What are the top 5 songs that remind you about addiction.. your experience, whatever? I have like thirty, so here are my top 5 in no particular order....
Blind Melon - No Rain lyrics
All I can say is that my life is pretty plain
I like watchin' the puddles gather rain
And all I can do is just pour some tea for two
and speak my point of view
But it's not sane, It's not sane
I just want some one to say to me
I'll always be there when you wake
Ya know I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today
So stay with me and I'll have it made
And I don't understand why I sleep all day
And I start to complain that there's no rain
And all I can do is read a book to stay awake
And it rips my life away, but it's a great escape
escape......escape......escape......
All I can say is that my life is pretty plain
ya don't like my point of view
ya think I'm insane
Its not sane......it's not sane
Anna Nalick Catalyst
L.A. lights never shine quite as bright as in the movies Still wanna go? 'Cause something here In the way, in the way that we're constantly moving Reminds you of home
So you're taking these pills For to fill up your soul And you're drinking them down with cheap alcohol And I'd be inclined to be yours for the taking And part of this terrible mess that you're making But me, I'm the catalyst
When you say love is a simple chemical reaction Can't say I agree 'Cause my chemical, yeah, left me a beautiful disaster Still love's all I see
So I'm taking these pills for to fill up my soul [ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/a/anna-nalick-lyrics/catalyst-lyrics.html ] And I'm drinking them down with cheap alcohol And you'd be inclined to be mine for the taking And part of this terrible mess that I'm making But you, you're the catalyst
You'll be the vein You'll be the pain You'll be the scar You'll be the road, rolling below The wheels of a car And all of the thoughts, on God Don't know if I'm strong enough now You'll be the vein You'll be the pain You'll be the Catalyst
These L.A. lights, no no, They don't shine quite as bright as back in Frisco Do you wanna go? Still wanna go
Blue October Overweight
Ever carried the weight of another? For how long? I walk as far as they need to recover For how long? (ha!)
I want to carry a piece of who I was before So when I hit the wall, I really hit the wall I want to tear away the death again A whiter shade of fucking meth again I want to stick to clues, I want to come unglued I want to shape the world to fit the way you move Oh, should I listen for a dress size?
I owned up, I've grown up, do you remember me? I showed up and so what if I'm the used to be I'm here to tell you that I'm sorry I was sorry But I'm happy that you're happiness is no longer about me
Trade rules, switch sides for your beautiful eyes Let him be you through your beautiful cries Let him hold you up so you can touch affordable skies Live your life just like a dream Without the pain of goodbyes Goodbye!
Ever carried the weight of another? For how long? I walk as far as they need to recover For how long?
I been a drunk disrespectful little street punk Unlock the back of my trunk You see, you take this bat And bash my head into the street again No-ones around so I keep beating it
Pull my hair back, look me in the eye There's a self-destructive meaning in the bleeding of a guy It's the guilt of what reality has given me (From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/b/blue-october-lyrics/overweight-lyrics.html) Making sense of all mistakes and my stupidity And when you're sick you seem to think You've failed eternally
And that the people you let in are only crumbling When you're sick of thinking life in this recovery When my decision paved the road That lies in front of me
So to my friends that even call but I don't call back I want you deep inside my heart upon a hill It seems to hide sometimes and run away and wonder I'm really sick of saying sorry but I will
Ever carried the weight of another? For how long? I walk as far as they need to recover For how long?
But are we scared to take the ride? Or dare to look inside? I'm floating far away (far away) I'm floating far away (leaving home) I'm floating far away (so far away) I'm floating far away
I want to learn to walk with others as an equal I want to treat the ones who love me with respect I want to tell the world I'll give them all a piggyback And try to take away my negative effect I want to kiss the girl, I know I'll never lie again I want to call my dad and tell him that I care I want to let my brother know He saved my life a thousand times Throughout the years he's been my friend Who's always there
Ever carried the weight of another? For how long?
