Grape in My Veins

You know I went to a place in a faraway town

Sun on my neck, felt the world slow down

Heat in my bones, yeah I couldn't keep cool

Dying of a thirst, breaking every rule

Skipped a beat into a 7-11 glow

Neon lights humming like a rock'n'roll show

Two dollars down, little sachet in my hand

Didn't know my soul was about to understand

Tore it open, watched it hit the tide

Purple lightning dancing deep inside

Fizzing up the moment, shaking up my day

That was the second Bali changed my way

Kuku Bima — grape in my veins

Electric vacation running through my brain

Kuku Bima — don't need no reason

Still taste that summer every damn season

Kuku Bima, yeah it hit me right

From that plastic cup to a tropical night

Watched it fizz in the water, slow motion scene

Purple clouds swirling like a teenage dream

First sip hit hard, man it blew my mind

Kind of satisfaction you don't ever find

Sweat on my skin, street sounds beating time

Scooters and laughter, rhythm and rhyme

Thirst went quiet, body said"amen"

That was the day my tastebuds went to heaven

From the curb to the coast, from the shade to the sun

Didn't know a drink could make you feel young

Every little bubble had something to say

Said,"Remember this feeling — don't let it fade"

Kuku Bima — grape in my veins

Tropical thunder, sweet sugar rain

Kuku Bima — simple and true

Just water and powder but it carried me through

Kuku Bima, yeah I still believe

Some memories you don't ever leave

Two dollar miracle, corner-store cure

Nothing fancy, man, just fizzy and pure

Plastic cup prophet, purple halo glow

If you know, you know if you don't, you don't

I've had cold drinks, I've had top-shelf wine

But nothing hits like

That grape at the right damn time

Kuku Bima — grape in my veins

Still feel Bali when it hits my brain

Kuku Bima — one little sip

Takes me right back on a memory trip

Kuku Bima, yeah it stays with me

Forever fizzing in my history

Faraway town, but it's close today

Just add some water, let the moment play

Purple bubbles, sunburned grin

Kuku Bima let it fizz again