Even now, after so long without it,
I still get flashbacks to how it felt when I let it wash over me.
All it took was that one second of giving in
and then I could feel the warmth of blankets on my skin,
the relief of not caring about any troubles,
giving over to the emotions that were brought to the surface of my glazed eyes.
The side effects of the withdrawl consume me to this day.
Supposedly over time they subside as the body readjusts,
the chemical levels in the brain even out,
- it'll even out is what you keep promising yourself -
in the night when you're sweating and want to cry
but can't for the lack of motion in your hurting body.
Cravings really are my least favorite demons.
They're cruel bastards of addiction that refuse to give way,
even when your blood is flowing at a normal rate
and the finer points of life are among you and
showing you the beauty of a world created with a clear mind.
It made me believe in a utopian ideal of humanity
and myself, and then I had to re-face what was real
before I broke my vow to not stray down that path.
Now I still have trouble sleeping some nights.
Yes, it keeps me up, even after all this time,
and even when I can get my eyes closed the dreams are never to be trusted.
Visions so vivid of how I knew once the secret to bliss,
walked down the path that only gods had known,
found myself in a brief encounter with that substance.
So now I'm going out searching for a fix.
I can't take it anymore, and I don't care if this makes me weak.
No one should be without hope.
Even if it is the most dangerous drug I've ever come across.
I still get flashbacks to how it felt when I let it wash over me.
All it took was that one second of giving in
and then I could feel the warmth of blankets on my skin,
the relief of not caring about any troubles,
giving over to the emotions that were brought to the surface of my glazed eyes.
The side effects of the withdrawl consume me to this day.
Supposedly over time they subside as the body readjusts,
the chemical levels in the brain even out,
- it'll even out is what you keep promising yourself -
in the night when you're sweating and want to cry
but can't for the lack of motion in your hurting body.
Cravings really are my least favorite demons.
They're cruel bastards of addiction that refuse to give way,
even when your blood is flowing at a normal rate
and the finer points of life are among you and
showing you the beauty of a world created with a clear mind.
It made me believe in a utopian ideal of humanity
and myself, and then I had to re-face what was real
before I broke my vow to not stray down that path.
Now I still have trouble sleeping some nights.
Yes, it keeps me up, even after all this time,
and even when I can get my eyes closed the dreams are never to be trusted.
Visions so vivid of how I knew once the secret to bliss,
walked down the path that only gods had known,
found myself in a brief encounter with that substance.
So now I'm going out searching for a fix.
I can't take it anymore, and I don't care if this makes me weak.
No one should be without hope.
Even if it is the most dangerous drug I've ever come across.

that movie.