The Last Canelé

I only ordered coffee
and something sweet

The Last Canelé

[Short Intro]

I only ordered coffee
and something sweet
nothing unusual
nothing meant for me

[Verse 1]

I asked for Yirgacheffe
light and floral, please
and one small canelé
if there’s still one left for me

The man behind the counter
gave a little smile
then said the last one had been taken
just a moment before mine

[Pre-Chorus]

So I changed it to crème brûlée
that was all right
I watched the rain on the window
turn silver in the light

I didn’t mind
I really didn’t mind
some little wishes
change all the time

[Chorus]

Then the last canelé
came back to me
beside my crème brûlée
like a quiet little mystery

And there was a rose
in a narrow glass
I only ordered coffee
how did it come to that?

[Verse 2]

I waved the waiter over
softly from my seat
“I’m sorry, I think
this isn’t meant for me”

He smiled like nothing happened
said, “It’s all right”
so I thanked him very quietly
and tried not to ask why

[Pre-Chorus]

I looked around the room
but nobody looked back
a cappuccino fading
at a faraway table

The spoon was on the saucer
the music almost still
someone wiped a glass too slowly
by the windowsill

[Chorus]

Then the last canelé
came back to me
beside my crème brûlée
like a quiet little mystery

And there was a rose
in a narrow glass
I only ordered coffee
how did it come to that?

[Bridge]

Maybe it was kindness
maybe a mistake
maybe flowers happen
on an ordinary day

I didn’t ask
I didn’t need to know
some little answers
are prettier left alone

[Half Chorus]

I only ordered coffee
and something sweet
why did the afternoon
sit down next to me?

[Final Chorus]

Then the last canelé
came back to me
beside my crème brûlée
soft as an apology

And there was a rose
in a narrow glass
I smiled like I knew nothing
and maybe that was that

[Outro]

I only ordered coffee
and something sweet

But when I left the table
the rose was still watching me