Whiskey Waters
Tiny Moving Parts Lyrics


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We never seem
To listen to the music
The radio plays
The songs never stick
I know we're so
Distracted by our endless
Conversations in the basement
They're truly the best connection
I hope they never end (They never end)

You're everything I know
I always knew you'd be
You make me feel at home
When I'm about to leave
We sleep in separated beds
But nevertheless will that keep me
From losing you again

These bottles
I tend to chug the liquid
The minute I wake up
You're so far away
But once the buzz kicks in
You're right there in my brain

Human interaction
I am terrible at
I feel perfectly content
With my best friend
Inside my head (Inside my head)

You're everything I know
I always knew you'd be
You make me feel at home
When I'm about to leave
The ice in my drink
Slowly melting
Water down my cheap whiskey

I am better off being alone
(Swallow this down)
I'll swallow this down nice and slow
(The world's too)
The world's too big for a guy like me
(To climb in to)
To climb in to and be somebody

I am happy
Look in my eyes
I will never blink

I am happy




Look in my eyes
I will never

Overall Meaning

blink


The lyrics to Tiny Moving Parts' song Whiskey Waters explore themes of alcoholism, isolation, and the power of human connection. The opening lines suggest a sense of detachment from the world around them, as they describe how the radio songs fail to resonate with them. It's implied that their distraction and obsession with their own conversations is what they find most fulfilling. This is a commentary on how people tend to disconnect from the world to focus on their own lives, relationships, and problems. The singer of the song conveys this disconnect in a melancholic tone, as if they realize that they are missing out on something important.


The chorus of the song, "You're everything I know, I always knew you'd be / You make me feel at home when I'm about to leave," portrays the importance of human connection in our lives. Despite the singer's isolation, they find a sense of belonging with another person who makes them feel at home. However, the lyrics also reveal the conflict within the relationship, as they sleep in separate beds and the singer fears losing them again. The verses that follow emphasize the role of alcohol as a coping mechanism for the singer's loneliness, and the power it has to evoke memories and feelings of closeness with their friend.


In the final lines, the singer accepts their situation and finds happiness in their isolation, declaring that they are content and will never blink. This could be seen as a resolution to the struggle between wanting human connection and fearing vulnerability and isolation.


Line by Line Meaning

We never seem
Despite always having the radio on, we never really pay attention to the music as it never manages to stick with us.


To listen to the music
We never really listen to the music playing on the radio.


The radio plays
Even though the radio always plays music, we never really acknowledge it.


The songs never stick
For some reason, the songs that play on the radio never seem to stick with us.


I know we're so
I understand that we are incredibly


Distracted by our endless
We continuously get caught up in


Conversations in the basement
All the conversations we have in the basement


They're truly the best connection
These basement conversations we have are genuinely the strongest bond we share.


I hope they never end (They never end)
I pray that these basement conversations of ours continue forever and never stop.


You're everything I know
You, my friend, are everything I am familiar with.


I always knew you'd be
I always knew that you would become my closest companion.


You make me feel at home
When I'm around you, I feel entirely comfortable and at peace.


When I'm about to leave
However, every time I am about to depart from you,


We sleep in separated beds
We don't share beds to sleep on


But nevertheless will that keep me
However, the fact that we don't share beds won't actually


From losing you again
Protect me from experiencing yet another separation from you.


These bottles
These containers filled with liquid


I tend to chug the liquid
I usually gulp down the contents of these bottles.


The minute I wake up
Right after I wake up in the morning.


You're so far away
Despite being relatively far away from you,


But once the buzz kicks in
After the sensation of alcohol starts hitting me,


You're right there in my brain
It's as though you and I are close enough to each other to be able to communicate without physically being in the same location.


Human interaction
Having conversations and contact with other people


I am terrible at
I'm really bad at


I feel perfectly content
I'm completely satisfied


With my best friend
Being in the company of my closest companion.


Inside my head (Inside my head)
However, this most of the time happens only in my mind.


The ice in my drink
The frozen water in my beverage


Slowly melting
Gradually turning from its solid state to its liquid state


Water down my cheap whiskey
This ice in my beverage is slowly watering down my low-quality whiskey.


I am better off being alone
It's better for me to be by myself.


(Swallow this down)
(Now I will ingest this substance again)


I'll swallow this down nice and slow
I will ingest this substance slowly and at a steady pace.


(The world's too)
(The world is way too)


The world's too big for a guy like me
The world is much too vast and overwhelming for someone like me.


(To climb in to)
(To try and fit into)


To climb in to and be somebody
To establish myself and become a prominent/relevant personality in a large, vast world such as ours is an impossible goal for me.


I am happy
I am content and joyful.


Look in my eyes
If you examine the expression in my eyes


I will never blink
You will realize that I am utterly serious and unwavering in my newfound state of happiness and inner peace.




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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Donovan Leschke

We never seem
To listen to the music
The radio plays
The songs never stick
I know we're so
Distracted by our endless
Conversations in the basement
They're truly the best connection
I hope they never end (They never end)

You're everything I know
I always knew you'd be
You make me feel at home
When I'm about to leave
We sleep in separated beds
But nevertheless will that keep me
From losing you again

These bottles
I tend to chug the liquid
The minute I wake up
You're so far away
But once the buzz kicks in
You're right there in my brain

Human interaction
I am terrible at
I feel perfectly content
With my best friend
Inside my head (Inside my head)

You're everything I know
I always knew you'd be
You make me feel at home
When I'm about to leave
The ice in my drink's slowly melting
Watering down my cheap whiskey

I am better off being alone
(Swallow this down)
I'll swallow this down nice and slow
(The world's too)
The world's too big for a guy like me
(To climb in to)
To climb in to and be somebody

I am happy
Look in my eyes
I will never blink

I am happy
Look in my eyes
I will never



All comments from YouTube:

Chris F

This is my favorite song in the album. Tiny moving parts and Touche Amore are my new favorite bands haha. Where have they been all my life

Donovan Leschke

We never seem
To listen to the music
The radio plays
The songs never stick
I know we're so
Distracted by our endless
Conversations in the basement
They're truly the best connection
I hope they never end (They never end)

You're everything I know
I always knew you'd be
You make me feel at home
When I'm about to leave
We sleep in separated beds
But nevertheless will that keep me
From losing you again

These bottles
I tend to chug the liquid
The minute I wake up
You're so far away
But once the buzz kicks in
You're right there in my brain

Human interaction
I am terrible at
I feel perfectly content
With my best friend
Inside my head (Inside my head)

You're everything I know
I always knew you'd be
You make me feel at home
When I'm about to leave
The ice in my drink's slowly melting
Watering down my cheap whiskey

I am better off being alone
(Swallow this down)
I'll swallow this down nice and slow
(The world's too)
The world's too big for a guy like me
(To climb in to)
To climb in to and be somebody

I am happy
Look in my eyes
I will never blink

I am happy
Look in my eyes
I will never

Zack Ryan

Such a tight record, this song in particular stands out for me. Awesome stuff.

KiRae08

Love it

Reegan Street

I can't wait for this to come out.

Abbi V

Favorite album

Yonatan Solomon

They're so goodd

Rory Batham

I'm so excited for this

Konstantinos Zazas

Best of verses ever

theneedledrop

blech to the 10th degree @ the end. 

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