Six Pills

In the woods I met a man
Old as oak and staff in hand
Sunken eyes, but gentle smile
We sat down and talked a while

And he said, "I can see it in your eyes
You've been hurt a couple times
I've got the perfect antidote
To cure a heart of stone"

Tiny red pills in a big blue bottle
He put them right in my hands
Said this stuff can do wonders, take you to nirvana
Make you a better man

I should've known something was amiss
When I saw his smile turn to a grin
But then, as he left me there so perplexed
He turned and said

One to numb the hurt, two to ease the pain
Three to clear your mind, forget all the hate
Take as I advised, not more than prescribed
Several weeks ahead, you'll be fine again

One to numb the hurt, two to ease the pain
Three to clear your mind, forget all the hate
Take as I advised, not more than prescribed
Several weeks ahead, you'll be fine again

So I went home, my heart confused
Didn't know just what to do
I popped the cap and took a dose
After all, what could I lose?

And then I touched the clouds and bathed in sky
A magic broom, a carpet ride
Before I fell and woke in bed
Tried to repeat the words he said

One to numb the hurt, two to ease the pain
Three to clear my mind, forget all my hate
What did he say next, I forget all the rest
Several weeks ahead, I'll be fine again

One to numb the hurt, two to ease the pain
Three to clear my mind, forget all my hate
Five could never hurt, just to calm my nerves
Several weeks ahead, I'll be fine again

Tiny red pills in a big blue bottle
Wish I had the strength back then
Need to get a refill, chase away the evil
All the whispers in my head

But I can't find the man, I knocked on his door
His neighbors say no one lived there before
So now all my days just blur in a haze
They go like this

One to stop the chills, two to ease the pain
Three to wash my guilt, forget all my shame
Five could never hurt, six couldn't be worse
Seven days it's been, here we go again

One to stop the chills, two to ease the pain
Three to wash my guilt, forget all my shame
Five could never hurt, six couldn't be worse
Seven days it's been, here we go again

Here we go again, here we go again
Oh-oh-oh
To stop the pain, forget my shame
Ah-ah-ah-ah

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