Too Hot To Drift

[Verse 1]
Steam on the mirror
Kettle of a bathtub
Glowing like the sun
Toes on the tiles
Testing with a big toe
Then I halfway run
Phone on the counter
Playlist looping waves and distant rain
All I wanna do
Is sink into the silence
Wash off my day
[Chorus]
But it’s too hot to drift
Can’t step in
Skimming with my fingers
Pull ’em back again
Want that lazy weightless
Eyes half shut
But the water keeps saying “not yet
Not yet”
Too hot to drift
Stuck on the brink
Watching little ripples where I dare to dip
I just stand here laughing at this stubborn stuff
Want to cool it down
But I like it rough
[Verse 2]
Turn down the silver
Tiny twist of handle
Hear the pipes complain
Sit on the edge now
Ankles doing circles in a cloud of haze
Clock on the wall
Second hand is slow-dance
Bending time
Day sliding off me
In the rising spiral
I can feel it climb
[Chorus]
But it’s too hot to drift
Can’t step in
Skimming with my fingers
Pull ’em back again
Want that lazy weightless
Eyes half shut
But the water keeps saying “not yet
Not yet”
Too hot to drift
Stuck on the brink
Watching little ripples where I dare to dip
I just stand here laughing at this stubborn stuff
Want to cool it down
But I like it rough
[Bridge]
Maybe that’s me
Always right at the edge of the deep
Testing
Guessing
Never just letting it be
So I breathe in the steam
Let my shoulders drop
Tell myself “one more minute”
Till the burn turns soft
[Chorus]
Still too hot to drift
But I lean in
Both feet
Heartbeat
Almost giving in
Chasing that lazy weightless
Eyes half shut
While the water keeps saying “not yet
Not yet”
Too hot to drift
But I won’t quit
Waiting on the moment when our tempers fit
In this small bright room
I just warm up
Till the world cools down and I finally trust

Liquid drum and bass glide at 172 BPM, warm reese bass under shimmering pads and filtered piano chops. Male vocals soft and conversational on the verses, breathy and melodic on the hook. Skippy, rolling drums with light percussion, airy vocal chops answering key lines in the chorus. Subtle build into the final hook with extra harmonies and widening synths for a cozy, floating outro., drum and bass