Whiskey Lullaby

She put him out like a burn from the bottle

He tried to drown it, but it hit even harder

Two hearts broke in a cold dark valley

Now they sing that whiskey lullaby

She said leave, so I left with the silence

Packed my pride, lost all my guidance

Bottle talk louder than love ever did

Now I’m fightin’ ghosts in the house we lived

I was king for a minute, then ego got loud

Turned a queen to a stranger, couldn’t say it out loud

Now the mirror got cracks, looks just like my past

Every sip feel like poison, still makin’ it last

Told myself I’m a soldier, I don’t ever break

But the nights get heavy and the demons don’t wait

Yeah I drank just to sleep but woke with regret

Drownin’ in memories I’ll never forget

I watched you fade with that bottle in hand

Tried to love you, you wouldn’t stand

Every promise you made turned to smoke in the air

Now I’m left with the silence you left everywhere

I was holdin’ us down while you fallin’ apart

You were killin’ yourself and it broke my heart

So I walked, yeah I left, yeah I chose my peace

But the echo of you never gave me release

Now I’m numb to the nights, I don’t cry no more

But your voice still knocks at my door

And I hate that I miss what we used to be

Even broken… you still got a piece of me

No more fights, no more blame

Just a picture and a name

Two souls lost in the same old pain

And the bottle don’t forget

(Him) I thought the whiskey would wash you away

(Her) I thought leaving meant I’d be okay

(Him) I drank till the light faded into black

(Her) Some hearts never find their way back

I say I’m good but I’m lyin’ through teeth

Got a house full of ghosts, they all sound like me

Every word that I said, every door that I slammed

Turned love into war, now I don’t give a damn

Nah truth is I care too much

So I numb it all, I don’t feel enough

Glass in my hand like it’s holdin’ me down

Tryna drown what I lost but it’s still comin’ round

You were right, I was wrong, yeah I said what I said

Now it echoes so loud every time that I’m bent

I was built not to break, trained not to fold

But I crumble at night when the whiskey gets bold

Pour another shot just to quiet my mind

But the bottle don’t lie, it just buys me time

You can run, you can hide, you can say you’re fine

But the truth comes back every damn night

You don’t get it you never did

I was lovin’ a man who was losin’ his grip

I was beggin’ you fight, but you chose escape

Now I’m stuck with the mess that your habits create

I walked out just to breathe again

But I still feel you under my skin

I ain’t cryin’, I’m tired there’s a difference now

But your name still burns when it leaves my mouth

You were home, you were safe, you were everything real

Now I’m sleepin’ alone tryna teach myself heal

And I hate that I miss what we could’ve been

But I won’t lose myself just to love you again

No more us, just memories

No more trust, just enemies

Same damn pain in different ways

We just lost what we couldn’t save

Pour another shot just to quiet my mind

But the bottle don’t lie