truth (if you want it)
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stoned
"stoned" started out as what i thought sounded like an acoustic Dave Matthews song, like something off of "Live at Luther College" (seriously, if you like acoustic music, you need to own that album). eventually, "stoned" grew into a song with drum beats and some aggressive electric guitar, along with a bass and some crazy voices/harmonies.
this song, among others, has prompted some to ask why i make so many drug references (my last girlfriend's mom was rather curious). i don't do drugs. it isn't just about drugs. the imagery is pretty straightforward, but the idea, that people don't really recognize, is that we are pretty much all addicts. i can't honestly say i've ever met someone who doesn't at least have some bad habits, which is essentially what an addiction is.
i think anyone taking an honest look at their own life will realize they are addicted to some things, some of which are probably not healthy. and for those who don't think they're addicted... honestly, i wonder how long you could go without your favourite fast food, or a cup of coffee, or your favourite chocolate bar. whatever. i'm not preaching abstinence, i'm advocating awareness... ultimately it's up to you how you want to spend your time. just be honest with yourself about it.
if you really want my definition of "addiction"..."addiction" pretty much means anything that you feel you can't live without that is doing you harm... (and just so we're clear, "i could quit if i had to but i don't want to" is a load of crap and we both know it...)
oh yeah, and for those keeping score, this is one of only three songs from the album that, as of my writing this, has never been performed live...
-thomas
lyrics
baby it's time to confess your sins
oh please don't deny this filth you're living in
you say you've got things under control
but your eyes seek the price to pay to forget it all
run down to the place where you were
something more than just a junkie whore
you want to be something bigger, something better
but you feel that can't be done so instead you're getting stoned
Chorus:
inside yourself
you fight yourself
you hide yourself
lie to yourself
these things you've felt
lie to yourself
feelings on a shelf
you look at me for help
you should help yourself
but you're beside yourself
outside yourself
you're not yourself
you're getting stoned.
baby i see the pain that fills you numb
these streets they supply you with what you've become
they sell you what you think you need, what you think you want tonight
but could it be, could there be a chance, you can't tell from wrong from right?
i don't know what to tell you, i don't know what to say
you're begging me for an answer to these problems that come your way
you say "please, i want to be free, just help me believe"
but i can't grow you a garden, it's up to you to the plant the seeds
chorus
alone alone alone
getting stoned.
(i want love but i'm all alone, getting stoned)
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