(title: "Sunlight in My Coffee")
(genre: [Bossa Nova], [Samba Jazz], [Brazilian Pop], [Melancholy Lounge])
(tempo: [90 BPM])
(mood: [Bittersweet], [Gentle], [Reflective], [Hopeful Through Tears])
(vocals: [Male & Female Duet], [Soft Harmonies], [English + Portuguese Phrases])
(instruments:
[Classic Bossa Nylon Guitar],
[Soft Brushed Jazz Drums],
[Warm Upright Bass],
[Vintage Rhodes Electric Piano],
[Muted Horns],
[Subtle Strings],
[Shaker + Tamborim],
[Melodica Solo in Outro]
)
(structure:
(Intro – 0:00 to 0:20: light guitar + warm keys)
(Verse 1 – 0:20 to 1:00)
(Chorus – 1:00 to 1:30)
(Verse 2 – 1:30 to 2:10)
(Bridge – 2:10 to 2:45)
(Final Chorus – 2:45 to 3:20)
(Outro – 3:20 to 3:45: melodica solo + string swell fade)
)
(lyrics:
(Verse 1 – Female lead)
I wake up slow, the sky is grey
But there’s sunlight in my coffee today
The quiet hum of the morning street
A bird on the wire sings soft to me
(Male harmony)
I’ve lost too much to name or count
Hearts that left, like leaves blown down
But I sip my drink and take it in
Even the end must let life begin
(Chorus – Duet)
Bom dia tristeza, você voltou
But I still smile… just so you know
I plant my hope like sugarcane
In broken ground, through all this rain
It’s not much, but it keeps me sane
Sunlight in my coffee again
(Verse 2 – Male lead)
Another name I carve inside
This heart that’s heavy, but still alive
The laughter fades, but echoes stay
And I hear them when I walk each day
(Female harmony)
Some say joy is foolish pride
But I wear it soft, like ocean tide
I lose so much, but find my feet
In samba steps on quiet streets
(Bridge – Spoken/whispered lines under strings and Rhodes)
"*They left so quickly… every time I blink, it seems someone else is gone.
But I’m still here… I’m still here.*"
(Final Chorus – Full harmony)
Bom dia tristeza, venha dançar
You won’t break me, I’ve come this far
A faded photo, a worn refrain
A flower grows through all this pain
It’s not much, but it keeps me sane
Sunlight in my coffee again
(Outro – Female voice, soft and rising)
Sunlight… in my coffee again…
)
ReapEternal