Oasis - Morning Glory lyrics All your dreams are made When you're chained to (your) mirror with (your) razor blade Today's the day that all the world will see Another sunny afternoon (I'm) walking to the sound of your favorite tune Tomorrow never knows what it doesn't know too soon
Need a little time to wake up Need a little time to wake up wake up Need a little time to wake up Need a little time to rest your mind You know you should so I guess you might as well
What's the story morning glory Well (you) need a little time to wake up Wake up well What's the story morning glory Well Need a little time to wake up Wake up
(Cos) all your dreams are made Now you're chained to the mirror with your razor blade Today's the day that all the world will see (It's) another sunny afternoon Yeah I'm walking to the sound of my favorite tune Tomorrow doesn't know what it doesn't know too soon
Need a little time to wake up Need a little time to wake up Need a little time to wake up Need a little time to rest your mind You know you should so I guess that you might as well
What's the story morning glory Well Need a little time to wake up, wake up Well What's the story morning glory Well
Need a little time to wake up, wake up Well What's the story morning glory Well Need a little time to wake up, wake up Well What's the story morning glory Well ?
Joshua Radin: Star Mile Lyrics
Oh doubt in the girl by your side She's feeding your pride As you go for a ride Down the Star Mile
Worlds arise as she lets you come in A duo begins To the Hollywood Inn Of the lonely
And all the gold dust in her eyes won't reform into a ring You had and lost the one thing You kept in a safe place Remember the face Of the girl who had made you her own And how you left her alone
All's well at the base of the hill You might need to fill A prescription to kill Off the silence.
Look down from your tower on high And take in the night Look her right in the eye She'll listen
And all the gold dust in her eyes won't reform into a ring You had and lost the one thing You kept in a safe place Remember the face Of the girl who had made you her own And how you left her alone
Life goes to those that are true The regular news Over playing the blues With the light on
And if you burn the road That'll lead you back to her in time I watch you turn to stone You can't find the sunlight
She's moving on without you The tide breaks You watch the stars fade They gather you back to their home I guess it's better than being alone
WHAT ARE YOURS? I WILL POST MY REASONS LATER.. TOO TIRED! I'M INTERESTED TO KNOW, THOUGH!
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"It'll be a good day.. just wait and see." - Jewel
Memories, sharp as daggers Pierce into the flesh of today The suicide of love took away all that matters And buried the remains in an unmarked grave in your heart
With the venomous kiss you gave me I'm killing loneliness (Killing loneliness) With the warmth of your arms you saved me, Oh, I'm killing loneliness with you The killing loneliness that turned my heart into a tomb I'm killing loneliness
Nailed to a cross, together As solitude begs us to stay And we disappear in the lie, forever And denounce the power of death over our souls and secret words are said to start a war
With the venomous kiss you gave me I'm killing loneliness (Killing loneliness) With the warmth of your arms you saved me Oh, I'm killing loneliness with you The killing loneliness that turned my heart into a tomb I'm killing loneliness (I'm killing loneliness)
I'm killing loneliness
With the venomous kiss you gave me I'm killing loneliness (Killing loneliness) With the warmth of your arms you saved me Oh, I'm killing loneliness with you The killing loneliness that turned my heart into a tomb I'm killing loneliness
I'm killing loneliness with you I'm killing loneliness with you Killing loneliness with you Killing loneliness with you
Killing loneliness Killing loneliness
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With the warmth of your arms you saved meOh I'm killing loneliness with you.
Dion's version of Purple Haze Patrick Sky's Nector of God Dave Van Ronk's Cocaine Lou Reeds' Walk on the Wild Side Ten Years After-Spoonful
Don't listen to 'em much anymore tho--drug nostalgia is NOT a good thing.
AGREED. I realozed later that maybe i should have phrased it 'that you most identify with' in the title instead of 'favorite song'! oh well, progress not perfection
-- Edited by Linds C on Wednesday 15th of December 2010 01:50:25 AM
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"It'll be a good day.. just wait and see." - Jewel
Katy Perry "Circle the Drain"... this song has kept me from using several times... such is the pain of an outsider, helpless to watch us addicts do what we did...
