[Intro] One in the morning Two before bed One keeps me conscious One unfucks my head [Verse 1] I've got a tiny plastic pharmacy That rattles everywhere I go A daily dose of better living Courtesy of things I can't pronounce My serotonin needs assistance My dopamine has left the chat And consciousness is apparently A thing we're medicating now for that I've got reminders on my phone To take the pills that help me focus Which would work a whole lot better If my ADHD noticed [Pre-Chorus] Did I take it? Better check No, wait, I moved it from the tray Was that this morning? Was that yesterday? Fuck it, count what's left and pray [Chorus] Take one daily, take with food May improve your fucking mood Take another, stay awake Take one more so sleep behaves Side effects may include Still being alive Thank you, modern medicine For keeping this disaster operational As prescribed [Verse 2] The pharmacy says, "Time to refill!" Excellent, I'll do that soon Three weeks later, cold-turkey brain Is howling at the moon Turns out "take consistently" Was not a casual suggestion But you gave an ADHD patient An executive-function question And every month I do the ritual: Call, request, forget, repeat Then wonder why my brain has started Eating drywall metaphorically [Pre-Chorus] Prior auth, refill denied "Have you tried just sleeping more?" My brother in Christ, that's one of the things I'm taking medication for [Chorus] Take one daily, take with food May improve your fucking mood Take another, stay awake Take one more so sleep behaves Side effects may include Still being alive Thank you, modern medicine For keeping this disaster operational As prescribed [Bridge] I've tried raw-dogging consciousness The reviews were mostly poor Zero stars for brain chemistry Would not purchase anymore So praise the nerds in lab coats Praise the double-blinded trial Praise the molecule that somehow Makes existing worth the while I'm not weak for needing chemistry My brain is chemistry, you ass If store-bought neurotransmitters work, Homemade doesn't get a pass [Breakdown] Antidepressant: check Stimulant: check Whatever keeps me from reenacting My nightmares in my bed: check Tiny case inside my pocket Little tablets, different shapes Keeping all my various neurons Marginally inside their lanes [Final Chorus] Take one daily, take with food Look at me, I'm almost good Take another, stay awake Take one more so sleep behaves Side effects may include Making future plans Thank you, modern medicine For giving me a fighting chance No, I'm not cured No, I'm not fixed I'm just substantially less fucked than this Would otherwise have been As prescribed [Outro] One in the morning Two before bed One keeps me conscious One unfucks my head And if I remembered my refill— We're golden.
