Verse 1:
It started with silence I couldn’t explain,
A weight on my chest that fell like the rain.
The world kept on turning, but I stood still,
So I reached for a bottle to swallow the chill.
One sip turned to many, just to make it through,
I lied to myself like the broken always do.
Friends stopped calling, days turned black,
And I lost more pieces I’ll never get back.
Chorus:
Glass after glass, I tried to forget,
All of the sorrow, the shame, the regret.
But liquor won’t listen, it just lets you drown,
Then leaves you alone when you’re too far down.
I wanted relief, but I bought a chain —
Drunk on escape, still tied to the pain.
Verse 2:
I woke up in places I’d never known,
Chasing a ghost and dying alone.
My mother’s eyes cried what I couldn’t say,
And I finally broke down, said “I can’t live this way.”
So I checked into rehab, shaking and scared,
No hiding from demons that followed me there.
The mirror was cruel, but it showed me the truth:
That healing’s a war you don’t win in your youth.
Chorus:
Glass after glass, I tried to forget,
All of the sorrow, the shame, the regret.
But liquor won’t listen, it just lets you drown,
Then leaves you alone when you’re too far down.
I wanted relief, but I bought a chain —
Drunk on escape, still tied to the pain.
Bridge:
And it’s one step, one breath,
One day at a time.
One voice saying “stay,”
When you’re losing your mind.
There’s no easy answer, no switch to flip,
Just hands that hold you when you start to slip.
Final Chorus:
Glass after glass, I used to fall,
Now I face the dark, and I try to stand tall.
No bottle, no burn, just the ache and the fight,
But I’m chasing the morning, not drowning the night.
Yeah, I wanted relief, now I reach for grace —
One sober breath in a brand new place.
Outro:
It started with silence, now I sing through the pain,
Not healed, but healing — like soft summer rain.
KylePatrick
