Empire of Coffee

CHEESE'S NOTE: Made with the help of CrashingCymbal. Affectionate parody of the NIN song "Hurt".

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I drank some coffee today

to see if I still feel

I focus on the grains

the only thing that's real

The coffee maker burns a hole

the old familiar drink

try to spill it down the drain

but I remember everything

What have I become?

My Starbucks friend

Everyone I know goes to Dunkin Donuts, in the end

And Cymbal could have it all

my empire of coffee

I will let you down

I will make you coffee

I wear this crown of grains

upon my Starbucks CEO chair

Full of broken thoughts

I can not repair

Beneath the stains of caffeine

the tastes will disappear

you are someone else

I am still right here

What have I become?

My Starbucks friend

Everyone I know

Goes to Dunkin Donuts in the end

And Cymbal could have it all

my empire of coffee

I will let you down

I will make you coffee

If I could drink again

a million coffeehouses away

I would keep myself

I would find a way