(Revised Version)
Well here he is again
Looks like we're together to the end
Addiction, my life time friend
I remember his eyes so intense
Not surprising he happened to call
We've been wedded so long after all
And here I stand and welcome him with open arms
Already seduced by his charms
I don't bother to stall
Yet, intellectually I know turbulent times are ahead
If I will not divorce him
And choose to stay with him
My intermittent beloved instead
As I remember his voice was always so soothing
And like the song of the sirens so irresistibly moving
Seduced by his insulation
I run to his open arms
Sweet oblivion beckons
I fade into darkness
To the arms of Morphias
Embracing a black out
A gift so sacred and scarce
Like love and affection
Is his wall of protection
So many times he brought me things
That only a god could bring
He was my knight in shining armor with wings
Insecurity and heartbreak year after year
He gently wiped away every last tear
And for so long a time it worked out so well
I was the person I wanted to be
I was under his spell
He gave me this romantic reality
A life without pain
A worthwhile sacrifice
To have lived in vain
With him by my side
I had everything to gain
I'd nurture and show compassion
Qualities I'd ordinarily ration
I was the nurse people needed so desperately
And their teacher as well
I was their mother, their counselor, whatever would sell
A little soothing balm to lesson their hell
I wished I was always able to be
Whatever it was people wanted of me
I tried on my own, but always in vain
Because without my beloved, I'd go insane
I gave nothing to others, but hollow disdain
Proving time and again
I could never refrain
To succumb to his whims
Come what may
I hear you telling me his love is venomous poison
Don't think I don't know it
It's what everyone is voicin
But comfort and happiness are what he gives
I can't give him up
It's for me that he lives
I love him dearly
If not for him I'd be cursed and forced to think clearly
Besides, I'd rather be his slave
And go on digging my grave
Because it's too high a price
To give up his phony paradise
And be forever empty
It's too much to pay
To have nothing at all
I'm sorry to say
My beloved is back and he's here to stay
I will remain a junkie to my dying day
So here we go repeating our vows again
To me, my beloved loudly proclaims,
"With this needle I thee wed
I will keep your illusions alive and your monkey fed
Until your veins are dry and your soul is bled
I will protect you at all times from life you so dread
And deliver deception until the day you're dead"
To heroin, my beloved, I loudly proclaim
"With this needle I thee wed
I will forsake all others to be will you instead
Until my veins are dry and my soul is bled
From this day forward, I will take only you to bed
And love only you until the day I'm dead"
Well here he is again
Looks like we're together to the end
Addiction, my life time friend
I remember his eyes so intense
Not surprising he happened to call
We've been wedded so long after all
And here I stand and welcome him with open arms
Already seduced by his charms
I don't bother to stall
Yet, intellectually I know turbulent times are ahead
If I will not divorce him
And choose to stay with him
My intermittent beloved instead
As I remember his voice was always so soothing
And like the song of the sirens so irresistibly moving
Seduced by his insulation
I run to his open arms
Sweet oblivion beckons
I fade into darkness
To the arms of Morphias
Embracing a black out
A gift so sacred and scarce
Like love and affection
Is his wall of protection
So many times he brought me things
That only a god could bring
He was my knight in shining armor with wings
Insecurity and heartbreak year after year
He gently wiped away every last tear
And for so long a time it worked out so well
I was the person I wanted to be
I was under his spell
He gave me this romantic reality
A life without pain
A worthwhile sacrifice
To have lived in vain
With him by my side
I had everything to gain
I'd nurture and show compassion
Qualities I'd ordinarily ration
I was the nurse people needed so desperately
And their teacher as well
I was their mother, their counselor, whatever would sell
A little soothing balm to lesson their hell
I wished I was always able to be
Whatever it was people wanted of me
I tried on my own, but always in vain
Because without my beloved, I'd go insane
I gave nothing to others, but hollow disdain
Proving time and again
I could never refrain
To succumb to his whims
Come what may
I hear you telling me his love is venomous poison
Don't think I don't know it
It's what everyone is voicin
But comfort and happiness are what he gives
I can't give him up
It's for me that he lives
I love him dearly
If not for him I'd be cursed and forced to think clearly
Besides, I'd rather be his slave
And go on digging my grave
Because it's too high a price
To give up his phony paradise
And be forever empty
It's too much to pay
To have nothing at all
I'm sorry to say
My beloved is back and he's here to stay
I will remain a junkie to my dying day
So here we go repeating our vows again
To me, my beloved loudly proclaims,
"With this needle I thee wed
I will keep your illusions alive and your monkey fed
Until your veins are dry and your soul is bled
I will protect you at all times from life you so dread
And deliver deception until the day you're dead"
To heroin, my beloved, I loudly proclaim
"With this needle I thee wed
I will forsake all others to be will you instead
Until my veins are dry and my soul is bled
From this day forward, I will take only you to bed
And love only you until the day I'm dead"
