"I Can't Medicate" - A music video by Robert Dada

"I Can't Medicate" - A music video by Robert Dada

From the video album: "Artificial Irrelevance"

All words and music ©2025 Robert Dada/AAP Illusions
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Lyrics: I Can’t Medicate

I never get the words quite right
No one knows what I mean
I try hard to explain myself
It always ends up in a fuckin’ scene

I try fading to silence
Bite into a stale saltine
But even in reticence
Everyone thinks I’m so damn mean

I try to be creative
Make value of my time
Maybe something entertaining
Is that such a fucking crime?

I’m sorry if my thoughts scare you
Everything’s tearing at the seams
It’s how I see you and me
In the world of our fucking dreams

[Chorus]

I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate / To escape this mess

I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate / To escape my mess

 
I never get people quite right
I know not what they mean
I ask for explanations
It always ends up in a fuckin’ scene

I go back into silence
Stab a fork into my cuisine
But even in quietude
Everyone thinks I’m so damn mean

So I pick up a pen and write
Something with or without rhyme
Maybe something therapeutic
Or something to kill off time

I’m sorry if my words hurt you
And perhaps give you a scare
It’s how I see you and me
In the world of our nightmare

[Chorus]

I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate / To escape this mess

I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate / To escape your mess
 
[Break]

What the fuck is wrong with me?
I’m not the one on Lexapro!

What the fuck is wrong with me?
I’m not the one on Prozac!

What the fuck is wrong with me?
I’m not the one on Trazodone!

What the fuck is wrong with me?
I’m not the one on Effexor!

I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate / To escape this mess

What the fuck is wrong with me?
I’m not the one on Celexa!

What the fuck is wrong with me?
I’m not the one on Zoloft!

What the fuck is wrong with me?
I’m not the one on Paxil!

What the fuck is wrong with me?
I’m not the one on Wellbutrin!

[Chorus]

I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate / To escape this mess

I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate / To escape our mess
 
I never get the words quite right
No one knows what I mean
I try hard to explain myself
It always ends up in a fuckin’ scene

I try fading to silence
Bite into a stale saltine
But even in reticence
Everyone thinks I’m so damn mean

I never get people quite right
I know not what they mean
I ask for explanations
It always ends up in a fuckin’ scene

I go back into silence
Stab a fork into my cuisine
But even in quietude
Everyone thinks I’m so damn mean

 
[Chorus] [Repeat Thru Fade]

I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate / To escape this mess

I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate / To escape my mess

I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate / To escape this mess

I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate / To escape your mess

I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate / To escape this mess

I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate
I can’t medicate / To escape our mess