sugar does not dissolve

[Intro] [vinyl crackling and vintage 60s mic. FX] The sugar does not dissolve The sugar does not dissolve The sugar does not dissolve The sugar does not dissolve [Verse 1] Square table, sticky veneer Earl Grey tea, steeped too long Bitter tannins on the tongue A red lipstick mark on the rim of the cup, a warm crescent in the grey light The napkin’s recycled paper, feels like sandpaper on my lip I am watching the reddish shadow on the light is grey The light is heavy, grey, heavy (grey) The waiter moves like a clock, tick‑tock White shirt with a polyester sheen, red wine stain on the left cuff He ignores my raised hand, I'm a ghost in a wool blazer The check is eleven euros, I pay with copper coins Small metal disks, they smell like old keys, metal keys --- [Chorus] The sugar does not dissolve, the sugar does not dissolve The sugar does not dissolve, the sugar does not dissolve The sugar does not dissolve, the sugar does not dissolve The sugar does not dissolve, the sugar does not dissolve --- [Instrumental Break] [Build a psychedelic guitar solo] --- [Verse 2] My shoes are polished, leather calfskin Eighty‑five percent off in the sale, the pavement outside is cracked A pigeon eats a cigarette butt Outside a flash of blue light in the rain, a brief flicker across the glass The menu has a thumbprint on it Everything is expensive, everything is falling apart I check my pulse against the table edge, steady, rhythmic My finger keeps tapping in the rhythm of the fan Stand up, turn left, adjust the collar, fix the hair Perform the human act, walk toward the glass door Push, don’t pull Adjust the collar, fix the hair --- [Chorus] The sugar does not dissolve, the sugar does not dissolve The sugar does not dissolve, the sugar does not dissolve The sugar does not dissolve, the sugar does not dissolve The sugar does not dissolve, the sugar does not dissolve --- [Outro] One, step one, step, step, step One, step, step, step One, step, step, step One, step, step, step [music fades out]