[Intro – Clean Guitar / Tape Hiss] (Slow bending guitar notes ring out over a deep bass groove Loose drums slowly fade in) “Late night headlights on a broken road Dust on the dash and nowhere left to go Radio static singing back my name Every mile feels exactly the same Your perfume still lives inside this car Like a faded postcard from where we are I take another drink just to kill the ache But whiskey and heartbreak never really fade...” [Verse 1] I was young enough to think we’d last forever You were fire wrapped in stormy weather Backseat laughter underneath the stars Now I’m counting cracks inside these bars Smoke hangs heavy like the things you said Your ghost keeps dancing circles in my head The bottle burns but the memories stay Another night trying to drink you away [Pre-Chorus] And the room keeps spinning slower While the amps begin to roar I can hear the thunder building Like a war behind the door [Chorus] Whiskey and heartbreak Running through my veins Every empty bottle Still whispers your name Whiskey and heartbreak Keeping me awake I’m drowning in the echoes Of every promise we made And I swear these neon motel lights Still shine like yesterday But whiskey and heartbreak Never fade away [Verse 2] The bassline shakes the floorboards harder My voice gets rougher, meaner, darker Cheap cigarettes and gasoline You’re the sharpest thing I’ve ever seen Now the drums hit harder than before Broken glass scattered across the floor I scream your name through the feedback glow But you disappeared a long time ago [Pre-Chorus 2] Now the speakers start exploding And the silence disappears Every note becomes a riot Every chord tastes like tears [Chorus] Whiskey and heartbreak Running through my veins Every shattered memory Still calling out your name Whiskey and heartbreak Keeping me insane I tried to outrun your shadow But it’s buried in my brain And every burning streetlight shines Like the fire we became Yeah whiskey and heartbreak Never fade away [Guitar Solo] (Dirty vintage fuzz guitar erupts Long sustained bends, bluesy phrasing, psychedelic delay Bass groove stays thick and driving while drums intensify Solo grows chaotic and emotional before dropping suddenly into a quieter section) [Bridge – Half-Time Breakdown] (Soft voice:) I can still hear you laughing Somewhere inside the noise Like a dream slowly melting Into destroyed Polaroids (Voice becomes aggressive:) AND I DRANK UNTIL THE MORNING TRYING TO ERASE YOUR FACE BUT EVERY BOTTLE ONLY BROUGHT ME RIGHT BACK TO THIS PLACE [Final Chorus – Explosive] WHISKEY AND HEARTBREAK BURNING THROUGH MY SOUL EVERY WORD YOU LEFT ME LEFT ANOTHER HOLE WHISKEY AND HEARTBREAK OUT HERE ON MY OWN SCREAMING AT THE STATIC LIKE YOU’RE STILL ON THE PHONE And the guitars keep screaming While the feedback slowly fades Yeah whiskey and heartbreak Never fade away [Outro – Fading Guitar Reverb] (Distorted guitar repeats the intro melody slowly) (Bass fades into tape hiss and ambient amp feedback)
