Up on the Ol' Whiskey Shelf
Whiskey Reflections: A Melodic Tale of Love, Mistakes, and Redemption
Lyrics
I’ve been thinking too much lately, that my baby's gone and maybe
The singer has been overthinking and feels that their partner has left.
I could rest my weary head and let her go, but we all acting crazy on the days the moon is lazy
Contemplating letting go of the relationship, but acknowledges collective irrational behavior during certain times.
I can’t seem to let that one fuckin’ go
Expressing difficulty in moving on from a specific incident.
Up on that old whiskey shelf where there's a bottle that stares me down
Refers to a whiskey shelf where a bottle seems to challenge the singer.
And I can't figure out what it's trying to say
The singer is unsure of the message conveyed by the bottle on the shelf.
Well I know this
Assumption that a mistake was made.
It was wrong and babe you are, well, sometimes you're right and I've done wrong
Acknowledges the partner's occasional correctness and the singer's wrongdoing.
I’d love to make it right
Expresses a desire to correct mistakes.
I’ve done wrong
Admits to wrongdoing.
I just can’t seem to get it right
Frustration with the inability to make things right.
Peace and quiet lately, comes with a price baby
Peace and quiet come at a cost, implying sacrifice.
They’ll just sacrifice a finger with my knife
Suggests a violent consequence involving a knife.
Yea I'm taking down that old whiskey shelf
Decides to take down the whiskey shelf.
Cut my hand on the bottle that scared me out of my shell and broke my trust against this world
Injury from a bottle leads to a shattered trust in the world.
We could run and hide and I’m not gonna act surprised
Anticipation of betrayal, not surprised when it happens.
When you sneak up right behind me with my knife
Expectation of betrayal from behind with a knife.
Tell me a few more times
Request for repetition of a statement.
Cause babe u know
Acknowledges sinking mental state and the approach of night.
That my mind is sinking real low with the patterns in the clouds and the night is on its way
Reflects on the inability to find stability.
But we haven't found our ground. I've done wrong
Reiterates frustration with wrongdoing.
I just can't fucking get it right
Expresses ongoing difficulty in getting things right.
Up on that ol’ whiskey shelf... up on that ol’ whiskey shelf
Repeats the reference to the whiskey shelf.
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