Soju Hour

Verse 1

Neon blinks on the wet sidewalk, the city's half asleep,

I pour the soju clear and cold, slow and deep.

One shot, two shots, nothing to prove or hide,

Just the night wrapping around me, quiet and wide.

Chorus

This is the soju hour, when the noise fades away,

When the world's too heavy, but the glass is light today.

Not to forget the weight, just to carry it softer,

Like a secret shared with the empty street and the water.

Verse 2

They say it's just rice and fire, a simple brew,

But it tastes like all the stories I never told you.

Bitter and sweet at once, a tiny spark of truth,

The kind that flickers and fades, but still cuts through.

Chorus

This is the soju hour, when the noise fades away,

When the world's too heavy, but the glass is light today.

Not to forget the weight, just to carry it softer,

Like a secret shared with the empty street and the water.

Verse 3

Outside, the rain draws lines on the windowpane,

Inside, the cold glass warms beneath my hand again.

No grand confessions, no vows I'll break by noon,

Just this moment, this quiet, this slow-burning tune.

Bridge

Time slows down in the droplets on the rim,

In the way the city breathes, so tired and dim.

I don't need to be saved, I just need to sit still,

With this glass and this night, on this cold concrete hill.

Verse 4

Another round, not to drown, just to feel the edge,

To remember how it hurts, and how it used to beg.

Then I put the glass down, wipe the condensation clear,

And watch the neon sign blink, like a friend who's still here.

Chorus

This is the soju hour, when the noise fades away,

When the world's too heavy, but the glass is light today.

Not to forget the weight, just to carry it softer,

Like a secret shared with the empty street and the water.

Outro

Just a glass...

Just a glow...

The city hums below.

I'll remember this moment,

Even if I don't know why.