Alkaloid · Track 12 · middle

Cold Brew: The Twelve-Hour Pour

Caffeine interlude, Cold Brew: The Twelve-Hour Pour — a neuroscience-lensed Sisukiro song about Cold Brew at the Alkaloid workspace. Pairs molecular biology with the building's daily rhythm.

Lyrics

[Intro]
Twelve hours ago
I put grounds in cold water
and walked away.

[Verse 1]
This is the Japanese way —
the Kyoto drip tower, the overnight slow,
patience as a filter.
No heat to bruise the bean.
No bitterness, just the slow un-spooling
of what the bean already knew.

[Verse 2]
I pour it over ice at 11 AM
and it tastes like work I trust.
The second cup enters the bloodstream
without drama —
dopamine rising like an idea
that wasn't there a minute ago.

[Chorus]
Cold brew, the mid-morning friend.
Slow on, slow off, nothing cheap.
The brain gets the signal.
The day gets its second wind.

[Bridge]
Adenosine still locked out.
Norepinephrine standing up.
The committee upstairs says: yes.

[Outro]
Twelve hours of water
and fifteen minutes of cold.
The cup is almost done.
The second cup is on deck.