Ssri or Die? - The Infested

An SSRI to stop the pain

To numb my head so I could play life’s game

Beaming with confidence thanks to my pills

A new job promotion, I got the skills

Years of dependency slowly took toll

As the side effects outweighed the goal

I gave up the pills, back to reality

Withdrawal grabbed hold and set me free

Delayed vision and electric shocks

Violent outbursts, it was odd

Night sweats and panic as feelings resurfaced

Alarm bells ringing in my head every minute

I was a young diamond, shining bright with light

But I’m rolled in filth yea, something wren’t right

Social conditioning and low self-worth

A temporary fix won’t clanse the dirt

The guise and persona that I’d built was false

Now stripped away, my drive came to a halt

I’d covered up my problems, buried them away

Nothing addressed so my problems stayed

I tried to cheat my way through life

SSRI or die?

I tried to hide that I was broken

I tried to cover up my problems

I tried to lie to myself, yea