Gin and Regret

The velvet of the crumpled night hides my profile,
I've been losing this battle for a while.
Ice clinks in the glass, breaking the steady beat,
Our finale is an accomplished, bitter defeat.
Cigarette smoke traces your portrait in the air,
In a room where neither of us is even there.


Tart juniper is burning up my mouth,
I am taking another wrong turn heading south.

Припев
Gin and regret — my heavy, potent blend,
Our passion is a melted mirage at the end.
I am crashing to the bottom in the smoke-filled quiet,
Gathering the crumbs of my soul in this riot.
Gin and regret, just a muddy, dark stream,
And the price of my love was cheaper than a dream.


Mascara runs down my cheekbones, staining my coat,
In this tragic play, I'm just a forgotten note.
I promised to quit, to wipe away your trace,
But only this drunken haze can save my face.
The clock hands are beating their midnight march,
Evaporating the ridiculous falsehood under the arch.


Drop by drop, I am drinking this pain,
Playing my familiar, pathetic role once again.

Припев
Gin and regret  my heavy, potent blend,
Our passion is a melted mirage at the end.
I am crashing to the bottom in the smoke-filled quiet,
Gathering the crumbs of my soul in this riot.
Gin and regret, just a muddy, dark stream,
And the price of my love was cheaper than a dream.


Let my friends keep saying: "Time heals everyone",
I am sharing my personal sin with the ice when it's done.
In every new sip, I hear your cold, cruel laugh,
I'm letting my feelings drain out on my behalf.

Припев
Gin and regret — my heavy, potent blend,
Our passion is a melted mirage at the end.
I am crashing to the bottom in the smoke-filled quiet,
Gathering the crumbs of my soul in this riot.
Gin and regret, just a muddy, dark stream,
And the price of my love was cheaper than a dream.


Just the gin...
And my regret...
A bitter taste...