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4 in the morning, my body depleted

No energy, external source needed

Chemical balance stained by addiction

Nobody noticed, social expectation

Entitlement rooted deep in the zeitgeist

Slave to the mermaid, her milk is overpriced

Don't talk to me til' I've had my coffee

It's not an option, living caffeine-free

Headaches and shivering, heartbeat chaotic

Overdose on ginseng, drown in taurine

Scraping out the grinder, morning narcotic

A constant reminder, hooked on caffeine

First I pop the tab

Then I spread my wings

Compulsion to stab

Enrage my heartstrings

The can drops with a clang

My blood pressure now peaks

Your head cracks with a bang

I've been awake for weeks

All you losers weak and overstimulated shut the fuck up. You suffer from addiction, dependence on a drug just to rise from your bed, imbibe bovine red

Nerds amassing in your lame-ass coffee shops attracting the worst. The air is choked with flannel and there's fuck-all to be discussed in the dull conversation amidst the congregation, no information worthy of retention

10 in the evening, my mind is a-jitter

Ignore the doctor cuz I'm not a quitter

Don't talk to me once I've had my coffee

I'm now a monster, stranger in my body

Skin stretched tight and pallid, muscles decay

Veins melting from acid, price of the bean

Dentine reduced to ash, eyes bleed frappe

Impending final crash, death by caffeine