it on the chicken sandwich Signal up, heart in my throat And I’m grinning in the ignition [Verse 2] Thomas stepped in beside us “Need help with the SIM or the charger?” I shook my head Already lining the card “No, I’m fine” “How much is the SIM?” He looked at me Then that contained smile More laugh than manners He didn’t answer “What?” “Nothing.” Claire stayed back Just a small acknowledgment No rescue No correction I exhaled Half amusement Half surrender “Alright,” I said “Put it on the chicken sandwich” [Pre-Chorus] Signal returned And everything arrived at once Mariain The studio group My mother Matthias I snapped the selfie Sunlight, hangar behind me “fine, i finally got a sim” Sent [Chorus] Put it on the chicken sandwich Put it on the chicken sandwich I’m paying for this, I said But the answer stayed half-hidden Put it on the chicken sandwich Put it on the chicken sandwich Signal up, heart in my throat And I’m grinning in the ignition [Bridge] Claire with the ground crew Tablet in her hand Not distance Not hierarchy Something closer Thomas brought tea And sat beside me Panela lemonade Lime and unrefined sugar I leaned in Shoulder to shoulder Almost by accident “No apple juice this time?” “No” Then, smaller: “Do you think I have a chance with her?” He looked at me Then toward Claire Running the numbers “I wonder the same,” he said [Final Chorus] Put it on the chicken sandwich Put it on the chicken sandwich If I can’t name it, I can feel it And I feel it in my chest Put it on the chicken sandwich Put it on the chicken sandwich He looked at her, I looked at him And I kissed his chin like a yes Put it on the chicken sandwich Put it on the chicken sandwich No demand, no need, no rush Just held, and held, and held
