Ballad of Big Nothing Lyrics

Lyric discussion by freja 

Cover art for Ballad of Big Nothing lyrics by Elliott Smith

Also, it's kind of ironic: it sounds like freedom 'I can do what I want to, there's no one to stop me' but in this context it's the freedom to self-destruct, and of course addiction is the opposite of freedom - you are ruled by the drug, not free at all.