Hands Still Shake

Lyrics 👇 I quit the bottle, quit the fight, Quit your name every night. Still wake up just before dawn, Like something missing, something gone. They say time heals, but time’s a tease, Leaves you standing on broken knees. I hold myself like I might break, Funny thing — my hands still shake. Some scars don’t show, don’t fade away, They just learn how to behave. But when the house gets cold and still, They climb right back across the sill. I can pour the water, I can hold the glass, I can watch the bitter hours pass. I’m master of the house, or so I claim, Until the floorboards start to whisper your name. My hands still shake when the truth gets close, When I remember what I almost chose. I’m standing sober, standing awake, But my hands still shake. I reached for the light, I reached for the door, I don’t go looking for the ghosts no more. But the nerves remember what the heart forgot, Tying me up in a tethered knot.