Midnight Espresso by KANTIBUS

[hook]
You keep me up like midnight espresso (mmm)
Eyes wide open when you say let’s go
Slow pour touch till the skyline echoes
I’m wired on you, can’t close these windows

[verse]
City hum low, we’re awake past two (still on)
Steam on the glass, tracing maps we drew
Nylon guitar in the dash “oh-oh”
We talk with the hands like the traffic do
(Drive) slow lane mercy, no rush, no proof
Streetlights blink like a metronome cue
You taste like patience, a warm-brown truth
Every small sip turns spark into bloom
Tires write cursive on the midnight loop
Candlelit air through the sunroof bloom
You lean on the seat and the stars lean too “ahh”
Coffee-stained moon on your cheekbone hue

[hook]
You keep me up like midnight espresso
Eyes wide open when you say let’s go
Slow pour touch till the skyline echoes
I’m wired on you, can’t close these windows

[verse]
Hands on the wheel, palm heat on mine (locked)
Playlist on hush, we’re ahead of time
(Stay) in the pocket where the red lights rhyme
Sip after sip turns hush into shine
“mmm” miles in a row feel soft like felt
We don’t do rush, we let hours melt
Your laugh makes echoes under my belt
Gravity loose when your shoulder’s felt
I pour another glance, you pour one back
We draw our names in the vapor track
(Wait) for the green just to breathe and laugh
Engine confessional, midnight mass

[hook]
You keep me up like midnight espresso
Eyes wide open when you say let’s go
Slow pour touch till the skyline echoes
I’m wired on you, can’t close these windows

[bridge]
City sleeps, but our pulse says “stay”
Second hand drifts like it lost its way
(Drift) right turn easy into dawn-gray clay
Cup ring halo on the console tray

[verse]
Sunline peeks and the clouds turn gold (rise)
We’re still awake, but the calm feels bold
You close your eyes while the car rolls slow “mmm”
I count each breath like a metronome soul
(Keep) one more sip for the afterglow
One more mile where the side streets flow
If quiet is truth, then tonight we know
Love writes in foam where the small lights go
We circle the block just to steal more time
Hand on my wrist when the birds align
“yeah” I park on a thought; you say, “read my mind”
We both say nothing, perfect design

[final hook, 16 bars]
You keep me up like midnight espresso
Eyes wide open when you say let’s go
Slow pour touch till the skyline echoes
I’m wired on you, can’t close these windows
(Stay) in the pocket, heartbeat tempo
“oh” when you lean, every nerve says hello
Night wrote a letter in caramel fresco
We sign it together, no need for stencils
Then fade to a whisper but never let go
Streetlights bow when the tires say bello
Two cups empty and the world still mellow
I’m wired on you, can’t close these windows

• Afro-Cuban
• Hip-Hop/Rap
• KANTIBUS
• afro fusion
• car music
• chill
• concept album
• croon
• dark r&b
• duet
• late night drive
• montuno
• romantic
• trap
• trapsoul
• urban musical
• Las Vegas