Facing That Void

[Lateef]

Problems of addiction, for some can be different, different people

But for Joline, lemme break it down like this

See it started when she was an only kid

4 5 6 when she noticed it

That look of surprise up in her momma's iris

When she smiled wide-eyed as that fire hit

And the way that it fed all the tiredness

Right after it starved all the wiredness

And the crazy shit that jumped off and issues that jumped up

When Joline lighted it

And the way she always was hiding it

To herself and others, denying it

Even after the doctors had told her to stop

Cuz it was robbing her soul and she'd die from it

But she cursed them all in their holiness

Called 'em frauds, practicing phoniness

So she'd lay in her bed, smoke filling her head

Curled up with her little ball of loneliness

Even tried to pick something new to get

Something that's a little less self-destructivish

When she felt the seed of that need her mind got greedy

She gave in and nourished it

Told herself that she loved all the flourishes

And the people around her encouraged it

So what the heck another one to the neck

And got more depressed losing control of it

[RV]

Facing that void (x2)

[Lateef]

Joline's usage got rampant and out of control

The fix hit was worth all the money and gold

The anesthetic for her problems and a singular dose

And without it she was doubting she would ever be whole

The amount she used to take would just make her feel cold

Wasn't enough now, what she needed was MORE

It had been a long time since she'd gotten some clothes

And the drain on her pocketbook was starting to show

And her eyes in her sockets they were starting to bulge

All the muscle tone gone, just skin and bones

And she'd talk about the same old rigamarole

At any given time break out shaking and jonesin'

Strange stories about her begin to be told

About what she would do if she wanted the dough

Even her friends said she's at an all-time low

Lost her job, her dog, then lost her home

Last time that I seen her she was all alone

So high that I thought she could probably have flown

She recited some weird strange haunting poem

Then laughed at a joke that was solely her own

I had to walk away and leave that girlie alone

Cuz I knew her type that same zombie clone

Hope she finds what she's looking for

And fills that void before her mind is gone

[RV]

Facing that void (x2)