Jokes

“Priced Sanity”

(Hook)

They say “take care your mind,” like it’s easy to cope

But if mental health matters, why it cost me my hope?

If it’s life or death, why I gotta pay fees?

If healing’s so important, why it locked behind keys?

(Verse 1)

They hand you a hotline, say “you’re not alone”

But the bill comes later, now you’re drowning in loans

Talking ’bout “reach out,” yeah I tried that route

Insurance said “nah,” guess I’ll figure it out

Got pain in my chest but it don’t show on scans

So they treat it like it’s nothing, say “just be a man”

Bottle it, swallow it, bury it deep

Then wonder why I can’t even get no sleep

They post about awareness, hashtags and trends

But where were they at when I needed a friend?

System set up like a pay-to-survive

You can’t afford peace? Then you don’t get to thrive

(Hook)

They say “take care your mind,” like it’s easy to cope

But if mental health matters, why it cost me my hope?

If it’s life or death, why I gotta pay fees?

If healing’s so important, why it locked behind keys?

(Verse 2)

Therapist session cost more than my rent

So I sit with my demons, guess we roommates then

They say “invest in yourself,” yeah I get what they mean

But I’m broke and depressed—what kinda joke is that scheme?

Smile on the surface, breaking beneath

They don’t see the war when it’s quiet and deep

“Just talk about it,” yeah but who’s gonna hear?

When the price of a voice is my last dollar here

Got pills for the pain, but they numb, not heal

Turn you into someone who can’t even feel

They treat the symptoms, ignore the cause

Then profit off suffering, that’s just the laws

(Hook)

They say “take care your mind,” like it’s easy to cope

But if mental health matters, why it cost me my hope?

If it’s life or death, why I gotta pay fees?

If healing’s so important, why it locked behind keys?

(Bridge)

If a broken bone gets fixed for free

Why a broken mind cost everything?

If life’s so sacred, tell me why

You gotta be rich just to not wanna die

(Verse 3)

I ain’t asking for luxury, just a little peace

Not a lifetime subscription just to feel release

They say “you matter,” but it feels like a lie

When your worth got a price and you can’t afford to try

So I write these lines, let the truth be known

There’s a million like me feeling this alone

If healing’s a right, then prove that’s true

Don’t just preach it—make it something we can actually use

(Hook – Outro)

They say “take care your mind,” like it’s easy to cope

But if mental health matters, why it cost me my hope?

If it’s life or death, why I gotta pay fees?

If healing’s so important… why it ain’t free?