The Ballad of AD

(Josie Sayz: This came to me in a dream, while I was heavily medicated, for a migraine. Migraine medication always makes me a little loopy. In my dream, ‘The Manic Street Preachers’ were singing this song. I didn’t remember any of it, when I first woke up. While I was at work, waiting for a 775 page document to print, to take to court, all of the lyrics appeared in my head, as if by magic, and I had the whole piece down in around ten minutes. Oh, and I know that, strictly, this isn’t a ballad, but it’s what the piece wanted to be called – take up the argument with my heavily medicated (at the time) brain.)

Guess who’s got another headache today?
He's popped a pill and then he's on his way.
'Cause god forbid he ever tried to explain
Why that other woman's on his brain.
Rather than think about and process his past,
With Anti-Depressants, he knows the feeling won't last.
Even on his wedding day, when he's got cold feet,
He pops a pill; can't see his future is bleak.

Another Day, Another Dollar,
Just in the world of Allan Dahmer.
He says he's okay, things are fine,
But that's not what's going on in his mind.

Every time he's thinking that he has doubts,
Another Anti-Depressant pill and things will work out.
He never takes the time to contemplate
Why he's anxious and sick of feeling so fake.
Every time he senses something is wrong,
He's made a mistake and that he doesn't belong,
He relies on the Anti-Depressants;
Ignoring feelings from is adolescence.

Another Day, Another Dollar,
Just in the world of Allan Dahmer.
He says he's okay, things are fine,
But that's not what's going on in his mind.

How long until Allan Dahmer opens his eyes
And realises that he's living a lie?
He can't keep pleasing everyone that he meets,
Suppressing hobbies and opinions until he is deceased.
Anti-Depressants aren't the answers you seek.
Despite the weight gain, they are making you weak.
You'll keep hiding for the rest of your life.
I really do feel sorry for your wife.

Another Day, Another Dollar,
Just in the world of Allan Dahmer.
He says he's okay, things are fine,
But that's not what's going on in his mind.

- Josie -