Another Ive been tasked with by a local muso. He wanted a bluesy/rock/country song about regret, so I came up with this a few months ago and have been steadily working on it.......I think its about there now.

Its basically a demo with AI vocals (way out of my vocal range lol) but in truth Im fairly happy with how its come out.

The Whiskeys Gonna Kill Me
Words/Music (c) P McNaught
BIAB 2025
Mixcraft Pro Studio 10
Suno AI Vocals



LYRICS

[Verse 1]
The bottle sits there calling, like it knows my name,
Every pour a memory, every sip a shame.
The mirror shows a stranger, a man I barely know,
The whiskey's got its hold on me, won't ever let me go.

[Verse 2]
The nights are getting longer, and the dawn feels cold,
Dreams of better days are stories I've been told.
She left with her suitcase, left me with this pain,
Now all I'm holding onto’s the devil’s amber chain.

[Chorus]
The whiskey's gonna kill me, I can feel it in my bones,
A warmth that burns too bitter, leaving me alone.
Each swallow pulls me closer to where the shadows lie,
The whiskey's gonna kill me, but I still can't say goodbye.

[Verse 3]
The jukebox plays her song, I dare not sing along,
The barstools wear my sorrow, it's where I know I belong.
Every friend I had's departed, couldn't watch me fade,
Now I raise a glass to failure, in the choices that I made.

[Verse 4]
The bartender’s a preacher, with words I won't heed,
He's seen men like me crumble, succumbing to the need.
But it ain't about salvation, it's not about the fight,
The whiskey’s got me drowning, and I think that feels alright.

[Chorus]
The whiskey's gonna kill me, I can feel it in my bones,
A warmth that burns too bitter, leaving me alone.
Each swallow pulls me closer to where the shadows lie,
The whiskey's gonna kill me, but I still can't say goodbye.


****** Song Summary *************
Title: The Whiskey's Gonna Kill Me
File:The Whiskey's Gonna Kill Me.SGU
Key=Eb , Tempo 59, Length (m:s)=4:08
No intro. 57 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 57. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
Soloist track has 409 notes, Soloist harmony is < no harmony >(0)
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes,
Style is _MISGIVE.STY (Misgive Slow Sw16 Country Folk)

RealTracks in style: ~539:Bass, Electric, Pop Sw 120
RealTracks in style: 2921:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm FolkSlowSw16Mike Sw16 060
RealTracks in style: 2920:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm FolkSlowSw16Brent Sw16 060
RealTracks in style: 2668:Pedal Steel, Background WestCoastBallad Ev 065
RealTracks in song: 1167:Guitar, Electric, Soloist RockBalladBrent Ev 065
RealTracks in song: 3926:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm AltRockGrittyChugging8thsHardDbl Ev 070
RealDrums in Song:ModernCountrySlowSw16^4-a,b:HiHat & Sidestick

Last edited by PeteMcN; 07/06/25 08:52 AM. Reason: spelling!
Sometimes you just have to say f### it and do it anyway!