[Verse 1]
We stayed up drinking the Japanese whiskey
That your father brought home from Tokyo
You said that I can’t go home until it’s empty
But my, my lips are dry
I don’t like the taste but I like how it sounds
So I stayed there and wasted our time
I tried to act like a man but I felt like a child
[Pre-Chorus]
Seems like the closer I hold you, the colder it feels
We only fall in love with things that ain’t really real
[Chorus]
I wanted to be what you wanted in me
But if I’m being honest I can’t
[Verse 2]
You don’t keep lists of your hits or your misses
But I carve my kisses in stonе
I keep my past behind glass
But you don’t want to know
[Pre-Chorus]
Seems like the closеr I hold you, the colder it feels
We only fall in love with things that ain’t really real
[Chorus]
I wanted to be what you wanted from me
But if I’m being honest I can’t
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
Oh, I close my eyes and swallow your bitter words whole
I can’t decide, if I like it or just can’t let go
I close my eyes and swallow your bitter words whole
I can’t decide, if I like it or just can’t let go
JAPANESE WHISKEY was written by Ruel & PJ Harding.
JAPANESE WHISKEY was produced by M-Phazes & Spencer Stewart.
Ruel released JAPANESE WHISKEY on Fri Mar 03 2023.
[Co-writer] PJ Harding came up with the title. I don’t like Japanese whisky. I don’t like whisky in general, and we came up with this idea of making it a metaphor for liking the idea of something more than the reality. I would love to look [cool] with a glass of whisky and being like, ‘Mmm, yeah, bu...