(Intro – tape hiss, distant) Shh… come here… (Verse 1) Streetlamp leaks honey through the half-open blind Your knee on my thigh, slow like poured red wine I taste the quiet on the tip of your tongue Room smells like sleep and the smoke from your lungs (Pre-Chorus – whisper-close) Fingers crawl lazy, no map, no plan Every inch of you a place I understand Heartbeat drips thick like the clock on the wall Let it melt, baby—let it fall (Hook – sticky, seductive) Midnight syrup, drip down slow Sweet on my lips, nowhere to go Ooh, pour it on me, let it stain Ooh, lick it off—feel no pain (Chorus) Midnight syrup, we’re drowning in the glow Your hips on mine, moving liquid, moving slow No light, no sound, just the sugar we spill Bodies dissolve where the shadows sit still Midnight syrup, I’m drunk on your taste One drop of you and the night’s erased Hold me under, let the hours congeal This sweetness is the only thing real (Verse 2) Your laugh is a low hum against my collarbone I answer in shivers, a language we own Sheets stick to skin like caramel on teeth Every breath pulls us deeper beneath (Pre-Chorus – softer, trembling) Pulse in my wrist syncs to the bass in your chest Time turns to taffy—we’re perfectly messed No need to speak, just the slide and the sway Stay sticky with me till the break of day (Hook – layered, molten) Midnight syrup, thick in my veins Every kiss leaves a permanent stain Ooh, drown me deeper, make me beg Ooh, hold me down—break my legs (Chorus) Midnight syrup, we’re drowning in the glow Your nails in my back, carving rivers that flow No dawn, no cure, just the glaze on our skin Sinning in slow-mo, let the rapture begin Midnight syrup, I’m lost in your flood One taste and I’m hooked on the taste of your blood Hold me sticky, let the world disappear We’re the only proof that the night was here (Bridge – voice + warped keys, almost asleep) If morning comes… don’t let it dry… Keep me wet… keep me high… (Final Chorus – lush, collapsing) Midnight syrup, we’re puddles on the floor Your mouth on my secrets, begging for more No end, no name, just the residue sweet Two ghosts in the glaze where the dark and heat meet Midnight syrup, I’m crystallized in you One final lick and the night is through Hold me forever in this amber haze We’re the last drop in the jar of days (Outro – tape slows, sticky fade) Midnight… syrup… …still dripping.

Midnight Syrup