Crack Pipes

[random sample]To All them people who said I wouldn't lastDon't make me laugh, don't make me laugh[Sage Francis]I'd give a twenty one gunshot saluteWith a toy rifle that you bought me but it won't shootAnd all is well because there's been one too many shotsThe sterile robots want to talk to me about DetoxStop the presses, there's been an updateDelivered via 1:30 AM phone callWhen an only half-informative source talks discretelyMeet me-- at the family room at the side of the Intensive Care UnitImmediately, I carry a tuneThe sirens so loud, can't hear my musicKeep free-- of negative thoughts, everything'll be fineWe all assume... That it would go back to the way things wereThat it would go back to normal soonSaw the moon in a way that I never seen it beforeWhen I looked up that night into the sky wondering whyLookin' for answers, guess I ain't ask rightI'm guessin most of yall out there know exactly what that's likeWhat that's like, now tell me what's that like?It's like a whirlwind of emotions that occurs when moms and dads fightIt's like when a girl grins, an emotion infersThat holds your arm, and grabs tightHurl him into the ocean, one of them cold sweat heat flash typesBut extreme fluctuations and temperature changesHave been known to crack pipes......crack pipes...crack pipes...Meet me-- half way if i go that extra length just to help your strengthMeet me-- at the AA meeting, needing to take more than 12 stepsBring me to your hiding place, so I can face your vice gripI'll chisel every single monkey off your back with this ice pickCome meet up with me on the sidelines when the game is over just to say helloThen afterwards, backstage to let me know that you enjoyed the showAnd go to grandma's house for Sunday dinnerSit at the head of the table, take away the fatal flawyou made the day before, I see you bleedMeet me-- on Christmas Eve, we can fight but make up before you leaveMake visits with the rest of those who rest in pieces on my dreamsMeet me at the fork in the road where lost souls get indecisiveMeet me at the crossroads so I can have someone to walk into the light with