Sherman
Poison in the Patent
My uncle had a back pain from the mill, the year it closed
They gave him "Hillbilly Heroin" and a pamphlet with a rose
Said "take 'em 'til you're better," but the better never came
Just a number in a lawsuit with a dollar for a name
The whole damn town is haunted by the ghosts of '99
All waitin' for a shipment, all just tryin' to kill the time
The valedictorian is zombied on the county courthouse grass
While the family that produced the pill just bought a private pass
To heaven.
HOW MANY GHOSTS JUST TO KEEP THE STOCK UP?
HOW MANY FAMILIES ARE GONNA GET CHOPPED UP?
THEY OWN THE CURE, THEY OWN THE PAIN
THEY OWN THE NEEDLE AND THE VEIN
IT'S POISON!
Now the kids are countin' units, not the way that you might think
Rationin' the liquid gold they need so they don't sink
A vial of life is costin' more than what we make a week
The CEO is on his yacht, he's turnin' up the Greek
Music, while a mother's in a GoFundMe despair
Prayin' for a stranger just to show her that they care
It ain't a sickness, it's a hostage situation, call it what it is
The boardroom is a crime scene, and the victims are his.
HOW MANY GHOSTS JUST TO KEEP THE STOCK UP?
HOW MANY FAMILIES ARE GONNA GET CHOPPED UP?
THEY OWN THE CURE, THEY OWN THE PAIN
THEY OWN THE NEEDLE AND THE VEIN
IT'S POISON!
A white-coat Judas with a handshake and a smile
Sellin' out a generation, one prescription at a time
They knew, they always knew
They knew what it would do
They knew.
HOW MANY GHOSTS JUST TO KEEP THE STOCK UP?
HOW MANY FAMILIES ARE GONNA GET CHOPPED UP?
THEY OWN THE CURE, THEY OWN THE PAIN
THEY OWN THE NEEDLE AND THE VEIN
IT'S POISON!
