Overdosing on most types of painkillers leads to your hands and feet swelling up, due to kidney problems.
'(Bad boys and) Shaking like there’s no way out
(Painkillers) Swollen hands looking for love
(Bad boys and) Safe from harm is all I ask
(Painkillers)'
When you've taken too many painkillers (in particular, codeine), you shake. Then swelling as mentioned. And you do it because you don't want to feel the pain of people telling you that they've let you down but all you wanted was to escape the disappointment of other people.
'Never complain or explain
Never felt lucky or shame'
You never talk to anybody about your problems; you'd rather deal with them in 'your own special way' (by overdosing on painkillers, (Nurofen Plus in most cases). And you never felt 'lucky or shame' because you never gleaned anything from other people's treatment of you; you always thought that, if you explained what you did to them, they'd see you as some sort of psycho.
'Swollen hands looking for love'
Overdosing on most types of painkillers leads to your hands and feet swelling up, due to kidney problems.
'(Bad boys and) Shaking like there’s no way out (Painkillers) Swollen hands looking for love (Bad boys and) Safe from harm is all I ask (Painkillers)'
When you've taken too many painkillers (in particular, codeine), you shake. Then swelling as mentioned. And you do it because you don't want to feel the pain of people telling you that they've let you down but all you wanted was to escape the disappointment of other people.
'Never complain or explain Never felt lucky or shame'
You never talk to anybody about your problems; you'd rather deal with them in 'your own special way' (by overdosing on painkillers, (Nurofen Plus in most cases). And you never felt 'lucky or shame' because you never gleaned anything from other people's treatment of you; you always thought that, if you explained what you did to them, they'd see you as some sort of psycho.
Thats's about it.
Source: personal experience.