Whispers In My Bones

Woke up this morning with the night still on my skin, Coffee taste like memories I tried to drown in gin. Sunlight through the window don’t mean what it used to be, Yeah, the world keeps turning… but it’s turning without me. My shoes been walking roads they never planned to choose, Every mile keeps reminding me I got nothing left to lose. I tried smiling for the people, tried pretending I was free, But you can’t outrun a shadow when it’s living deep in me. I still got the blues in me, like a whisper in my bones, Like a lonely old jukebox crying songs I never owned. I still got the blues in me, no matter where I go, I can dress it up in laughter… but the truth still shows. They say time heals all wounds if you just let it pass, But time just taught me patience, didn’t wipe away the past. I gave love all I had, every broken piece for free, Now I’m left holding silence where your heartbeat used to be. Midnight got a habit of knocking on my door, Bringing back the questions I ain’t ready for. I pour another answer in a glass that knows my name, Yeah, sorrow ain’t a stranger — we been shaking hands for years. I still got the blues in me, like a river after rain, Running through my veins with a slow and steady pain. I still got the blues in me, written on my soul, I learned how to survive it… just never how to let it go. If loving you was wrong, I’d do it all again, Every scar reminds me I was human back then. Some hearts break loudly, mine learned how to stay quiet, But silence don’t mean peace — it just learned how to hide it. I still got the blues in me, but I wear them with some pride, They taught me how to stand up when I didn’t want to try. Yeah, I still got the blues in me, but they don’t own my name, I ain’t cured… just living With a little less shame. So if you hear me humming when the night falls through, That ain’t sadness talking… That’s just the blues telling the truth.