High Life
Poppy Davis
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Remember when life was our addiction, laughing under the night sky
Boy your mind was so high until these drugs corrupted your life
There was minor complexity to you, now the intensity cages your room
As the distance grows between me and you
Cos now you're the one who is fighting an addiction
This affliction is from grieving, misbelieving and deceiving
No place for retreating as your own home has become a patient zone
Now your whole family is aggrieving. Since, when did the floorboards and interior
Doors become so ill, full of contagious mould that could kill
Still, I see the sorrow locked up in your eyes, you try to fight with no energy
You've turned paralysed. What did a kid deserve to see all that trauma
Through his pretty hazel eyes, hypnotised by pain
Now a genius in the way he lies. It all started off cos he wanted a little
High, to see life in a different light, but now you sit on the floor and cry
Cos you can't escape the high life, can never say bye bye to the dark side
Look in my eyes and tell me this is a life, it might feel safe because it's normalised
But it's all lies and soon enough you'll fly up in the blue sky
And I'll have to live without a brother by my side
You've always been my light, my twin flame, my best friend
I'll always love you till the end. I tell him get your ass off the floor
You need to change up that frame of mind, he said I can't do this no more
Cos the way you're living ain't living no life
Listen to your heart again, you're now so unspoke as you provoke
Throwing away all the love, intimacy, happiness and hope
Possessed with the laziest flow, yet in sync with a racing tempo
You blew it up your nose and let yourself go, you see it's breaking my heart but you
Just can't let it go. But I know it's neurological
Facing withdrawal symptoms increases once a habit is conditioned
The reinforcement loop makes addiction cycles hard to break
And these adaptations aren't your fault, you could rewire your brain and change
These patterns, creating healthier ones. Addiction is the mask of affliction
It's not the cause, there's support out there, your family really cares
I want you to jump out of bed with pride and not be so afraid of life
Trying to take your own life when others are trying to fight to stay alive
Brother, you deserve joy, give back yourself the power you lost as a young boy
Please don't give up and try your best to fight
He just wanted someone to stand beside, he got used to the dark shadows
And the dark lights, forgetting who he was and being trapped within his mind
I blame that one guy, cos now I'm praying every day hoping you're still alive
I've probably read through this about a hundred times and I can't read it
Without breaking into tears, brother I cry every time