Death Bed – English Lyrics

• By: powfu

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depth of Powfu's breakout hit, 'Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head),' featuring Beabadoobee. This song is special for its unique blend of melancholic lo-fi hip-hop and its deeply personal, yet universally relatable, theme of final goodbyes and enduring love. Learning from its lyrics offers insight into the modern 'sad boi' aesthetic and how seemingly simple, bedroom-produced music can convey profound stories.

[English]

Don't stay awake for too long

don't go to bed

I'll make a cup of coffee for your head

I'll get you up and going out of bed

Yeah, I don't wanna fall asleep

I don't wanna pass away

I've been thinking of our future 'Cause I'll never see those days

I don't know why this has happened, but I probably deserve it

I tried to do my best, but you know that I'm not perfect

I've been praying for forgiveness, you've been praying for my health

When I leave this earth, hoping you'll find someone else

'Cause, yeah, we're still young, there's so much we haven't done

Getting married, start a family, watch your husband with his son

I wish it could be me, but I won't make it off this bed

I hope I go to heaven, so I see you once again

My life was kinda short, but I got so many blessings

Happy you were mine, it sucks that it's all ending

Don't stay awake for too long

Don't go to bed

I'll make a cup of coffee for your head

I'll get you up and going out of bed, yeah

Don't stay awake for too long

Don't go to bed

I'll make a cup of coffee for your head

I'll get you up and going out of bed

Yeah, I'm happy that you're here with me

I'm sorry if I tear up

When me and you were younger, you would always make me cheer up

Taking goofy videos while walking through the park

You would jump into my arms every time you heard a bark

Cuddle in your sheets, sang me sound asleep

And sneak out through your kitchen at exactly 1:03

Sundays went to church, on Mondays watched a movie

Soon you'll be alone, sorry that you have to lose me

Don't stay awake for too long

Don't go to bed

I'll make a cup of coffee for your head

I'll get you up and going out of bed

And I, don't stay awake for too long

Don't go to bed

I'll make a cup of coffee for your head

I'll get you up and going out of bed

Don't stay awake for too long

Don't go to bed

I'll make a cup of coffee for your head

I'll get you up and going out of bed

And I, don't stay awake for too long

Don't go to bed

I'll make a cup of coffee for your head

I'll get you up and going out of bed

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
awake /əˈweɪk/ B1	adjective - not sleeping
bed /bɛd/ A2	noun - furniture for sleeping or resting on
coffee /ˈkɒfi/ A2	noun - a beverage made from roasted coffee beans
think /θɪŋk/ B1	verb - to have thoughts or opinions
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ B2	noun - the time yet to come
happiness /ˈhæpɪnəs/ C1	noun - a state of being happy
prayer /ˈpreər/ C2	noun - a solemn request for help or expression of thanks
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to have deep affection for someone or something
death /dɛθ/ B2	noun - the end of life
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B2	noun - the faculty of recalling past experiences
hope /hoʊp/ B2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to want or wish for something

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't stay awake for too long

  ➔ Imperative sentence with 'don't' + base verb

  ➔ 'Don't' is the contraction of 'do not', used to give negative commands or advice.

• I'll make a cup of coffee for your head

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will' + base verb

  ➔ 'I'll' is the contraction of 'I will', expressing a future intention or promise.

• I've been thinking of our future

  ➔ Present perfect continuous tense with 'have/has been' + verb-ing

  ➔ 'Have/has been' + verb-ing indicates an action that started in the past and is still ongoing.

• I've tried to do my best

  ➔ Present perfect tense with 'have/has' + past participle

  ➔ 'Have/has tried' shows an action that was attempted at an unspecified time before now.

• When me and you were younger, you would always make me cheer up

  ➔ Second conditional or habitual past tense with 'would' + base verb

  ➔ 'Would' + base verb expresses habitual actions in the past or polite requests.

• Sorry that you have to lose me

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'that' + subject + present tense verb

  ➔ 'That' introduces a clause explaining or giving more information about the preceding statement.