The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Cindy's on methadone
She's through with the syringe
Cindy's on methadone
She's off on heroin
Cindy's on methadone
We're glad to have her home
She slept in vomit now
She sleep on methadone but she
Stopped ripping off her neighbors
Stopped taking change from strangers
Stopped shooting needles full of
Dreams into her arms
Cindy's on methadone
We see it in her eyes
Sounds so much better
But it's just another high
She stopped calling at three thirty
Stopped looking thin and dirty
Stopped screaming bloody murder
When she got cut off
Why don't you stop with
Your fake solutions
Stop covering up the truth and
Stop trying to make things
Smooth and stop acting
She's through with the syringe
Cindy's on methadone
She's off on heroin
Cindy's on methadone
We're glad to have her home
She slept in vomit now
She sleep on methadone but she
Stopped ripping off her neighbors
Stopped taking change from strangers
Stopped shooting needles full of
Dreams into her arms
Cindy's on methadone
We see it in her eyes
Sounds so much better
But it's just another high
She stopped calling at three thirty
Stopped looking thin and dirty
Stopped screaming bloody murder
When she got cut off
Why don't you stop with
Your fake solutions
Stop covering up the truth and
Stop trying to make things
Smooth and stop acting
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Cindy's on Methadone Lyrics as written by Benjamin M Foster Benjamin M. Foster
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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Cindy was shooting up heroin and living like a total junkie (stealing from the neighbors to support her habit and god knows what else) Then she got on the methadone program which many people consider just trading one addiction for another. (regardless of that, Cindy is much better off on methadone than on heroin.)
"Sounds so much better but it's just another high" this isn't really true. The methadone doesn't get the patient "high". it just keeps them from getting sick.
(actually, same goes for heroin after doing it for long time)
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this song isn't positive at all. she's just trading one addiction for another. the methadone is treating the symptoms but not the disease. she's not using heroin anymore, but she's still a junkie.
Hahaha... yeah, not so positive at all.
Getting off heroin isn't just a matter on sucking it up and working out your problems. It is a physical and mental addiction that will fucking tear you apart. Methadone can be a first step to saving your own life, so people can take their patronizing talk of "fake solutions and go fuck themselves.
Methadone saved my life. I can now work in my chosen field (Computer Security), without having to chase dealers down all day and risking arrest. I'm no longer dope sick (no highs, no lows. I'm stable.). I'm slowly lowering my dose to get off, but if I can't get off, then I'd rather live a good lifestyle on Methadone than a bad one off of it. It's logical and reasonable. The only line in this song to support an anti-methadone stance is "but it's just another high", and then they go on to say "stop covering up the truth" and "stop acting like she's stupid" (people are so ignorant about methadone, because of it's portrayal in the media to a large part). The reason she's doing better is because she's on Methadone, a harm reduction therapy (like condoms and needle exchanges).. she gets a clean dose of something that keeps her well all day.. no dirty needles, shooting up god knows what into your veins, committing crimes to get money for your fix. If you ask me, other countries are way ahead of us in harm reduction therapy when treating opiate addiction.