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Midnight Grocery Store

Ein asiatischer 24-Stunden-Laden wird zum kleinen Neon-Schutzraum für Überhitzte, Hungrige und Menschen fern von zu Hause.

Indie-pop funk · neon-soft · playful · comfortingSongtext von Thomas LukaschewskiOriginalsprache: Englisch

Verse 1 — Sliding Doors & Fluorescents

The doors sigh open with a hiss,
fluorescent halos buzzing bliss.
Air-con hits like ocean breeze,
my glasses fog, my shoulders ease.

Triangle rice in perfect rows,
cartoon eyes on every Coke.
A clerk bows low, says “어서 오세요”,
and for a breath I find a peace
I didn't think a shop could show.

Pre-Chorus — Stillness in Neon

Outside the scooters split the night,
inside the milk glows almost bright.
It's odd how comfort finds you then —
where cold beers wait like patient friends.

Chorus

Midnight grocery store,
24 hours, maybe more.
Under humming lights and lonely shelves,
I feel most understood myself.
Where shelves reveal Asian folklore —
stillness comes in strange places,
like a midnight grocery store.

Verse 2 — Traveler Humor & Awe

Cup-ramen steam and plastic seats,
a kid eats ice cream, half asleep.
One-plus-one on canned cold tea,
I'm rich in points and calories.

Spam-mayo toast in warming glass,
fried chicken bites in paper bags.
Back home I'd call this just a shop,
but here the clocks all lose their job.

Pre-Chorus — Quiet Punchline

A city built to never rest,
yet this bright box feels like a nest.
It's funny how these bright-stocked walls
serve better meals than dining halls.

Chorus

Midnight grocery store,
beats are leaking from the door.
Under humming lights and lonely shelves,
I feel most understood myself.
7-Eleven glows like lanterns,
Lawson's snack that I adore —
stillness comes in strange places,
like a midnight grocery store.

Bridge — Asia in Miniature

Onigiri, tteokbokki, ready to go,
beer cans with mountains, J-pop on the radio.
Raincoat drip on tiled grey floor,
cicadas buzz behind the door.
I came for snacks and nothing more —
and felt my energy restored.

Final Chorus — Cinematic Exit

Midnight grocery store,
I don't know what I came here for.
But under humming lights and lonely shelves,
I make a little peace with myself.
When the sliding doors sigh and I step out once more —
I wish the world could learn this quiet kindness at its core,
from a midnight grocery store.

© Traveler’s Mindset · Songtext von Thomas Lukaschewski

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