The Bitter Taste of Coffee

All the bitter taste...
Flows. Right through my soul.
I just drink my coffee...
Not because
I lose control.

I expect no gifts from fate...
I am no longer a boy...
No superstitions, no myths and tales...
And fairies never open my door.

She is the only one...
My partner, true and deep...
No shallow, painted doll...
And no crazy thrills I seek!

I know she waits at home...
My steady, faithful wife...
And there are trusted friends...
Whom I will never fail...

And coffee's bitter taste...
Is not the sugar glow...
That women and children love...
It's the dark world that I know...

That bitter taste...
So complex...
Like a mosaic piece...
Of losses and victories...
That never seem to cease...
They divide my life...
Into before and after...
And in this early hour...
I seek no hollow laughter...
I just breathe the bitter taste...
Before the day returns...

It’s not just fuel, it’s a dream...
Not of impossible heights... No...
Just not to make a single mistake...
Not to let my colleagues down...
Never to falter, never to break...
And to justify the trust...
Of everyone who depends on me...

I am ready to feel again...
The bitter taste...
Of black coffee...
A complex question...
Awaits my key...

A minute to reflect...
And meanwhile...
I will take five sips...
Of the aromatic...
Bitter brew...
And the taste of coffee...
Makes all my thoughts...
Align for me...

Not coffee. It’s me.
I am the one who forces...
All fears, all hesitations,
Doubts...
To turn and leave...
And right on time
The only right decision I will achieve!

I wait...
I wait for my mind...
To firmly enter
The iron frame...
And the taste of coffee...
"Mental defense
And immunity."
Will start to play its game.

I am a strong man.
I am a strong man!
I am a strong man!
And the bitter taste...
Proves it to me...
And the whole Universe...
Is watching over me,
As I walk my own pace...
And the bitter coffee taste...
I will find again in this place...

All the bitter taste...
Flows. Right through my soul.
I just drink my coffee...
Not because
I lose control.

I drink my coffee.
Because I am sure of myself.
I know,
That I will manage!
That I won’t make a mistake!

I drink my coffee.
Confidently and firmly
I walk my life’s path.
Because...
I can do...
Everything, I can do everything!..
I can do everything!..

4.09.2026
Авторский текст "The Bitter Taste of Coffee. New edition". 4.09.2026, Михаил Генрихович Никитин, 2026 © Михаил Никитин, 2026 Авторские права защищены
Lyrics written by M.Nikitsin©2026 M.Nikitsin All rights reserved.
Перевод сделан с оригинального текста "Горький вкус кофе"
 © Михаил Никитин, 2026 Авторские права защищены