Great thread…not sure if this one has been mentioned already, but this is my favorite song regarding addiction and in general, one of my all time favorites songs period…

‘Cheating At Solitaire’ by Mike Ness

You can lie to yourself, you can lie to the world
You can lie to the one you call your girl
You can humble yourself to the hearts that you stole
Wondering who’s gonna love you when you grow old?
With a fistful of courage and a heart full of rage
I realized I’d locked myself in a cage
I’ll be the one standing there with the watery eyes
I’ll be the fool in the mirror asking you whyasking why
When I got to the end of my dirty rainbow
And I found that there was no pot of gold
Well, I learned that I was empty and not quite as strong
For I had robbed my heart and cheated my soul
Look for the one with the watery eyes
I’ll be the fool in the mirror asking you why
Cursing lovers in a warm tender embrace
Scoffing at the world and the whole human race

You can run, you can hide
You can feed your foolish pride
With the hearts that you stole
And an empty pot of gold
And the lover’s warm embrace
And the whole damned human race
You can use and abuse
In the end you’ll always lose at the game
…for I cheated myself at solitaire.

Arena – VNV Nation

Before me plays the endless film
Relentless splinters I recall
Each living thing breathes life
Only sentiment remains
To liquid born, from patterns formed
The sand descends with blind intent
Where the river takes me will in time be revealed

I cannot turn my feelings down
Beyond my means to turn my thoughts around
Expressed in every word I will ever speak
Brighter than all the stars combined
More than the waters, earth and sky
All that I wish and all that I dream

Above the waves with my hands raised
Dare the wind, lay claim to me
Knowing somehow none could take me
Watching the sun come up in vain
The only reason I can find why I remained
The need to leave the point I came to again and again

It didn’t matter how hard I tried
It took so long to claim that I knew how
Or what it meant to let go of this
To ever say goodbye
Call it destiny, call it fate
Chose my direction, running forward
Each life to learn anew, whatever may come

I cannot turn my feelings down
Beyond my means to turn my thoughts around
Expressed in every word I will ever speak
Brighter than all the stars combined
More than the waters, earth and sky
All that I wish and all that I dream
No creed on earth can replace or provide
In my darkest hour, the comfort I’d feel
Leading me to see I can be more than I expect of me
My beginning and my end
The first and last air that I breathe
More than the sum of everything that I will ever be

YouTube – VNV Nation – Arena

I’ve Found My Way – Sally Dworsky

Traveling blind, trapped in darkness.
Kept trying to find easy rule to win the game.
Going round and round in an old disguise.
So full of doubt but I’m turning around ’cause now it’s my time.

Standing on the edge of tomorrow.
Leaving far behind my yesterday.
And shadows disappearing as more no light is nearing
And tomorrow will be more than just another day.
I’ve found my way.

Played it safe for a long time.
And so afraid to find the courage to believe.
But with each new day, I find the urge.
To face the pain. Now it’s time for a change, I swear it’s my turn.

Standing on the edge of tomorrow.
Leaving far behind my yesterday.
And shadows disappearing as more no light is nearing
And tomorrow will be more than just another day.
I’ve found my way.

And now with a love I can’t explain.
Somehow, he gave me faith to find a way…

[Repeat chorus]

[Note: I substitute the word “you” for “he” in the bridge; the “you” being the 12-step fellowships.]

YouTube – ‪sally dworsky – i found my way with lyrics‬‏

Time Stand Still – Rush

I turn my back to the wind
To catch my breath
Before I start off again.
Driven on without a moment to spend
To pass an evening with a drink and a friend

I let my skin get too thin
I’d like to pause
No matter what I pretend
Like some pilgrim
Who learns to transcend
Learns to live as if each step was the end

(Time stand still)
I’m not looking back
But I want to look around me now
(Time stand still)
See more of the people and the places that surround me now
Time Stands still
Freeze this moment a little bit longer
Make each sensation a little bit stronger
Experience slips away
Experience slips away

Time Stands still

I turn my face to the sun
I Close my eyes
Let my defences down
All those wounds that I can’t get unwound

I let my past go too fast
No time to pause
If I could slow it all down
Like some captain, whose ship runs aground
I can wait until the tide comes around

(Time stand still)
I’m not looking back
But I want to look around me now
(Time stand still)
See more of the people and the places that surround me now
Freeze this moment a little bit longer

MAKE EACH SENSATION A LITTLE BIT STRONGER

Make each impression, a little bit stronger
Freeze this motion a little bit longer
The innocence slips away
The innocence slips away…

Time stands still
Time stands still

I’m not looking back
But I want to look around me now
See more of the people and the places that surround me now
Time stands still

Summer’s going fast, nights growing colder
Children growing up, old friends growing older
Freeze this moment a little bit longer
Make each sensation a little bit stronger
Experience slips away
Experience slips away…
The innocence slips away.

YouTube – ‪Rush – Time Stand Still (HQ)‬‏

Mumford & Sons—The Cave

Some of the lyrics:

Cause I need freedom now
And I need to know how
To live my life as it’s meant to be

And I will hold on hope
And I won’t let you choke
On that noose around your neck

And I’ll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I’ll know my name as it’s called again

Judas – Depeche Mode

Is simplicity best
Or simply the easiest
The narrowest path
Is always the holiest
So walk on barefoot for me
Suffer some misery
If you want my love
If you want my love

Man will survive
The harshest conditions
And stay alive
Through difficult decisions
So make up your mind for me
Walk the line for me
If you want my love
If you want my love

Idle talk
And hollow promises
Cheating Judases
Doubting Thomases
Don’t just stand there and shout it
Do something about it

You can fulfil
Your wildest ambitions
And I’m sure you will
Lose your inhibitions
So open yourself for me
Risk your health for me
If you want my love
If you want my love
If you want my love
If you want my love

YouTube – ‪DEPECHE MODE – Judas (Angel Gore Remix)‬‏