Lyric discussion by zargon150 

Cover art for Killing The Fly lyrics by Union Underground, The

Marijuana is not physically addictive, but it is mentally, much like cigarettes. It takes only 48 hours to become unaddicted to cigs, but mentally you may feel you need it the rest of your life. In any case, I agree it's about someone who kicked the habit, and is watching all his friends' lives be run by it. I myself have a bunch of friends like that, who used to be really intelligent, but shit-canned it because they love the feeling.