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March 17, 2019 at 2:47 amPost count: 8“Got to give it Up” by Thin Lizzy
this one really captures the desperation of a person very near the bottom
March 17, 2019 at 2:47 amPost count: 16@marty888 2356233 wrote:
This may have been mentioned but I love Joe Walsh One day at a time
YouTube – One Day At A Timeclass.
i have one but maybe not recovery track.
when im feeling tired or down and need some motivation.
stick on “whole lotta rosie” by ac/dc……..
:hail:……..now thats a band.
March 17, 2019 at 2:47 amPost count: 9This may have been mentioned but I love Joe Walsh One day at a time
YouTube – One Day At A TimeMarch 17, 2019 at 2:47 amPost count: 1Great Thread!
Here is one from Aimee Mann called Phoenix.
Got out of Phoenix, just in time
A box of kleenex, for the ride
The tumbleweeds said, their goodbyes
To javelinas and DUIsI don’t want to abandon you but baby I’ve had my fill
You love me like a dollar bill
You roll me up and trade me in
And if you had the chance you will
And if you get the chance againIt’s hard to know when to cut and run
You balance heartache with your fun
And when the scales tip, you know you’re doneI don’t want to abandon you but baby I’ve had my fill
You love me like a dollar bill
You roll me up and trade me in
And if you had the chance you will
And if you get the chance againCos I know love doesn’t change anything at all
I know love doesn’t change a thingI wanted to believe in you and baby I believe it still
Baby I’ve just had my fill
You love me like a dollar bill
You roll me up and trade me in
And if you have the chance you will
And if you get the chance again
I know you’ll do the best you canBut baby love doesn’t chage anything at all
I know love doesn’t change a thingMarch 17, 2019 at 2:47 amPost count: 1There are a few I know that I don’t think I saw yet: Perfect Circle – Gravity; Korn -Coming Undone; Godsmack – Shinedown; Styx – Snowblind; Shinedown – Save Me. These are all addiction ones. I know a few recovery ones: I Can See Clearly Now – Jimmy Cliff; Incubus – Dig; Live – Pain Lies on the Riverside; Syntax – Bliss (Long Version); Incubus – Drive. Will post more when I remember them. I hope these are of use to someone! Please e-mail me if you’d like the lyrics to any of them.
March 17, 2019 at 2:47 amPost count: 6This is an awesome thread, some of these are more advocating drugs then anything though lol. Some of these songs would trigger some ppl I think.
March 17, 2019 at 2:47 amPost count: 20On this one, and then as I was scrolling through, I see I already did a couple of years ago (AARGHH! Hope it’s not Alzheimer’s!).
So I’m back, a little older and a little fartier (but still clean and sober, 29 big ones in a few days), so I’ll add a couple . . . For those who survived the 60’s even though they inhaled . . .
The first is that ol’ ho’gut lament, House of the Rising Sun, done by various artists including Bob Dylan and Woodie Guthrie, but Eric Burdon retired the trophy on that one (saw him on PBS the other night, and the #1 Animal appears to be surviving):
And the only thing a gambler needs is a suitcase and a trunk,
And the only time he’s satisfied is when he’s on a drunk.Speaking of Dylan, there’s Subterranean Homesick Blues and Mr. Tambourine Man, rendered platinum by Roger McGuinn and David Crosby with the Byrds (who also did Eight Miles High; can’t forget that one). Dylan put those two on the flip sides of the Bringing It All Back Home album, and I’m pretty sure there’s a message there . . .
And there’s another John Prine piece that’s missing so far, “Sam Stone”:
Sam Stone came home to his wife and family,
After serving in a conflict overseas.
And the time that he served had shattered all his nerves,
And left a little shrapnel is his knee.
But the morphine eased the pain,
And the grass grew round his brain,
And gave him all the confidence he lacked,
With a Purple Heart and a monkey on his back.(chorus)
There’s a hole in Daddy’s arm where all the money goes,
And Jesus Christ died for nothing I suppose.
Little pitchers have big ears; can’t stop to count the tears,
And sweet songs never last too long on broken radiosHmm. I see somebody is trying to claim Puff the Magic Dragon is about some early Stone Age pot smokers, but I heard it from Peter Yarrow’s lips himself (along with hearing him sing it on three different occasions) that it’s just a nice little kids’ ballad . . . I think I believe him . . .
Not every song is about dope, there folks, and the longer you’re in recovery, the more you realize a lot of the world gets along without it just fine…
March 17, 2019 at 2:47 amPost count: 5I like a new song by Matisyahu called So high So low, it reminds me of recovery
March 17, 2019 at 2:47 amPost count: 3wonder if anyone posted… Dr Feelgood – Motley Crue, 6 months(?) and Beautiful Disaster (makes me cry) by Kelly Clarkson, and Sober by Pink. I didnt see them on the pages i go to.
