Assemblage 23 - Chemical Restraint (1992) lyrics

Chemical restraint Is coming down in endless coils The caustic liquid in his bloodstream Keeps him obedient and loyal Blurry forms and figures of Faces he once knew Surround his filthy bed Unsteady waves keep coming through The straps that hold his arms down Exist only in his mind Ears buzzing madly in the silence Teardrops flow from blinded eyes Things have gone too far now His brain is scrambled like an egg Kept immobile by a drug that makes him Squirm and whine and beg No one cares if they can't see The drug that's k**ing you and me Apathy make slaves of us all It traps us in its breathing wall The man who thinks rebellion Comes in a bottle is a fool It only makes him more submissive Makes him conform to all the rules He brought himself to this dark place Without much of a choice And in a single blinding instant Robbed himself of his own voice No one cares if they can't see The drug that's k**ing you and me Apathy make slaves of us all It traps us in its breathing wall The drug can steal our will And our ability to care It can make us believe in something That maybe really isn't there Once the drug is tasted The craving grows with each new day Pain will subside only temporarily And never fully go away No one cares if they can't see The drug that's k**ing you and me Apathy make slaves of us all It traps us in its breathing wall