Take it for what it is, he's talking about his addiction and how it has affected those he loves, including himself. He could be talking about God, his girlfriend, wife, mother or father, those people that he has wronged. He is asking permission to heal, as if he is begging for reconcile to those he has wronged. He is serious about getting better, for himself and others. He is asking permission not for his drug addiction, but for those bad things that led to his addiction.
Take it for what it is, he's talking about his addiction and how it has affected those he loves, including himself. He could be talking about God, his girlfriend, wife, mother or father, those people that he has wronged. He is asking permission to heal, as if he is begging for reconcile to those he has wronged. He is serious about getting better, for himself and others. He is asking permission not for his drug addiction, but for those bad things that led to his addiction.