The main theme of the song is how many people mindlessly take everything for granted and never question anything. In the music video, they imply that a major contributor to this is major media outlets that spoon feeds the masses information that may or may not be true, or push their agenda.
[Verse 1]
The world's on heroin
I'm on strike against all this laziness
I try to go for all
Despite all the underachievers
[Pre-Chorus]
From the government to the drive-thru guy
The delayed results with no reasons why
My only guess, they must be high
[Chorus]
I wanna put an end to all of them
But I don't know where to begin
'Cause I'm pretty sure the world's on heroin
[Verse 2]
The world's on heroin
Everybody is standin' in my way
I try to use my brain
Stupidity is thrown in my face
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm a coffee guy in a stoner place
And the world keeps turnin' at a turtle's pace
Get it over with, and check into NA
[Chorus]
I wanna put an end to all of them
But I don't know where to begin
'Cause I'm pretty sure the world's on heroin
[Bridge]
If I had my way
I'd prefer if everyone was on speed
I'm so sick of the "no-can-do"
And the failures you concede
At any rate, from the looks of things
Everyone's nodding out but me
[Verse 3]
The world's on heroin
Too many lazy morons in my face
The world's on heroin
Everybody acts like a zombie
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm not sayin' I'm better than them
I don't have the kind of time to spend
With slacker types tryin' to be my friend
[Chorus]
I wanna put an end to all of them
But I don't know where to begin
'Cause I'm pretty sure the world's on heroin
Yeah, I'm pretty sure the world's on heroin
[Outro]
Heroin!
World’s on Heroin was written by Bill Stevenson.
ALL released World’s on Heroin on Tue May 05 1998.