The first single off Stand Atlantic’s first EP, “Coffee at Midnight”, is about a relationship that is clearly going downhill. The verses reflect the distaste between the couple while the choruses see the narrator pleading with the lover to stay and work it out “over coffee at midnight”.
The choruse...
[Intro]
I don’t wanna say goodbye
Can we just say goodnight?
Tell me how to change your mind
Over coffee at midnight
[Verse 1]
Sink into my trust again, keep me un-composed
Teach me how to love again, thinking of yourself
Cause patience is poison just watching you come and go
I guess there’s no use in hanging around
[Pre-Chorus]
Words you’re spitting out, something I can live without
At least you can be happy now
[Chorus]
I don’t wanna say goodbye
Can we just say goodnight?
Tell me how to change your mind
Over coffee at midnight
If you’re gonna say goodbye
Would it be alright?
If only I could change your mind
Over coffee at midnight
[Verse 2]
If you feel that lonely now, tell me that you don’t
I didn’t put my feet to concrete just for you to call me home
Not sorry if you miss me now
It’s not my fault that we hit the ground
If you’re no damn good for my mental health
There’s no use in hanging around
[Pre-Chorus]
Words you’re spitting out, something I can live without
At least you can be happy now
[Chorus]
I don’t wanna say goodbye
Can we just say goodnight?
Tell me how to change your mind
Over coffee at midnight
If you’re gonna say goodbye
Would it be alright?
If only I could change your mind
Over coffee at midnight
[Verse 3]
So I’ll keep pretending like everything’s fine
Like we’re saying goodnight and not our goodbyes
Now it’s too late, too late
I don’t wanna walk away
But I’m not just gonna sit and wait
[Chorus]
I don’t wanna say goodbye
Can we just say goodnight?
Tell me how to change your mind
Over coffee at midnight
I don’t wanna say goodbye
Can we just say goodnight?
Tell me how to change your mind
Over coffee at midnight
If you’re gonna say goodbye
Would it be alright?
If only I could change your mind
Over coffee at midnight
If only I could change your mind
Over coffee at midnight
Coffee At Midnight was written by David Potter & Jonno Panichi & Bonnie Fraser.
Coffee At Midnight was produced by Stevie Knight.
Stand Atlantic released Coffee At Midnight on Mon Jun 26 2017.
Vocalist Bonnie Fraser said in an interview with Amnplify:
The song is about that feeling of desperately trying to cling onto something or someone vs. finally letting go and realising that maybe it just wasn’t that great in the first place.