[Intro]
(ssss—bubble—pop)
Set it. Two-forty. No higher.
(ting-ting-ting-ting on the thermometer)
Este es el momento.

[Verse]
Pods in the pot, boil down the chaos
Strain the seeds like you filter the gossip
Sugar in, butter in, Tajín dust
Stir it clockwise 'til the crystals trust
Spoon hits the water, I'm testing the tension
Soft ball forming like a confession
Thread test—do tar—pull it slow
Amber strand from the pot to my soul

[Chorus]
Dip it, test it, don't you dare waste the thread
Candy thermometer screaming two-forty in red
Cold water test, watch the ball flatten flat
Diablo dulce—nobody moves like that
Dip it, test it, feel the pull in your wrist
Sticky little prayer on your fingertips
Palm to tongue, thread of fire and lime
Dulce de tamarindo rewinding time

[Verse]
Bodega freezer humming low
Glass door fog when the night winds blow
Paleta colors in a neon row
Lime, mango, coconut glow
I'm in the back with a wooden spoon
Cooking tamarindo under a flickering moon
Maritza bangs on the ceiling again
MSG beeps like "she's doing it, friend"

[Chorus]
Dip it, test it, don't you dare waste the thread
Candy thermometer screaming two-forty in red
Cold water test, watch the ball flatten flat
Diablo dulce—nobody moves like that
Dip it, test it, feel the pull in your wrist
Sticky little prayer on your fingertips
Palm to tongue, thread of fire and lime
Dulce de tamarindo rewinding time

[Bridge]
(drop the heat)
No fork, just fingers, no napkins, just danger
Roll it in the chile, let it bloom like a stranger
Marble slab crack, spoon check the set
If it shatters too hard, we ain't finished yet
Two-thirty-five, two-thirty-eight
Two-forty hits and we celebrate
Pull the thread, let it stretch to the floor
From the pot to my mouth like an open door

[Outro]
Dulce—diablo—dulce—thread
(dip it, test it)
Dulce—diablo—dulce—thread
(don't you waste it)
(ting—ting—ting—bubble—pop—silence)