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JAPANESE WHISKEY Lyrics
[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
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
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
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What did Ruel say about "JAPANESE WHISKEY"?
Genius Answer
[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, but I’m not. It’s like me and relationships a bit-you like the idea of something, you like how something looks from the outside, but when you look at the actual crux of it, you’re like, 'Oh wait, this is not me. This is not what I actually want to be doing. It’s just how I want to be perceived!
Is there any live performance of this song?
Genius Answer
- 4.JAPANESE WHISKEY
- 7.LIE
- 11.WISH I HAD YOU
- 12.IF AND/OR WHEN
- 13.MUST BE NICE
- 14.END SCENE
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Release Date
March 3, 2023
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