Café de Almost

© 2026 Exidious — Lyrics, composition, vocal upload

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• Made for: The Circuit - Round 11 @ Viibrmusic.com

• Prompt: Trip-Hop x Bossa Nova

• Instrument: Vibraphone

• Vocal: Male

• Word to use: Smoke

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I sit at the café, pen in hand,

Writing down, all these silly lines,

All the jokes I'd tell, the funny ones,

The Bad ones, and the dad ones..

(haha...) but...

The one I rehearse, is my, hello..

I watch her, as she passes,

Her swings, so intricate,

Like a, summer's breeze,

I watch her pass, sadly..

How can I tell her I love her?

Oh, there she goes,

I have a thousand things, to say,

But, I keep them, all inside,

I, see her walk away,

And I'm still, standing here

Practicing, my hello...

(There, she goes)

(There, she goes)

While, I, practice,

My hello...

She looks right past me,

like I'm made of smoke,

I try and smile,

but she does not see it,

I hide my sadness, and tuck it away,

(There, she goes)

(There she goes)

Oh, there she goes,

I have a thousand things, to say,

But, I keep them, all inside,

I, see her walk away,

And I'm still, standing here

Practicing, my hello...

(There, she goes)

(There, she goes)

While, I, practice,

My hello...

So beautiful, with a pep in her step,

Finally, she walks up to me, and says

"hello",

What a strange day, my thousand words,

All gone astray, I open my mouth,

And nothing comes out,

She smiles and asks...

(“Are you okay?”)

I can't help but laugh,

I steel myself, and say...

"I am now"..

"I am now"..

Oh, here she stays,

I had a thousand things, to say,

And, I let them all out,

I, see her smile at me,

And she's still, standing here,

I'm, no longer, practicing, my hello...

(Here, she stays)

(Here, she stays)

Now, we are laughing,

At my hello....

Now, we are laughing,

At my hello...

Mmm...

Coffee's gone cold...

But, she's still here...

Mmm...