“Cup of Coffee” is the 5th song on Garbage’s third album Beautiful Garbage.
The “saddest song in Garbage’s entire discography”, it was mainly written by Shirley Manson and Duke Erikson. Even though the song deals with numerous breaks from Manson’s past, she was motivated to write it by the grief fo...
[Verse 1]
You tell me you don't love me
Over a cup of coffee
And I just have to look away
A million miles between us
Planets crashing to dust
I just let it fade away
I'm walking empty streets
Hoping we might meet
I see your car parked on the road
The light on at your window
I know for sure that you're home
But I just have to pass on by
[Chorus]
So no, of course, we can't be friends
Not while I'm still this obsessed
I guess I always knew the score
This is how our story ends
[Breakdown]
I smoke your brand of cigarettes
And pray that you might give me a call
I lie around on bed all day
Just staring at the walls
Hanging round bars at night
Wishing I had never been born
And give myself to anyone
Who wants to take me home
[Chorus]
So no, of course, we can't be friends
Not while I still feel like this
I guess I always knew the score
This is where our story ends
[Verse 2]
You left behind some clothes
My belly somersaults
When I pick them off the floor
My friends all say they're worried
I'm looking far too skinny
I've stopped returning all their calls
[Chorus]
And no, of course, we can't be friends
Not while I'm still so obsessed
I want to ask where I went wrong
But don't say anything at all
[Outro]
It took a cup of coffee
To prove that you don't love me
Cup of Coffee was written by Duke Erikson & Steve Marker & Butch Vig & Shirley Manson.
Cup of Coffee was produced by Garbage.
Garbage released Cup of Coffee on Thu Sep 27 2001.
Cup of Coffee: Ugh. The saddest song in our entire discography. Even to this day I can get emotional whilst singing it live. It’s is an amalgamation of numerous breakups I endured. Lost love sucks. 👩🏼🦰#timstwitterlisteningparty pic.twitter.com/Im55C882rt— Garbage (@garbage) November 9, 2021