Yeah, so take a shower, shine your shoes, brother Ain't no time to lose, brother, we're about to booze, brother You could probably use another shot, take it in the kitchen Put the key in the ignition and drink away inhibition Yeah we work hard but we try to play harder Recapin' last night is like the perfect day starter Tryin' to piece together all of yesterday's troubles Through the pictures on the camera and the blood up on our knuckles And that bottle of Petrone, empty bottles of cologne Someone's necklace in my bedroom and a number in my phone Like yeah baby, man that shit was crazy The way we approached the ladies and finally talked to Amy And maybe she would holla 'Cause baby I would leave you some cologne up on your sweater for your lipstick on my collar And no I'm not in love with you, but yo it's only right I'd rather have an awkward morning than deal with a lonely night
Ya see, I like the song slow and I like the nights long I like the lights low and I like the drinks strong I try to hide the fact that my life is superficial In reality, this liquor is a pistol It's like I'm drinkin' Hemlock, Aristotle come and share the bottle 'Cause I see the planet through paradoxical pairs of goggles I know a crazy social life can be intoxicating And I'm not debating that it isn't…but all I'm saying Is some people come and go while your lover is dedicated So tell me who will be there when all these people have faded? The music stops playin' and the buzz disappears Will you really have somebody there to wipe away the tears? This party atmosphere isn't always what it seems Like a sucker, I traded away the woman of my dreams I was lured by the Sirens and promised the popularity And women with whom I don't share a single similarity So next time I see the Goddess Godiva I'll probably invite her, so we can get it poppin' and swappin' saliva We're drinkin' liquor so everyone can be shallow This party is a prison, baby send me to the gallows And all these couples that are "takin' a break" Thinkin' we're makin' memories, we're just makin' mistakes So I wanna say I'm sorry for the nights that I was smokin' The lights that I have broken I wanna say I'm sorry for the words I meant to say to you but they were never spoken I'd like to say I finally found the token, hopin' That I could pull through, as I struggle with the evil With more angels and demons than a Da Vinci Code prequel I'd like to have a Saturday without a hangover I would like to have a Friday night where I can bang sober So welcome to the land of alcoholics Where everyone is faker than the motherfuckin' license in your wallet
From the 2009 Kinetics & One Love album Fading Back To Normal, the song “Hemlock” addresses the dark emptiness of building relationships out of superficial drunken encounters. In the aftermath of a breakup that is referenced consistently throughout the album, the narrator names alcohol and the promise of these superficial encounters as the causes of his breakup. He compares alcohol to hemlock, the poison used in executions in Ancient Greece.
By the end of the song, the narrator changes his tone and happily drinks the hemlock, embracing the opportunity to make mistakes while he still has the chance…while he is young and resilient.
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