Whiskey & Wires
Intro
Low tide in the city hear the church bells cry
Black clouds over cobblestones covering the sky
Hands in my pockets ghosts at my side
Every old story still learning how to survive
Hey hey
Raise it up slow
Hey hey
Let the bassline roll
Verse 1
Born where the rain paints silver on the road
Where the old men trade legends heavier than gold
Mama said Boy keep fire in your chest
So I learned how to dance with a devil in a vest
Steel toe rhythm with a rebels grin
A pint on the counter and trouble settling in
Tattooed prayers underneath my skin
With the wolves at my back and the night closing in
I speak in a cadence of poets and thieves
Of broken hearted lovers with tricks up their sleeves
The citys still breathing through cigarette steam
Chasing impossible versions of impossible dreams
Pre Chorus
Hear the fiddle sing through the static noise
Through the kick drum pulse and the shattered voice
We dont break easy no we bend and sway
Turn our scars into songs till the fear fades away
Chorus
Raise your glass to the neon sky
Were the saints and sinners of the afterlife
Slow burning hearts in electric light
Dancing with the shadows till the morning arrives
Whoa oh whiskey and wires
Whoa oh feed the fire
From Dublin streets to the midnight tide
We carry the storm on the inside
Verse 2
808 heartbeat underneath the reel
Ancient bloodlines teaching modern wounds to heal
Gold chain swinging to a bodhran beat
Air Max footprints on historic streets
Talk slick move calm eyes ice cold
Got ancestors whispering Be fearless be bold
Ive seen kings lose crowns to pride and greed
So I plant my feet deep and become what I need
Every goodbye tastes bittersweet
Every victory came with blisters on my feet
But the moon keeps shining on the hard luck souls
Trying to patch up all the cracks in their bones
Bridge
For the ones who stayed when the lights went black
For the names we carry and the friends we lack
For the mothers praying by the bedroom door
For the fighters who still come back for more
Let the synths breathe
Let the fiddle cry
Let the bass hit heavy
Till the ghosts comply
Final Chorus
Raise your glass to the neon sky
Were the saints and sinners of the afterlife
Slow burning hearts in electric light
Dancing with the shadows till the morning arrives
Whoa oh whiskey and wires
Whoa oh feed the fire
Irish hearts with a rebel stride
We carry the storm on the inside
Outro
Church bells fading into laser lights
Old world soul in a future night
One last toast before the sunrise glows
If youre born from the thunder let everybody know
Hey hey
Let the bassline roll
Hey hey
Never let it go