Song Cover Image

Prescription

ZG
Emotional indie folk ballad centered on the same gentle fingerstyle acoustic guitar patterns and warm, resonant low-end support, shaped in the spirit of cinematic folk storytelling, The guitars keep the original alternating bass and melodic fingerpicking, but the production adds layered acoustic textures, muted percussion, and soft piano and glockenspiel colors that swell around key phrases, Rhythmic, organic handclaps and distant floor toms create a subtle marching pulse, while ambient reverb and tape-style saturation add a nostalgic, home-recorded haze, Vocal is male only, intimate and close-mic’d, with multitracked harmonies and quiet gang-style backing lines that bloom in the choruses, Overall mood is reflective and bittersweet, with slow, steady tempo, evolving builds, and a woodsy, storybook atmosphere reminiscent of atmospheric indie folk concept albums
V5.5

[intro] [Verse 1] Dreaming of my alarm soundin Had the weekend off and still recoverin Pop some pills so I can keep functionin Stuck in a loop of just surviving [Pre-Chorus] [Male and female duet] I’m awake but don’t feel alive In my head I’m alright my heart says otherwise [Chorus] [Male and female duet] Is it a prescription or addiction A lifeline or contradiction Investment or manipulation I can’t keep going on like this [Verse 2] I’m so tired can you take the wheel for a minute So I can close my eyes and ask for some wisdom My kids see pure confidence on the surface But inside my chest it’s like I’m being invaded [Pre-Chorus] [Male and female duet] I’m awake but so paralyzed I radiate safety to them but I could never let them realize [Chorus-twice] [Male and female duet] Is it a prescription or addiction A lifeline or contradiction Investment or manipulation I can’t keep going on like this Past a threshold there’s numbness Inside of a blender with no forgiveness Don’t have the cards, can’t bluff and win How the hell do I beat the system? [Bridge] [instrumental] I’m not asking to be carried far Just trying to get to shore before being swept out by the tide I’d do that for someone else if I could After I’m through this I would [pause] ……….. why is it so hard to ask for a line [Chorus-twice] Is it a prescription or addiction A lifeline or contradiction Investment or manipulation I can’t keep going on like this Past a threshold there’s numbness Inside of a blender with no forgiveness Don’t have the cards, can’t bluff and win How the hell do I beat the system?