Songs that best depict the horror and desperation of addiction/mental illness

The Name of the Game by Bryan Ferry is a great song about addiction (cocaine I believe, he had a big coke addiction after Jerry Hall left him. At least that's what I think the song is about.)

Akira Yamaoka's Silent Hill compositions definitely.

Damn, forgot to mention Roxy Music's No Stange Delight.
 
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NECRO - I NEED DRUGS

listen to the song, watch the video. RIP Uncle Howie

I cant attach a video on my shitty phone, sorry
 
Beat the Devil's Tattoo by the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn9C1vKd7Gc

That line
"Everyone is king,
when there's no one left to pawn"
is so powerful to me...

Apparently, the song is about the drug addiction of the previous drummer in BRMC. The other members tried to help him but he left the band, eventually. "Tattoo" doesn't mean ink, but is slang for a drum beat. A devil's tattoo is when you've done something bad/are about to do something about and are anxious about the consequences, whilst you're nervously tapping a surface with your fingers.
 
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