Medicate Lyrics
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
[Pre-Chorus]
Should I take a 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
[Chorus]
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?
[Verse 2]
Doctor Smile, kill me with kindness
And don't ask about the side effects
Swallow hard, kill sadness with science
But the aftermath might make you sick
Should I take a 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
[Chorus]
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?
[Post-Chorus]
Whoa, whoa
Oh, medicate it away
Whoa, whoa
Oh, medicate it away
[Bridge]
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?
[Post-Chorus]
Whoa, whoa
Oh, medicate it away
Whoa, whoa (Whoa)
Oh, medicate it away
[Outro]
Oh, medicate it away
Oh, medicate it away
About
“Medicate” is a slow-sounding track, that features on American Singer-Songwriter Gabbie Hanna’s debut EP 2WAYMIRROR. “Medicate” was supposed to be on Hanna’s future (scrapped) album THIS TIME NEXT YEAR but was pulled to fit the narrative of 2WAYMIRROR’s story.
On the track, Hanna deals with the incurable consequences of heartbreak and asks the listener if using anti-depression will take away the pain.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Well, the song came from a conversation with a friend, Liza [Koshy] actually, and we were talking about mental health and then we were talking about how prescriptions in America are kind of overused […]
Well if you’ve been in therapy, and like you’ve talked to therapists about and stuff, antidepressants obviously come up, and then you kind of have this question of: “Well do I need an antidepressant, or am I just like sad? Is this a chemical imbalance? or is this just something that I need to deal with?” and that’s where the phrase, “Can you medicate a broken heart” came from
Because I feel like a lot of times especially in America you really get pushed with medication,
and I think that medication is very powerful and can be used very effectively, but I think that maybe people run to it faster, or at least that’s a question you sort of ask yourself.
So that’s what the song is about is sort of that internal battle of “Is there something actually chemically wrong with me? or am I just a sad girl?”
Most likely yes, Gabbie has co-writing sessions with Elli Moore and Alina Smith. So it wouldn’t be a surprise if they helped writing the song.
- 2.Broken Girls
- 3.Broken Boys
- 4.Butterflies
- 8.Pillowcase
- 9.Exhausted
- 10.Medicate
- 11.Chances
- 12.Goodbye, For Now
- 13.I’m Sorry