This is the last time you say, After the last line you break, It's not even a holiday, Nothing to celebrate. You give a hundred reasons why, And you say you're really gonna try. If I had a nickel for everytime, I'd overbank.
Thought that I was the exception, I could have rewrite your addiction, You could've been the greatest, But you'd rather get wasted.
You fall asleep during foreplay, 'Cause the pills you take, are more your forte. I'm not sticking around to watch you go down. Wanna be your lover, not your fucking' mother. Can't be your saviour, I don't have the power. I'm not gonna stay and watch you circle the drain, Watch you circle the drain, Watch you circle the drain.
You say you have to write your rhymes, Whatever helps you sleep at night You've become what you despise, A stereotype You think you're so rock and roll, But you're really just a joke. Had the world in the palm of your hands, But you fucking choked Should've been my team mate, Could've changed your fate, You say that you love me, You won't remember in the morning.
You fall asleep during foreplay, 'Cause the pills you take, are more your forte. I'm not sticking around to watch you go down. Wanna be your lover, not your fucking mother. Can't be your saviour, I don't have the power. I'm not gonna stay and watch you circle the drain, Watch you circle the drain, Watch you circle the drain.
You fall asleep during foreplay, 'Cause the pills you take, are more your forte. I'm not sticking around to watch you go down. Wanna be your lover, not your fucking mother. Can't be your saviour, I don't have the power. I'm not gonna stay and watch you circle the drain, Watch you circle the drain, Watch you circle the drain. Watch you circle the drain, Watch you circle the drain. You fall asleep during foreplay, 'Cause the pills you take, are more your forte. I'm not sticking around to watch you go down.
happy to share with you all... Seriously, that song has kept me out of the alley more times than I can count... Reminds me what I don't want to be... I wonder if Katy wrote the lyrics...
I have so many! but one of my favorites is Drugs or Me by Jimmy Eat World
Stay with me You're the one I need You make the hardest things Seem easy
Keep my heart Somewhere drugs don't go Where the sunshine slows Always keep me close
If only you could see The stranger next to me You promise you promise that you're done But i cant tell you from the drugs
Don't let go We'll dig a great big hole Down an endless hole We'll both go
You're so blind! You can't save me this time Hope comes from inside And I feel so low tonight
If only you could see The stranger next to me You promise you promise that you're done But I can't tell you from the drugs
I wish you could see This face in front of me You're sorry you swear it you're done But I can't tell you from the drugs
(Ohhhh) (Ohhhh)
(take me) I need your hands (so far away) To pull me up, take the wheel (take me) Out from me (so far away) Out from me
(Take me) If only you could see (I need your hands) (So far away) The stranger next to me (To pull me up, take the pain) (Take me) You promise you promise that you're done (Out from me) (So far away) But I can't tell you from the drugs (Out from me)
(Take me) I wish that you could see (I need your hands) (So far away) This face in front of me (To pull me up, take the wheel) (Take me) You're sorry you swear it you're done (Out from me) (So far away) But I can't tell you from the drugs (Out from me)
Keep my heart somewhere drugs don't go Where the sunshine slows always keep me close
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"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
never been here, never coming back never want to think about the things that happened today want to lay down on the warm ground I think I'm going to need a little time to myself
don't fall down now you will never get up don't fall down now
I ask you for a slow ride going nowhere you look like satan you ask me if I want to get high couple of bags down in old town you tie your arm and ask me if I wanted to drive
don't fall down now you will never get up don't fall down now
last thing I recall I was in the air I woke up on the street crawling with my strawberry burns ten long years in a straight line they fall like water yes, I guess I fucked up again
don't fall down now you will never get up don't fall down now
Sorry, I should have prefaced that with a warning... So powerful though
