Lyrics Chemical Restraint (1992) - Assemblage 23

Chemical restraint is
Coming down in endless coils
The caustic liquid in his bloodstream
Keeps him obedient and loyal
Blurry forms and figures of
Faces he once knew
Surround his filthy bed
Unsteady waves keep coming through
The straps that hold his arms down
Exist only in his mind
Ears buzzing madly in the silence
Teardrops flow from blinded eyes
Things have gone too far now
His brain is scrambled like an egg
Kept him immobile by a drug
That makes him squirm and whine and beg
No one cares if they can't see
The drug that's killing you and me
Apathy make slaves of us all
It traps us in its breathing wall
The man who thinks rebellion
Comes in a bottle is a fool
It only makes him more submissive
Makes him conform to all the rules
He brought himself to this dark place
Without much of a choice
And in a single blinding instant
Robbed himself of his own voice
No one cares if they can't see
The drug that's killing you and me
Apathy make slaves of us all
It traps us in its breathing wall
The drug can steal our will
And our ability to care
It can make us believe in something
That maybe really isn't there
Once the drug is tasted
The craving grows with each new day
Pain will subside only temporarily
And never fully go away
No one cares if they can't see
The drug that's killing you and me
Apathy make slaves of us all
It traps us in its breathing wall