[Verse 1]
I don't wanna do drugs anymore
If you saw me through the eyes of a bathroom stall
Your skin would crawl
I'm high
But I am not a sycophant for a good time
I only wanted to escape my mind
For one night, know what happiness feels like
But the nightmare I'm ignoring is darker in the morning
[Pre-Chorus]
It's a band-aid on a broken arm
It's a siren sounding out alarm
A fucked-up version of self-harm
And it's louder than a cry for help
When I destroy my mental health
Because I don't respect myself
[Chorus]
Every time I take these drugs to pick me up
All I ever do is cry
Every time I take these drugs to pick me up
All I ever do is cry
[Verse 2]
I don't wanna go to bed alone
So I let another stranger take me home
I drink to numb the pain
And you would do it too if you were sharing my brain
Everybody that I love gets hurt
And I'm learning to believe that I just deserve
The demons I'm ignoring
And the regret in the morning
[Pre-Chorus]
It's a fucking domino effect
A prison cell inside my head
A trauma that I can't forget
And it's louder than a cry for help
When I destroy my mental health
Because I fucking hate myself
[Chorus]
Every time I take these drugs to pick me up
All I ever do is cry
Every time I take these drugs to pick me up
All I ever do is
Cry, cry
I only ever
Cry, cry
I only ever
Cry, cry
I only ever
Cry, cry
I only ever
[Chorus]
Damned if I do and bored if I don't
And I should get clean again but I won't
I told you that I don't need help
Because I lie to myself
I'm damned if I do and bored if I don't
And I should get clean again but I won't
I wanna be someone else
Because I'm scared of myself
Sometimes I'm scared of myself
[Chorus]
Every time I take these drugs to pick me up
All I ever do is cry
Every time I take these drugs to pick me up
All I ever do is
Cry, cry
I only ever
Cry, cry
I only ever
Cry, cry
I only ever
Cry, cry
I only ever cry
These Drugs was written by King Ed & Dan McDougall & Baby Queen.
These Drugs was produced by Dan McDougall & King Ed.
Baby Queen released These Drugs on Wed Feb 24 2021.
I wrote this song when I was in a really bad place which was characterised mostly by this idea that I wasn’t a good person and didn’t deserve good things. I think for so long, there were so many parts of myself that I was refusing to acknowledge or pay attention to, and when you ignore your own pain...
This song really changed my career because it’s so starkly honest and seeing people respond to that was incredible for me. I’ve never been addicted to anything really, but I have definitely had a bad relationship with substances and partying—especially during this dark time of my life where I felt l...