Depression pill commercial

**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)