Drink to get drunk is the 2nd track off Sia’s 2nd album, “Healing Is Difficult”. It shows Sia trying to make sense of everything she does using broken English, followed by her telling us that she doesn’t know why she smokes, but she drinks to get drunk, then followed by an eerie interlude akin to th...
[Verse 1]
I eat food to satisfy my hunger
I drink water to quench my thirst
I use my mouth and air to blow balloon up
I prick with pin to watch it burst
To make noise, I use my breath
To unlock doors I use a key
When I'm looking for something, I use my eyes
I use booze to unlock me
[Chorus]
I sweep so I can sleep
I sweep so I can sleep
Sweep, sweep, sweep, sweep, sweep
[Verse 2]
I wear shoes so I can run
As to avoid the broken glass
I wear the pants because they suit me
And to discourage the pinchin' of ass
I'll tell a joke to make you laugh
I'll close the door to have a cry
They say that change and pain is a positive thing
So have I changed since you died?
[Chorus]
I sweep so I can sleep
I sweep so I can sleep
Sweep, sweep, sweep, sweep, sweep
[Post-Chorus]
Don't ask me why I smoke, I don't know
But I drink to get drunk
Don't ask me why I smoke, I don't know
But I drink to get drunk
Don't ask me why I smoke, I don't know
But I, but I, but I drink to get drunk
Don't ask me why I smoke, I don't know
But I, but I, but I drink to get drunk
[Outro]
That noise again
That noise again
Drink to Get Drunk was produced by Sam Frank.
Sia released Drink to Get Drunk on Mon Jul 09 2001.