Bottle Lore

[Verse] Black shirt sticking to my skin City lights on KL streets Phone at eighty, mind at zero Somehow I’m still moving on I was supposed to fall apart But I found four friends by sunset Asked for a ride, said what I needed And nobody made it complex [Pre Chorus] Maybe I was waiting For someone else to choose me Maybe I forgot that I could leave the room freely Now I’m under neon With my hair still out of place Laughing at a bottle Like it knows my whole damn case [Chorus] Bottle lore, bottle lore Everybody knows a different story Same word, new floor Same laugh, different category I don’t need to explain Why the joke survived the rain If you know, you know If you don’t, let it go Bottle lore, bottle lore I’m not who I was before One night, five lives I came back strange but alive [Verse] Some call it healing Some call it losing my mind I call it walking to supper And not checking who replied KL looks like therapy When the lanterns hit the road I don’t need a prophecy I just need somewhere to go I made some friends near the lake Downloaded some dating app Told my besties “Plan B first” And somehow meant all that [Pre Chorus] Maybe I was softer When I begged for clearer signs Maybe I’m still tender But I’m done standing in line If your silence is a puzzle I won’t make it my degree I’ve got 麻辣烫 at midnight And people waiting up for me [Chorus] Bottle lore, bottle lore Everybody knows a different story Same word, new floor Same laugh, different category I don’t need to explain Why the joke survived the rain If you know, you know If you don’t, let it go Bottle lore, bottle lore I’m not who I was before One night, five lives I came back strange but alive [Bridge] Schoolyard flipping plastic College made it weird Road trip backseat legend Everybody cheered Club kids, soft drinks, secrets Clean on paper, gin in hand Gym friends saying bring your bottle Different worlds, same contraband And I’m laughing in the dark now Not because it doesn’t hurt But because I found my body Underneath somebody’s words [Bridge] I don’t care like I used to Not in the cold way In the “I still love myself When you walk away” way I don’t chase like I used to Not with my whole chest If you want the real me Come correct, not impressed [Chorus] Bottle lore, bottle lore Everybody knows a different story Same word, new floor Same laugh, different category I don’t need to explain Why the joke survived the rain If you know, you know If you don’t, let it go Bottle lore, bottle lore I’m not who I was before One night, five lives I came back strange but alive [Outro] Black shirt, city glow New friends, old road If you know, you know If you don’t, let it go Bottle lore, bottle lore I came back strange but alive