Sabrina Carpenter's Caffeinated 'Espresso' Lyrics And Their Meaning
12 April 2024, 1:00 | Updated: 15 April 2024, 15:12
Wake up! Sabrina Carpenter released 'Espresso' ahead of her Coachella performance and we're taking a deep dive into its lyrics.
Before her Coachella performance Sabrina Carpenter treated us to some new music. She last released music in 2022 with the album 'Emails I Can't Send' so this 2024 drop feels long over due. But we'll let off since she's been busy on the Eras Tour with Taylor Swift.
Announcing her brand new track on X, Sabrina wrote, "just wanted to put out a little song before Coachella," next to some gorgeous artwork.
- Read more: What's On Sabrina Carpenter's Coachella Setlist?
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By dropping the song on April 11 she gave fans just 24-hours to learn the lyrics to 'Espresso' before she takes it to the Coachella stage. Sabrina is part of a star-studded festival lineup including Lana Del Rey and Reneé Rapp.
But don't worry we've got you covered, here are the song's lyrics and a deep dive into what the song's about.
What is Sabrina Carpenter's 'Espresso' about?
Recently, Sabrina has been embracing her sexual side. She's been changing up the outro lyrics to her hit song 'Nonsense' since her tour - and we are obsessed - but while she has been opening for Taylor's Eras Tour the outros have become more and more explicit.
And 'Espresso' is just another extension of her more risqué side, she talks about keeping her man up all night just like a shot of coffee would. She sings: Now he's thinkin' 'bout me every night, oh / Is it that sweet? I guess so / Say you can't sleep, baby, I know / That's that me, espresso.
There are a few suggestive lyrics like, Move it up, down, left, right, oh / Switch it up like Nintendo and My honeybee, come and get this pollen.
Sabrina addressed her raunchy 'Nonsense' lyrics in a conversation with W Magazine, she said: "At the end of the day, if people want to label me as the horniest girl alive, that’s fine, but when they meet me, they’ll understand that I’m not as freakishly horny as I seem, and that’s all just for the fun of the shows.
The 24-year-old pop star went on: "I love playing with the crowd live, and sometimes you want to say things in order to take it to a really shocking place. But sometimes I’m very PG with it. It really just depends on the city, honestly."
What has Sabrina said about her new song 'Espresso'?
Speaking to Vogue, Sabrina said "the song is kind of about seeing femininity as your super power, and embracing the confidence of being that bi**h."
In her interview with Apple Music, the pop princess revealed that she wrote 'Espresso' while she was in France and was inspired to create a song for a lively crowd - Coachella, we are looking at you.
"There was something really exciting about the fact that there was so much personality throughout the entire song, because those are the ones that are really, really fun to sing live with a crowd," she started.
"Those are the ones that people, I think when they don't know my music or who I am or anything, they can just tune in to a single song and kind of leave with a better idea of my sense of humour."
Being a true advocate for self love she said: "This was one of those times in my life where it was just like, I just thought I was the sh*t in the moment. And I think you don't always feel that way, so you kind of have to capture those moments that you do because that's how you find those little..."
She ended by saying: "For me, equating it to caffeine and that addiction was really fun and I definitely have a caffeine addiction as it is. So it really ends up being a full circle for me."
Who is Sabrina Carpenter's 'Espresso' about?
She's recently entered a relationship with Saltburn actor Barry Keoghan so it may be an ode to the time she spends behind closed doors with him.
Sabrina sings Too bad your ex don't do it for ya / Walked in and dream-came-trued it for ya. Barry publicly announced his split from the mother of his son in January and a month later he and Sabrina were officially photographed together at a Grammys after party on 5th February.
The line that has fans sure it's about Barry is Oh, he looks so cute wrapped 'round my finger / My twisted humour make him laugh so often after he was seen listening lovingly to her Singapore outro lyrics.
She sang He says that he wish he was on me / Got me wetter than Jewel Changi / Singapore I hope you like my song-y which noticeably had him giggling.
What are the lyrics to Sabrina Carpenter 'Espresso' ?
[Chorus]
Now he's thinkin' 'bout me every night, oh
Is it that sweet? I guess so
Say you can't sleep, baby, I know
That's that me, espresso
Move it up, down, left, right, oh
Switch it up like Nintendo
Say you can't sleep, baby, I know
That's that me, espresso
[Verse 1]
I can't relate to desperation
My "give a f**ks" are on vacation
And I got this one boy and he won't stop calling
When they act this way, I know I got 'em
[Pre-Chorus]
Too bad your ex don't do it for ya
Walked in and dream-came-trued it for ya
Soft skin and I perfumed it for ya (Yes)
I know I Mountain Dew it for ya (Yes)
That morning coffee, brewed it for ya (Yes)
One touch and I brand-newed it for ya
[Chorus]
And now he's thinkin' 'bout me every night, oh
Is it that sweet? I guess so
Say you can't sleep, baby, I know
That's that me, espresso
Move it up, down, left, right, oh
Switch it up like Nintendo
Say you can't sleep, baby, I know
That's that me, espresso
[Post-Chorus]
Holy sh**
Is it that sweet? I guess so
[Verse 2]
I'm working late 'cause I'm a singer
Oh, he looks so cute wrapped 'round my finger
My twisted humour make him laugh so often
[Chorus]
Now he's thinkin' 'bout me every night, oh
Is it that sweet? I guess so
Say you can't sleep, baby, I know
That's that me, espresso
Move it up, down, left, right, oh
Switch it up like Nintendo
Say you can't sleep, baby, I know
That's that me, espresso (Yes)
Thinkin' 'bout me every night, oh
Is it that sweet? I guess so (Yes)
Say you can't sleep, baby, I know
That's that me, espresso (Yes)
Move it up, down, left, right, oh
Switch it up like Nintendo (Yes)
Say you can't sleep, baby, I know
That's that me, espresso
[Outro]
Is it that sweet? I guess so
Mm, that's that me, espresso
My honeybee, come and get this pollen
[Pre-Chorus]
Too bad your ex don't do it for ya
Walked in and dream-came-trued it for ya
Soft skin and I perfumed it for ya (Yes)
I know I Mountain Dew it for ya (Yes)
That morning coffee, brewed it for ya (Yes)
One touch and I brand-newed it for ya (Stupid)
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