Coffee
Sylvan Esso * Track #7 On Sylvan Esso
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Coffee by Sylvan Esso
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Sylvan EssoProduced by
Sylvan EssoWrited by
Amelia Meath & Nick Sanborn & Ellie Greenwich & Jeff BarryAbout
“Coffee” is the first single off of Sylvan Esso’s self-titled effort. As their breakout song, it established their presence on the music scene.
Through a variety of imagery, such as coffee and dancing, they convey how love is universal, no matter the context, and how they’ve come to terms with that...
Coffee Lyrics
[Produced by Sylvan Esso]
[Verse 1]
True, it's a dance, we know the moves
The bow, the dip, the woo
Though the words are true
The state is old news
[Refrain]
Wrap me in your arms
I can’t feel it, but
Rock me in your arms
I can't feel it, but
[Chorus]
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Feel the turn of rotation and stop
See the next one waiting
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Get up
Sentiment's the same, but the pair of feet change
[Verse 2]
I know my words will dry upon the skin
Just like a name I remember hearing
[Verse 3]
Wild winters, warm coffee
Mom’s gone, do you love me?
Blazing summer, cold coffee
Baby's gone, do you love me?
[Refrain]
Wrap me in your arms
I can't feel it, but
Rock me in your arms
I can't feel it, but
[Chorus]
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Feel the turn of rotation and stop
See the next one waiting
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Get up
Sentiment's the same, but the pair of feet change
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Feel the turn of rotation and stop
See the next one waiting
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Get up
Sentiment's the same, but the pair of feet change
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
My baby does the hanky-panky
My baby does
My baby does the hanky-panky
My baby does
(Wrap me, in your arms)
My baby does the hanky-panky
(I can't feel it, but)
My baby does
(Rock me, in your arms)
My baby does the hanky-panky
(I can't feel it, but)
My baby does
[Chorus]
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Feel the turn of rotation and stop
See the next one waiting
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Get up
Sentiment’s the same, but the pair of feet change
Get up, get down
And you move it all around now
Get up
See the next one waiting
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Get up
Sentiment’s the same, but the pair of feet change
Coffee Q&A
Who wrote Coffee's ?
Coffee was written by Amelia Meath & Nick Sanborn & Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry.
Who produced Coffee's ?
Coffee was produced by Sylvan Esso.
When did Sylvan Esso release Coffee?
Sylvan Esso released Coffee on Thu Jan 23 2014.
What has the media said about the song?
In 2018, NPR ranked this as the #87 greatest song by a female or nonbinary artist in the 21st century, saying:
‘Coffee,’ from Sylvan Esso’s 2014 self-titled debut, plays like a warm and hazy memory. There is a muted sense of nostalgia when Amelia Meath sweetly sings about her lover doing the ‘hanky...