March 17, 2019 at 2:47 amPost count: 1Addiction in the country:
Todd Snider – Waco Moon
Levon Helms – One More Shot
Amazing Rhythm Aces – Amazing Grace (Used To Be Her Favorite Song)
Bob Dylan – Moonshiner (Bootleg Series 1961-1991)
John Prine – Sam StoneAddiction in the city of rock:
Judas Priest – Victim Of Changes
Rocket From The Tomb – Ain’t It Fun
Savatage – Handful Of Rain
Country Joe and the Fish – Crystal Blues
Ozzy – Demon Alcohol
Husker Du – When Pink Turns To Blue
Neil Young – Cocaine Eyes, The Old Laughing Lady, Tonight’s the Night, No More
Thin Lizzy – Opium Trail
Anathema – Cries On The Wind
Waxies Dargle – Cod Liver Oil/CooliesSongs I associate with addiction:
The Stone Coyotes – Train To Nowhere
Fleetwood Mac – I’m So Afraid (The Dance)
Grand Funk Railroad – I’m Your Captain
Pink Floyd – One Of These Days (I’m going to cut you into little pieces)Songs of Hope:
Ralph Stanley and Vern Gosdin – Way Down Deep
Uriah Heep – Easy Livin’March 17, 2019 at 2:47 amPost count: 3Van Morrison’s latest album Keep It Simple
Amazing songs with experience, strength, and hope!
March 17, 2019 at 2:47 amPost count: 3One Day At A Time-The Eagles a bunch of them are in recovery
March 17, 2019 at 2:47 amPost count: 6This song has always made me cry since I was a little kid because it reminded me of my older sister who is an addict. It’s a great song though.
“Lullaby” Shawn Mullins
she grew up with
the children of the stars
in the hollywood hills and the boulevard
her parents threw big parties
everyone was there
they hung out with folks like
dennis hopper, bob seeger, sonny and chernow, she feels safe
in this bar on fairfax
and from the stage I can tell that
she can’t let go and she can’t relax
and just before
she hangs her head to cry
I sing to her a lullaby, I singeverything’s gonna be all right
rockabye, rockabye
everything’s gonna be all right
rockabye, rockabye
rockabyeshe still lives with her mom
outside the city
down that street about a half a mile
and all her friends tell her
she’s so pretty
but she’d be a whole lot prettier
if she smiled once in a while
`cause even her smile
looks like a frown
she’s seen her share of devils
in this angel townBut, everything’s gonna be all right
rockabye, rockabye
everything’s gonna be all right
rockabye, rockabye
rockabyeI told her I ain’t so sure
about this place
it’s hard to play a gig in this town
and keep a straight face
seems like everyone here’s got a plan
it’s kind of like nashville with a tan, but,everything’s gonna be all right
rockabye, rockabye
everything’s gonna be all right
rockabye, rockabyeeverything’s gonna be all right
rockabye, rockabye
everything’s gonna be all right
rockabye, rockabye,rockabye, bye, bye
bye, byeMarch 17, 2019 at 2:47 amPost count: 4Hatebreed-“Below the Bottom”
Half dead. you trod through life
So dependent, a shell of man
Pitiful, you let your vices tell your fate
Follower of the blind, you have nothing
My empathy has turned to rage
My pity has turned to hatred
In selfishness, you’ve sunken to the depths
How much lower can you go?All virtue decayed, now a memory
So many0 friendships lost
Only Enemies
Shame I feel for you, Pain I feel for you
To cleanse yourself, you’ve got to let goAre you alone now?
Are you not what you’ve become?
I want to give you the strength to overcome
The strength to reject those who have brought you downTake a look, take a look at yourself
What do you see,What have you become?
You’ve gone below the bottomYou’ve taken their lies as your own
Tried to justify your own hipocrisy
You bear the mark of consequence
You’ve lied to yourself, you’ve lied to me
You’v betrayed your own soul
Sacrificed all you were
In selfishness you’ve sunken to the depths
How much lower can you go?All virtue decayed, now a memory
So many0 friendships lost
Only Enemies
Shame I feel for you, Pain I feel for you
To cleanse yourself, you’ve got to let goAre you not alon now?
Are you not what you’ve become?
I want to give you the strength to overcome
The strength to reject those who have brought you downTake a look, take a look at yourself
What do you see,What have you become?
You’ve gone below the bottomMarch 17, 2019 at 2:47 amPost count: 1Weak and Powerless by A Perfect Circle
Tilling my own grave to keep me level
Jam another dragon down the hole
Digging to the rhythm and the echo of a solitary siren
One that pushes me along and leaves me soDesperate and ravenous,
So weak and powerless over youSomeone feed the monkey while I dig in search of China
White as Dracula as I approach the bottomDesperate and ravenous,
So weak and powerless over youLittle angel go away
Come again some other day
The devil has my ear today
I’ll never hear a word you say
Promised I would find a little solace
And some peace of mind
Whatever just as long as I don’t feel soDesperate and ravenous,
So weak and powerlessDesperate and ravenous,
So weak and powerless
Over youThe name of the album is “Thirteenth Step” for crying out loud. I swear half the songs Maynard Keenan (The vocalist for APC and Tool) writes are about addiction.
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