This song was released seven months after Pat’s retirement announcement, surprising many listeners. It marks a major shift away from his earlier work which encompassed anarchist values and life-defining drug abuse.
In a 2015 interview with A Fistful of Vinyl, Pat talked in-depth about getting clean...
[Verse 1]
I‘ve kicked dope lying down for a week on the couch
I’ve kicked dope driving North, I’ve kicked dope headed South
Kicked dope in an alley, kicked dope at your house
But I don’t wanna kick dope again
[Verse 2]
I’ve tried just drinking beer occasionally
I’ve tried just on weekends or just smoking weed
But it always leads back to the same place to see
A junkie, a dope fiend, that's me
[Verse 3]
I’ve gotten clean and then walked a straight line
I’ve gotten clean and then committed crimes
Hell I’ve gotten clean at least 20 times
And I don’t wanna get clean again
[Verse 4]
So you can ask me if I want some wine
So you can ask me if I want a line
But I think that if I don’t stay sober I’ll die
So I wanna stay sober this time
Dope Fiend was written by Pat the Bunny.
Pat the Bunny released Dope Fiend on Tue Sep 20 2016.