You are in pain
Take your life, take your life with cocaine
But I am who I am
So I do what I can, when I can
But I can't really do a damn thing

So fine this day
All your problems has gone away
But tomorrow, when you wake up
All your problems are back to stay

Your life, a game
Turn it up, turn it up with cocaine
And every time that you live is a time when you feel
And the only time you heal

Tell me what it is
And it would never be like this
A problem that we have in common
Baby, tell me what it is
It probably doesn't mean a piss
Yeah, rip my heart apart

Now it's too late, too late to live
Only heaven loves you now
So love it back for once
Just once

Now it's too late, too late to live
And my conscience killing me
So am I alive
But I'm not free

And for all of you that can relate to this too
And for all of you that can relate to this too

White snow
Oh, I know
You're on a place where I just can't go
But I hope you do remember
Your snow doesn't warm you in December

You are in pain
Take your life, take your life with cocaine
But I am who I am
So I do what I can, when I can
But I can't really do a damn thing

Now it's too late, too late to live
Only heaven loves you now
So love it back for once
Just once

Now it's too late, too late to live
And my conscience killing me
So am I alive
But I'm not free

And for all of you that can relate to this too
And for all of you that can relate to this too

Tell me what it is
And it would never be like this
A problem that we have in common
Baby, tell me what it is
It probably doesn't mean a piss
Yeah, rip my heart apart

You are in pain
Take your life, take your life with cocaine
But I am who I am
So I do what I can, when I can
But I can't really do a damn thing

Now it's too late, too late to live
Only heaven loves you now
So love it back for once
Just once

Now it's too late, too late to live
And my conscience killing me
So am I alive
But I'm not free

And for all of you that can relate to this too
And for all of you that can relate to this too

Now it's too late
Now it's too late
Now it's too late (now it's too late)
Now it's too late
Now it's too late
Now it's too late (now it's too late)
Now it's too late
Now it's too late
Now it's too late (now it's too late)
Now it's too late (now it's too late)


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    My Interpretation

    At first the song seems to advertise cocaine, saying it will take all your problems away. However, as the song goes on a tint of irony is added, until it goes fully against drug use, and how it will ruin your life. The first three verses talk about how it will make you feel better, then go on how it's only temporary. Then it says how it's too late, meaning that now you're addicted and you're stuck. "Now it's too late, too late to live and my conscience killing me so I'm alive but I'm not free" Even near the start it says "Take your life with cocaine". "White snow I know You're on a place where I just can't go But I hope you do remember your snow doesn't warm you in December" Snow represents cocaine and December represents bad times. Therefore, overall, I think this is an anti-cocaine song, saying how it will ruin your life, even though it may make you feel good temporarily.

    AjTheOwlon October 02, 2015   Link
  • -1
    General Comment

    Obviously a cocaine addiction, talking about how he just gets high and doesn't deal with his problems. Then when he's not high there back so he's gotta get high again. Cocaine is his life and def in control.

    God?!?on March 11, 2010   Link

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