Tea on My Jumper
“Tea on my jumper, matcha on my sleeve. Polyphenols soaking in, more than you'd believe. EGCG and L-theanine, going where they need to go.”
The science behind the song
"Tea on My Jumper" started from a very specific image: spilling matcha, again, and being fine about it (the jumper's own label reads "100% Natural Overthinker," which is the whole song in three words). Matcha is rich in polyphenols, including the catechin EGCG, alongside L-theanine, an amino acid found almost exclusively in tea. Together, these compounds are associated with a state often described as calm, focused alertness, distinct from the jittery alertness of caffeine alone.
The song is also a deliberate piece of neurodivergent-affirming writing. The line about a brain that works differently was chosen carefully, to sit alongside the science without turning it into a metaphor for something that needs fixing. It's a brain doing what brains do.