You think it’s about a girl but if you listen to the lyrics in depth, he’s actually talking about codeine and how it’s affected him.
[Verse 1]
It started out as a huge crush
But you changed, started seeing me too much
I got sick of her, so I got rid of her
Then I really got sick so I'd stick with her
She made me wanna lie down
Had me fucked up, didn't want me to find out
I fucked her off, I put her lights out
Nah, can't lie, man, I'm with her right now
Well, I did get rid of her, but I took her right back
She started giving more, she helped me write tracks
We took a break, that was an utter mistake
'Cause that's when a bitch started fucking with my mates
Slowed my heart down, she was so lethal
Had me mixed up, so happy, so evil
[Refrain]
Wasn't black and white, different to the others
She wasn't black or white, she was a different colour
[Chorus]
She was purple
She was my medicine
She was purple
She was my medicine
[Verse 2]
I was determined to stop like, "Nah, I don't wanna"
Makes me think if I deserve her or not
Now I'm in a kitchen stirring a pot
Like I'm tryna cause trouble, but I'm certainly not
Am I worthy or not? Looking back on what we could've been
She was so sweet when I added that sugar in
And she broke every rule [?]
And fucked me every time that I took her in
Masked emotions, I kept it bottled up
I told her I'd leave her, but never followed up
She nearly took all my coin, we got heated
But we never reached boiling point
'Cause shit would evaporate and so would the feeling
She wasn't no one night, nah, the real thing
[Refrain]
Wasn't black and white, different to the others
She wasn't black or white, she was a different colour
[Chorus]
She was purple
She was my medicine
She was purple
She was my medicine
[Verse 3]
It's only been a few years that I been around her
But I started thinking that I couldn't live without her
She took control of me, bitch got a hold of me
Made sure if she weren't around, shit was cold for me
And I relied on her, every day I thrived for her
No matter how busy I was, still found time for her
Shit, I almost died for her, she took the life from me
My soul, my body, took my mind from me
The high for me nearly murdered me actually
And she even had the nerve, tryna take my personality
My sanity, guess it's time to switch
She was my life, at the same time life's a bitch
Unusual, so ugly yet so beautiful
It's come to me her fun to me could come to be my funeral
[Refrain]
Wasn't black and white, different to the others
She wasn't black or white, she was a different colour
[Chorus]
She was purple
She was my medicine
She was purple
She was my medicine
[Outro]
She was purple
She was my medicine
She was purple
She was my medicine
My Medicine was written by Alex Jones.
My Medicine was produced by JUVE.
Dr Flea released My Medicine on Thu Aug 08 2013.