Wake Up and Smell the Coffee Lyrics
I, at twenty-four, was insecure, do whatever it takes
Come on and wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up
It's time, smell the coffee, the coffee
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up
This time smell the coffee, the coffee
She's only got one reason to live, this is your life
She's only got one message to give, give it tonight
She's so gorgeous, I'll do anything
She's so gorgeous, I'll lose everything
Any day!
Come on and wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up
It's time, smell the coffee, the coffee
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up
This time smell the coffee, the coffee
She's only got one reason to live, this is your life
She's only got one message to give, give it tonight
She's so gorgeous, I'll do anything
She's so gorgeous, I'll lose everything
She's so gorgeous, I'll do anything
She's so gorgeous, I'll lose everything
Any day!
About
In November 2001, in an interview to Hot Press, Dolores O'Riordan said this about Wake Up and Smell the Coffee:
You do have to wake up to these realities… The song ‘Wake Up And Smell The Coffee’ is about myself and becoming aware, in a general sense along these lines. On a more personal level, it’s also about looking at the face of my daughter, seeing myself in her and hoping she doesn’t go through any of sadness I went through.
Noel Hogan explained in 2001 that “Wake Up And Smell The Coffee" “is a phrase […] to say”:
enjoy the moment. We have reach maturity after ten years of some success moments, very bad moments, and moments of a lot of confusion, and now we are adopting that philosophy, to notice everything you have, of the luck you have, and to enjoy everything, because maybe it can be the last chance you have. And that’s what we do, enjoy the album recording process, the concerts, everything!
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
- 2.Analyse
- 4.Dying Inside
- 6.The Concept
- 7.Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
- 8.Pretty Eyes
- 10.Every Morning
- 11.Do You Know
- 12.Carry On
- 13.Chocolate Brown
- 15.In The Ghetto
- 16.Cape Town
- 17.Many Days
