When they finally sit

Last call is not a clock trick. It is the moment the room stops performing for itself. Brass Vein alleys know that quiet. I wait for it on purpose. If I start earlier, people clap at the wrong parts and call it support. Support is sitting down and letting the bend finish.

Debt Has a Melody still makes my hand shake on the paid-off lien notice I keep folded soft. Paid does not mean forgotten. Forgotten is how you write fake uplift for booking agents. I refuse. Dock clerks know the difference. So do collectors waiting outside who recognize the voice and still tip when the set is clean.

KSPI late spins this because the corridor needs come-down music that will not shout. Soft KHES slots after metal blocks need the same. Come sit. I will leave space in the verse.