Addicted

By Rob Jay

On Art Life

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[Verse 1: Rob Jay]

He's killing himself

He's killing his health

He's stressed and depressed

But when he pops that pill, he's back to feeling himself

Like he has a clean bill of health

Besides his dealer this addiction is known by no one else

But it's growing alongside his wealth

The richer he gets the more addicted he gets

The root of his problem is deep

A trial attorney driven by cases to beat

A young lawyer out here working 80 hour weeks

In a war he can't win he's trying to defeat sleep

So he relies on something stronger than coffee

Even though to his life it's costly

But he can afford the habit it's cost free

Even though his young life it will cost he


[Hook: Rob Jay]

He's addicted he's afflicted

He's been cursed with this pill this sickness

The drug have got him feeling like a soldier

Superman but he's only Clark Kent when he's sober

Well this is my moment of truth

I offer you no excuse

100 proof, so aloof

Welcome to substance abuse


[Verse 2: Rob Jay]

Back in the Ivy League to meet academic demands

Adderall helped him study from them exams

And when he graduated to study law

Thats when he started to study with raw

Something in that powder made him feel power

Helped him stay up and study tort law for hours

And when he takes ecstasy

It feels like ecstasy

But now the drugs become necessity

Because he's gone graduate with honors by any means neccesary

He's a victim of his own desire

This is the quintessential quagmire

What do you do when the use of a drug

Improves your skill at something that you greatly love

When you work good but better with a slight buzz

Do you quit, moderate or choose all of the above


[Hook: Rob Jay]

He's addicted he's afflicted

He's been cursed with this pill this sickness

The drug have got him feeling like a soldier

Superman but he's only Clark Kent when he's sober

Well this is my moment of truth

I offer you no excuse

100 proof, so aloof

Welcome to substance abuse


[Verse 3: Rob Jay]

He tried quitting but he wasn't committed

Scratched with the drugs whenever he'd start itching

Audited his life and his sanity was missing

Somehow those drug free days seem so distant

Nah he's not in his right mind

So he starts hanging with fellow users like minds

So he doesn't feel addicted

He thinks damn I know a lot of people with habits like mine

But he's living with numbered breaths

Because every night he cheats death

He lays down then he even tries sleeping

But his eyes is wired and he can hear his heart beating

Then he tempts himself with foolish deals

Just lies to himself like this will be my last pill

Till he looks in the cabinet and sees he has six left

He thinks tonight I'll swallow them all and never look back at this mess

Yes, crazy is what your probably thinking

But to a substance abuser this is logical thinking

And he was right it was his last pill ever

He left the building that night same fate as Heath Ledger

He overdosed he comatosed he never woke up

His body doped up