**Tempo:** Starts slow and rhythmic (Drum Machine 4/4 beat + Simple Bass + Melodic Whistle)
**Build:** Drums speed up, electric guitar fuzz kicks in, saxophone solo, expletives shouted over the chaos.
(Verse 1)
Dr. Smith on the screen, smiling through the gray
"Just one little pill to wash the pain away"
He holds up the bottle like it's holy water
Says you don't have to suffer, says you don't have to bother
With the bills, or the stress, or the things you can't fix
Just trust the science, just trust the flickering pixels
I took the bait, I swallowed the lie
Now looking back, I really should have asked why
(Chorus)
But look at the list, look at the price
Side effects that outweigh the advice
Depression is a black hole, swallowing the light
Rage is a hammer, fighting the fight
Violent tendencies, scratching at the door
Hallucinations, I don't know what's real anymore
Yeah, the side effects outweigh the cure.
(Verse 2)
I’m sitting in the corner, talking to the shadow of my cat
My personality’s cracking, I feel like I’m going mad
Two voices in my head, one screaming, one crying
One says "hit the wall," the other says "keep trying"
Fragmented, fracturing, pieces on the floor
I’m not the man I was, I’m not the man I was before
Anxiety is a bird that won't stop flying
Choking on the silence, tearing out my eyelids
(Chorus)
Yeah, look at the list, look at the price
Side effects that outweigh the advice
Depression is a black hole, swallowing the light
Rage is a hammer, fighting the fight
Violent tendencies, scratching at the door
Hallucinations, I don't know what's real anymore
Yeah, the side effects outweigh the cure.
(Bridge)
They spend a million dollars making you feel good
Then spend a penny telling you what you should
Do not take if pregnant, nursing, or expecting
Waiting for a baby, waiting for the healing
Don't take it if you're bereaved, don't take it if you're sleeping
Because if you sleep, you won't see the creeping
The creeping thoughts, the creeping dread
Just take the pill and wish you were dead
Do not take if you're sleeping.
(Guitar Solo - Distorted, chaotic, feedback loops)
(Outro)
I took the prescription, I took the TV show
Now I’m sitting here alone, watching the chaos grow
Side effects outweigh the symptoms
Side effects outweigh the symptoms
Side effects outweigh the symptoms...
(End on a chaotic, feedback-heavy chord)
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