This song seems to be about a singer, perhaps Croll himself, and their struggle with addiction, apparently to cigs. They try to resist becoming one of “them” – an addict, a smoker, the lifestyle they tried to leave behind, but the rush is so good, it’s hard to quit and leave it all behind.
Heard you can't beat the rush
Give in and be one of us
Taking my time
I'm using my lungs
I'm wasting my breath
Cause I want you to feel the same
Down on my luck
I fall to my knees
A vulnerable please
Is shaking up out of me
I want you to see that I'm clean
I don't need that, I assure you
Heard you can't beat the rush
Give in and be one of us
Told you ten thousand times
That you'd rather be one of us
I'm filling up your lungs tonight
Turn into one of us
Coursing through your veins tonight
You're one of us
The pressure I feel
The weight on my heels
Is building up fast
And I can't stand the aftermath
I try and hold back the urge
To run if I can feel a surge
I want you to see that I'm clean
I don't need that, I assure you
Heard you can't beat the rush
Give in and be one of us
Told you ten thousand times
That you'd rather be one of us
I'm filling up your lungs tonight
Turn into one of us
Coursing through your veins tonight
You're one of us
Heard you can't beat the rush
Give in and be one of us
Heard you can't beat the rush
Give in and be one of us
Told you ten thousand times
That you'd rather be one of us
I'm filling up your lungs tonight
Turn into one of us
Coursing through your veins tonight
You're one of us
One of Us was written by Dan Croll.
One of Us was produced by Ben H. Allen III.
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