Happy Pills

Happy Pills

He says the government just wants to keep everybody in suppression
So they've got us believing we're all in a state of depression
So happy pills have become our new obsession
And now we're clones who'll bow to The Man's oppression

And he recites it like it was some speech that he read
Like it was something some guy who was smarter than him said

And I love arguing with people who have an independent mind
But this guy sounds like he's repeating the rebellious youth company line

So I say "wait - lemmie get this straight"
And he looked shocked when he saw that I was going to retaliate

So I tell him that Zach is Pro-Prozac, I affirm the effects of Effexor
I love where Lexapro led me, and I'm not avoiding anything anymore

He looks at me with pure ignorance in his eyes and I know I ain't that wise
But people who shoot their mouths off about shit they don't know about
That's something everyone here should despise

He professed that he was proud he didn't need happy pills to get by.
I said, "Good for you but you're stupid. You should give some smart pills a try."

If you're one of those people who goes around being happy for no reason
If you're one of those people who hugs themselves because love's always in season
If you're one of those people who don't need help getting motivated
And if you're one of those people who've got al the right brain chemicals activated.

Then I say good for you, be happy go do something great with that joy.
But don't diss my drugs like I'm some designer government toy

My life could've been a lot worse, but it wasn't the best either
Good for you if you got a perfect family like you're on Leave it To Fucking Beaver
I was deep in a dark hole of depression, I couldn't find my way out.
Happy Pills weren't my ready-made remedy, but they helped me sort some shit out.

And I still believe everybody could use a little therapy, but you don't have to agree
Just keep your bullshit anarchistic taglines the fuck away from me.
Because to me it sounds like you're the clone
When you've got the same old repetitive rebellious tone