'Medicate' se estrenó en 2019. Este tema está incluido en el disco '2WAYMIRROR'
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Medicate
I'm unwell, thanks for asking
Don't mind me 'cause I'm just passing by
In this life, been a while
Thought that you forgot, but that's alright
How've you been? Glad to hear it
Just one question if you can bear it
Do you ever miss me, too?
'Cause I spend my days still thinking of you
Should I take the pill to numb the pain?
Change the chemicals inside my brain
I worry I won't be the same
But I guess that that's the point
Can you medicate a broken heart?
Make your tragedies a work of art
Medicate a broken heart
Build your walls up just to rip them apart
Is this the way to fix this or is this a quick fix?
I really couldn't say
Can you medicate, medicate, medicate it away?
Doctor Smile, kill me with kindness
And don't ask about the side effects
Swallow hard, kills sadness with science
But the aftermath might make you sick
Should I take the pill to numb the pain?
Change the chemicals inside my brain
I worry I won't be the same
But I guess that that's the point
Can you medicate a broken heart?
Make your tragedies a work of art
Medicate a broken heart
Build your walls up just to rip them apart
Is this the way to fix this or is this a quick fix?
I really couldn't say
Can you medicate, medicate, medicate it away?
Whoa, whoa
Oh, medicate it away
Whoa, whoa
Oh, medicate it away
They say give yourself a break
They tell me to medicate
I don't wanna medicate
Oh, can you medicate a broken heart?
Make your tragedies a work of art
Medicate a broken heart
Build your walls up just to rip them apart
Is this the way to fix this or is this a quick fix?
I really couldn't say
Can you medicate, medicate, medicate it away?
Whoa, whoa
Oh, medicate it away
Whoa, whoa (Whoa)
Oh, medicate it away
Oh, medicate it away
Oh, medicate it away
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En la canción 'Medicate' de Gabbie Hanna, la artista expresa sentimientos de tristeza y nostalgia mientras reflexiona sobre si debería tomar medicamentos para paliar el dolor emocional. Se cuestiona si cambiar las sustancias químicas en su cerebro la transformará de alguna forma, aunque comprende que esa es precisamente la intención. Hanna plantea la interrogante de si se puede medicar un corazón roto y convertir las tragedias en arte, construir barreras solo para derribarlas después. Se debate entre si esta es la solución o simplemente una solución rápida, sin tener una respuesta clara. A través de metáforas, cuestiona si es posible aliviar el sufrimiento a través de la medicación, mientras resalta la presión social de recurrir a este tipo de soluciones. La canción transmite la lucha interna entre buscar una solución temporal y enfrentar el dolor emocional de manera más profunda.