This song is from “Second-hand Smoke”, released in 1997, after Bradley Nowell’s death. Everybody has their ‘favorite drug,’ whether it’s a substance or a lover. This sounds like a push-and-pull relationship moving between betrayal, lying, and lust.
[Verse 1]
The time has come, to reach a new realization 'tween me and you
Time to clear the rumors, sensations, and things that just are not true
Well I thought I heard you behind me with a knife straight for my back
It's quite clear that I'm back in the swing of a-living
Although I might not be on the right track
Oh thought I might drown but its hard to keep a good man down-
Town's where you'll find me, through some ill-gotten hand
Although I never listen, girl, I damn well understand
And you think I'm so damn feeble
I can't see through your lies, you're just a crock of shit
With a pretty smile and I refuse to compromise
Oh, you give me such a heavy, heavy, heavy load
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Verse 2]
You may hold some vision of truth, if truth can be found in a lie
Maybe some grain of inspiration for a song that's deep inside
Oh, tears running down your face, you're screaming "Look me in the eye!"
Well I'm looking straight at your twisted face and it's enough to make me cry
Oh passions, they're for those who want to
Pay the price of loving you in more ways than one
Wrapped around your finger but I think my time has come
But I never can be too sure, 'cause I like to have a little fun
Oh, what fun it would be to blow my mind and fall into the sun
A mind is a precious thing to taste
New Realization was written by Sublime.
New Realization was produced by Sublime.
Sublime released New Realization on Tue Nov 11 1997.