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Detox Lyrics

I've got a feeling
With the wrong people
And I can't control my thoughts

I wish that I could sleep
And just get this over with
...this is only high-school bullshit...

I just want to feel...

I was warned...
Absolutely numb
No good around people
Everyone knows, and watches me

How did I get here tonight?
What am I doing here?
How did I reach this state?
How did I lose my sight?

I'm lost... I'm freaking
And everybody knows... Everyone's watching

...so here's all my hopes and aspirations
Nothing but puke
God, it's so lonely

I just want to feel...
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wolfmoon98 On Mar 12, 2002
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Cover art for Detox lyrics by Strapping Young Lad

It's about doing something to fit in with people you don't really care about but want to be liked by. In this case it seems it involves some chemical substance. I've been in this exact situation, and that's why this song holds some meaning for me.

Cover art for Detox lyrics by Strapping Young Lad

This song is about Devy dealing with his Bipolar Disorder. It's pretty obvious if you have it.

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@shinface These lines however don't really seem to fit the conditions associated with bipolar:

How did I get here tonight? What am I doing here? How did I reach this state? How did I lose my sight?

@shinface I think @LexOmens could be closer in that it is perhaps how he feels on (or off) his medication

Cover art for Detox lyrics by Strapping Young Lad

this song is about being an alchaholic and everyone being ashamed of you becuase of it. also, their name, i think, is called that because it's about all the problems in someon's life.

@poisonheart I think it could be about any drug abuse in general (alcohol, illicit drugs, prescription drugs) ... could even be about drug use in general (e.g. some prescribed drugs can have drastic influences on your lifestyle even if you take the correct dosages).

Cover art for Detox lyrics by Strapping Young Lad

This song sounds like my crap life now, pure stress.

Cover art for Detox lyrics by Strapping Young Lad

Is well known that Dev suffers of bipolar disorder and that when entering the studio to record a new album here goes off his meds, therefore I take this one as a claim of what he undergoes in order to make an album, sort of a declaration of bravery!!!

@LexOmens something like that sounds plausible, as I think it could be interpreted as someone coming off a drug use (whether that is abuse or not is open to interpretation)

@sokorny definitely you have a point, although having that he is on lithium most of the time, I don't think it's about abuse....

@LexOmens artists don't always write simply about themselves though ... they tend to make their songs / art a little more open and relatable

Cover art for Detox lyrics by Strapping Young Lad

This song is about someone who is going through hardcore detox and wishes it would just be over and he has come to the conclusion that he was warned but did it to himself. And everyone has to sit by and watch him go through this world of shit!

Cover art for Detox lyrics by Strapping Young Lad

I don't give a fuck what this song is about, it KICKS ASS

Cover art for Detox lyrics by Strapping Young Lad

saw them play this live, amazing

Cover art for Detox lyrics by Strapping Young Lad

dude can someone please get the lyrics for "love?" please i beg of you!!!!

Cover art for Detox lyrics by Strapping Young Lad

This song is amazing, most of it is just about some guy talking about his life and what he is going through, but then when it gets to the "bridge" of the song, it's him going crazy...

"HOW...DID I GET HERE TONIGHT WHAT AM I DOING HERE HOW DID I REACH THIS STATE HOW DID I LOSE MY SIGHT I'M LOST...I'M FREAKING AND EVERYBODY KNOWS... EVERYBODY'S WATCHING..."

Awesome song.

 
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