Lyric discussion by iliketoeatapples 

Cover art for Until Morning lyrics by Dashboard Confessional

To me, the drugs thing seems like it's more an act of desperation to keep the person alive. Not the cause of the death but a way to keep them alive for a little bit longer. That's just me though.

Yeah, so other than that I don't know whether to take this song literally or not.

But literally I guess it's desperate for the person to say alive for just a little bit longer. And metaphorically it's desperate for the person to not leave the singer for just a little bit longer.