Coffee
German Error Message Lyrics
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That I am stretched by leagues, over lakes, in basins deep
Bare land and huddled trees
No great knowing awakes me now
In comforting
No distance longs to be born(e) of
No new longing
The opening lines of Coffee by German Error Message suggest a vividly imaginative experience of the world around the singer, arriving at a sense of their own smallness in the wider landscape. It's a reminder of the insignificance of the individual in the natural order of things. Despite this scale and distance, there is no great knowing or knowledge that can be gained from the scene, nor is there any new longing that emerges from the experience. The use of the word "comforting" suggests perhaps a reluctance to engage with any kind of uncertainty or existential questioning.
The song carries a sense of repetition, with the singer returning to the experience of drinking coffee and trying to make sense of their world. The second verse expands on this, with the singer reflecting on the fleeting nature of experience; "Years into moments," they sing, "Moments into thin air." This sense of time slipping away suggests a desire to hold onto experience, to somehow make it meaningful or graspable.
Overall, Coffee is a song that captures the sense of the ephemeral nature of experience, the transient nature of time and the human desire to find meaning and comfort in a world that often leaves us feeling small and insignificant.
Line by Line Meaning
Though I try to remind myself every morning
Despite my best efforts to convince myself each day
That I am stretched by leagues, over lakes, in basins deep
That I am physically and emotionally exhausted, extended across vast distances and depths of despair
Bare land and huddled trees
A bleak and desolate landscape devoid of hope or vitality
No great knowing awakes me now
I do not possess any profound insight or understanding at this point in time
In comforting
I do not find any solace or reassurance
No distance longs to be born(e) of
I do not have any desire or motivation to embark on a new journey or pursue a new path
No new longing
There is nothing that I yearn for, nothing that excites or inspires me
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