Best "Opiate" Songs

SuperDope said:
Carmelita, by: Warren Zevon

I hear Mariachi static on my radio
And the tubes they glow in the dark
BUT YOU'RE THERE in Ensenada
And I'm STUCK here in Echo Park

Carmelita hold me tighter
I think I'm sinking down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town

Well, I'm sittin' here playing solitaire
With my pearl-handled deck
The county won't give me no more methadone
And they cut off your welfare check

Carmelita hold me tighter
I think I'm sinking down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town

Every time I hear the sirens wail
You know I almost have the heart attack
And her b-big samoan boyfriend says he's gonna
Come and break my back

Carmelita hold me tighter
I think I'm sinking down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town

Well, I pawned my Smith-Corona
And I went to meet my man
He hangs out down on Alvarado Street
By the Pioneer chicken stand

Carmelita hold me tighter
I think I'm sinking down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town

Carmelita hold me tighter
I think I'm sinking down
And I'm all strung out on heroin

More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/w/warren_zevon/
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A classic, by all means.
 
i've been whoring these guys out
but god damn does this song spell out opiate use, and the dueling metalic slide guitar riffs throughout the song is a good representation of an opiate nod
Give me some fire, and a piece of glass
Hear that train, floatin' past
On feathered tracks, with helium wheels
Ain't no coal, ain't no steel

Chorus:
Opium, won't you smile on my brain
Flowers and fog, you've got me feeling no pain
It's 8:00 AM, not a quarter past 3:00
Flowers and fog, you've gotta set me free

Deja vu, all over again
You wanna be my pal, my best-est friend
Hear that train, screamin' past
Out of control and off the tracks

Chorus:

Rescue me, you've got to rescue me
Rescue me, you've got to rescue me
Rescue me, you've got to rescue me
Rescue me, you've gotta set me free

Chorus:

Fast asleep, quick to die
Seen 'em go in the blink of an eye
Long white line, tied to the tracks
Little white lie, no looking back
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This is a cover of the song 'Carmelita' performed by the former bassist of the band Coheed and Cambria.



If you know about Mic Todd then you know how appropriate it was that he sang it rather than the regular lead singer of the band. Mic was arrested for robbing a pharmacy (he did so by strapping something to his chest that he claimed to be a bomb) so was known to be an opiate addict. He did the song very well, and the crowd participation was pretty funny.

Unfortunately he is currently battling cancer and it has spread so it's not looking good for him. He pissed away much of his savings in some obvious ways, and now the medical bills are stacking up making him resort to fundraising.
 
Buddy Holly - Love is Strange

Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman

No, no... wait...

Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to you

;)
 
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