Overdose
It never ends
Or that’s what it seems
Vacant and empty
Just like his dreams
A scream and a shout
Then it’s all gone
Everything’s quiet
Except for the ambulance’s song
Red light, blue light
He’s on a new bed
Though he doesn’t feel it
He’s trapped in his head
‘It wasn’t my fault!’
He shouts to the dark
The powders where he left it
And it’s left its mark
Temptation to high
A will too weak
Alone in the darkness
He can’t even speak
Tears streak his face
Though they aren’t his own
‘I didn’t mean to,
I should have known.’
Mother and father
Stand by his bed
He’s lost forever now
Forever in his head
They warned him once
Some warned him twice
Now this young man
Has paid the price
Or that’s what it seems
Vacant and empty
Just like his dreams
A scream and a shout
Then it’s all gone
Everything’s quiet
Except for the ambulance’s song
Red light, blue light
He’s on a new bed
Though he doesn’t feel it
He’s trapped in his head
‘It wasn’t my fault!’
He shouts to the dark
The powders where he left it
And it’s left its mark
Temptation to high
A will too weak
Alone in the darkness
He can’t even speak
Tears streak his face
Though they aren’t his own
‘I didn’t mean to,
I should have known.’
Mother and father
Stand by his bed
He’s lost forever now
Forever in his head
They warned him once
Some warned him twice
Now this young man
Has paid the price