Quiet in my chest

Verse 1

I didn’t drink to feel alive,

I drank to fade away,

Wasn’t chasing any high—

Just tryin’ to keep the dark at bay.

Every night I tipped that bottle,

Like it held some kind of truth,

But the deeper that I sank in it,

The more I felt the proof.

Pre-Chorus

That you can drown a memory,

But it learns how to swim…

Chorus

I didn’t drink to feel alive,

I drank to feel less,

Wasn’t chasing highs—

Just some quiet in my chest.

But the silence never stayed,

And the peace was just a guest,

Yeah, I gave it everything I had—

Still no quiet in my chest.

Verse 2

There’s a ghost inside the mirror,

And I know him way too well,

He’s been fightin’ for forgiveness

In a livin’ kind of hell.

Every scar’s a conversation

I was never brave enough to say,

So I let the whiskey talk for me

And slowly slip away.

Pre-Chorus

But the truth don’t burn no softer

Just ‘cause it’s drowned in sin…

Chorus

I didn’t drink to feel alive,

I drank to feel less,

Wasn’t chasing highs—

Just some quiet in my chest.

But the silence never stayed,

And the peace was just a guest,

Yeah, I gave it everything I had—

Still no quiet in my chest.

Bridge

Now the bottle’s gettin’ empty,

But the weight is settlin’ in,

You can numb it for a moment—

But it’s waitin’ underneath your skin.

And the night don’t feel forgiving

When you’re layin’ there alone,

With every demon you been hidin’

Finally callin’ you back home.

Breakdown (soft, stripped)

I didn’t drink to feel alive…

I just didn’t wanna feel…

Final Chorus (big, emotional)

I didn’t drink to feel alive,

I drank to feel less,

Wasn’t chasing highs—

Just some quiet in my chest.

But the silence turned to echoes

And they never let me rest,

Yeah, I lost more than I ever healed

Chasin’ quiet in my chest.

Outro

Now the bottle’s just a mirror

And I hate what it reflects…

Still lookin’ for a way to find

Some quiet in my chest.