Lyric discussion by cerealiscool 

Cover art for Medicine Bottle lyrics by Red House Painters

I love how there are no really difficult metaphors and the like in this and it is just him expressing his emotions.

Fascinating song, but who's heard of the band?

Formed in 1989. Here are the band's albums: Down Colorful Hill (1992) Red House Painters aka Rollercoaster (1993) Red House Painters aka Bridge (1993) Ocean Beach (1995) Songs for a Blue Guitar (1996) Old Ramon (2001)[1]