[Title: WAR (DRUG)] [Intro] [(silence, city sirens far away)] [Verse 1] First time—yeah, it’s always the same plot, at some loud party, bass shaking the parking lot. They pass you a spliff like it’s just a sweet, unwrap a candy, no trick, no deceit. Next time they offer a poke in the vein— “Life is boring, right? Let’s play with the pain.” Second hit, third hit, you’re sliding in quiet, hooked like a song you never meant to riot. [Chorus] It’s a war—yeah, a war in the night, invisible armies no spotlight can light. It’s a war—hear the war in the air, countless are wounded, no count of the dead. [Verse 2] Wanna quit, but quit never sticks— now you see the mirror and hate what it depicts. Snatch a hundred from mama’s purse, no sound; she still believes in you—won’t be around. Step out the doorway, hands in your coat, behind you they whisper, “Only junkies float.” There’s no joy in the word, just sorrow and shame, a city-wide funeral with nobody’s name. [Chorus] It’s a war—yeah, a war in the night, invisible armies no spotlight can light. It’s a war—hear the war in the air, countless are wounded, no count of the dead. [Verse 3] I’m knocking right now on the hearts still clean, before that first sin stains the inner scene. For those on the needle, only God can restore— heroin eats the soul, then it hungers for more. You don’t hear your dad, you don’t hear your mom, but the easiest quit is the one never begun. A hundred tough questions, one answer is set: if you chase substances, your future’s in debt. [Chorus] It’s a war—yeah, a war in the night, invisible armies no spotlight can light. It’s a war—hear the war in the air, countless are wounded, no count of the dead. [Break] [(heartbeat slowed, vinyl crackle like rain)] [Verse 4] Rise up—run under God’s shield tonight, or stay on this field and lose every fight. Soul will slip out of the body it wore, but that’s not the end—truth opens the door. [Final Chorus] It’s a war—yeah, a war in the night, invisible armies no spotlight can light. It’s a war—hear the war in the air, countless are wounded, no count of the dead.
