[Verse 1]
She cracks the can at dawn
Silver hiss
A little storm
Breakfast on the windowsill
Shaking hands
Staying warm
He offers her a chipped blue mug
Steam curling like a prayer
She laughs and leaves it on the table
Says
“That stuff just isn’t there”
[Chorus]
She drinks energy
Energy
Every day
Coffey ain’t good enough to keep the ghosts away
He says
“Baby
Slow down
This is getting rough”
She just stares past him
Energy ain’t enough
[Verse 2]
Receipt roll in her jacket pocket
Night shifts blurred into one
He waits up in the quiet kitchen
Counting footsteps
Coming undone
He tries again
“Just sit
Just breathe”
His voice a tired thread
She taps the can like a nervous prayer
Eyes gone someplace else instead
[Chorus]
She drinks energy
Energy
Every day
Coffey ain’t good enough to keep the ghosts away
He says
“Baby
Slow down
This is getting rough”
She just stares past him
Energy ain’t enough
[Bridge]
[Female vocal
Softly
Almost distant]
You don’t see the rooms I walk through
You don’t hear the ticking in my chest
Every sip just buys a moment
Never rest
Never rest
[Male vocal
Low
Resigned]
He does not understand her thunder
He does not understand that ache
He just holds a cooling cup
Watching something break
[Chorus]
She drinks energy
Energy
Every day
Coffey ain’t good enough to keep the ghosts away
He says
“Baby
Slow down
This is getting rough”
She whispers
“I’m so tired”
(so tired)
Energy ain’t enough
[Outro]
One last can on the counter
One last ring in the air
He lifts the old blue mug between them
Says
“If you stay
I’ll stay right here”