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🥃 CHEAP WHISKEY, REAL TEARS BY BLACKTHORN RIOT 😭

Rikki Morningstar 🥁🎸
A Emotional sleaze glam metal ballad with a raw 1980s Sunset Strip atmosphere, inspired by the darker, bluesy side of Faster Pussycat and L, A, Guns, heavy with regret, heartbreak, and late-night loneliness, Vocals should be Male raspy but vulnerable, emotionally exposed, Verses sung low and close, almost confessional, opens emotionally but stays grounded — sad, honest in the Style Of Taime Downe, Lead Guitar Blues-influenced lines with emotional bends and vibrato, including a slow, expressive guitar solo that feels wounded rather than flashy in the Style Of Traci Guns, Rhythm Guitar Warm, slightly overdriven, playing open chords with space and restraint in the Style Of Izzy Stradlin, Bass Deep, steady simple and supportive, emphasizing the emotional weight in the Style Of Kelly Nickels, Drums played with restraint soft kick, round snare, subtle hi-hat in verses, slightly fuller drums in the chorus in the Style Of Tommy Lee, Mood : Heartbreak, regret, drinking alone, emotional denial

Song By Blackthorn Riot Lyrics By Ronan McCalmont, Rikki Morningstar, Duncan McCalmont ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] Last call echoes in my head Empty glass, things we never said [Verse 1] Barstool sermons, neon glow I drink to things I shouldn’t know Your name swims in every pour I swear I won’t say it anymore Jukebox crying an old love song Says I’m weak for holding on Your ghost sits right next to me Laughs at what we used to be [Pre-Chorus] I tell myself I’m over you But truth don’t go down smooth [Chorus] Cheap whiskey, real tears Drown my doubts, feed my fears I act tough, but the pain is mine Bottom-shelf truth hits every time Cheap whiskey, real tears One more round, then disappear I don’t miss you — that’s a lie Cheap whiskey never lets me hide [Verse 2] Bathroom mirror, bloodshot eyes Practice smiles, practice lies Friends say “man, just let it go” They don’t hear what I don’t show Your perfume still in my jacket sleeve I hate how easy you still leave Every shot just proves me wrong I’m still stuck where you’re gone [Pre-Chorus] I blame the night, I blame the booze But I’m the one who still chooses you [Chorus] Cheap whiskey, real tears Drown my doubts, feed my fears I act tough, but the pain is mine Bottom-shelf truth hits every time Cheap whiskey, real tears One more round, then disappear I don’t miss you — that’s a lie Cheap whiskey never lets me hide [Bridge] If love’s a lesson, I failed the test I gave my worst, you took my best I’d quit you cold, I swear I’d try But some habits don’t die [Breakdown] Bartender says it’s closing time I say “one more” — every time [Final Chorus] Cheap whiskey, real tears Same old songs, same old years I fake a laugh, I fake goodbye But every drink tells on my pride Cheap whiskey, real tears I’m still standing — barely here I don’t need you — that’s a lie But tonight, I survive [Outro] Neon fades The hurt stays