Whiskey Talks by Homemade Shine
Whiskey Talks
Verse 1
I’ve never been good with words face to face,
I rehearse ‘em in my head, then I lose my place.
By the time I build the nerve to say what’s true,
The moment’s gone and so are you.
I keep my feelings folded up, tucked away,
Like a letter I swear I’ll send someday.
But there’s a bottle on the shelf that don’t think twice,
It opens its mouth and gives bad advice.
Pre-Chorus
I’m quiet as a shadow in the daylight glow,
But pour me a drink and suddenly I know—
Chorus
Whiskey talks louder than I do,
Says things I never meant to.
Starts fights, tells secrets, tells half-truths too,
Yeah, whiskey talks louder than I do.
I mean well, but I lose control,
It grabs the mic and steals my soul.
I wake up wishin’ I could undo
Every word whiskey said to you.
Verse 2
It told you I didn’t need you around,
Told you I was fine watchin’ you walk out of town.
It laughed too hard, crossed that line,
Turned one bad thought into a headline.
I saw your face change, saw your eyes close up,
Like you’d heard enough of my fake tough love.
I wanted to stop it, but I just stood there,
Watchin’ whiskey burn another bridge to air.
Pre-Chorus
I swear my heart don’t mean no harm,
But courage comes mean when it’s bottled strong.
Chorus
Whiskey talks louder than I do,
Cuts deep and don’t think it through.
It says “goodbye” when I mean “please stay,”
Says “I don’t care” the worst damn way.
I’m better quiet, worse when I’m buzzed,
I lose the best things because—
Whiskey talks louder than I do,
And it always says the wrong thing to you.
Verse 3
Next morning comes with a pounding head,
Unread texts sayin’ what I said.
Apologies typed, deleted, re-wrote,
Tryin’ to sober up regret I spoke.
I pass the bar like it’s an old flame,
Swearin’ tonight I won’t play that game.
But loneliness pours real smooth and slow,
And the bottle still knows what I don’t.
Bridge
If I could mute that amber sound,
Turn it down, set my pride back down,
I’d tell you softly, I’d tell you straight,
That lovin’ you’s the one thing I don’t fake.
But demons don’t whisper, they shout and sing,
And whiskey thinks it knows everything.
Chorus
Whiskey talks louder than I do,
Breaks promises before I do.
It don’t care who it hurts or how,
Just wants to be heard right now.
I’m tryin’ hard to learn the truth—
Silence is safer when it comes to you.
Still, every time I lose my cool,
Whiskey talks louder than I do.
Outro
So if you hear words that sound too cruel,
Know they didn’t come from the sober truth.
I’m still learnin’ what love goes through,
Tryin’ to speak before the bottle moves.
‘Til then I’ll sit here talkin’ low,
Hopin’ someday you’ll finally know—
It ain’t my heart that’s untrue…
It’s just whiskey talkin’ louder than I do.