Traffic – Hole in My Shoe

”I looked to the sky
Where an elephant’s eye
Was looking at me
From a bubblegum tree
And all that I knew
The hole in my shoe
Was letting in water (letting in water)”

Melkoiselta trippailulta kuulostaa.

Townes Van Zandt – Waitin’ Around to Die

”I came of age and I found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar
She cleaned me out and hit it on the sly
I tried to kill the pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train
Seemed easier than just waitin’ around to die”

Ryöstön seurauksena joudutaan vankilaan ja ulospääsyn jälkeen tutustutaan hyvään ystävään, jonka nimi on kodeiini.

System of a Down – She’s Like Heroin

”She’s like heroin
Sipping through a little glass
I’m looking for some help
I need someone to save her ass
Chinese tricks in rooms
With ghosts of hooker girly dudes

Me and heroin, maybe we can make some cash selling
Ass
Selling ass for heroin”

Eiköhän tässä jokin syvempikin merkitys ole kuin pelkkä itsensä myyminen heroiinista.

Sixx A.M. – Accidents Can Happen

Biisi kertoo Nikki Sixxin heroiinin käytön aloittamisesta. Biisin mukaan jokainen voi tehdä virheitä, mutta ne voi korjata ja aloittaa kaiken alusta.

”Don’t give up, it takes a while
I have seen this look before
And it’s alright
You’re not alone
If you don’t love this anymore
I hear that you’ve slipped again
I’m here ’cause I know you’ll need a friend

And you know that accidents can happen
And it’s okay,
We all fall off the wagon sometimes
It’s not your whole life
It’s only one day
You haven’t thrown everything away.”