Alec Benjamin – Medicine Man lyrics

Alec Benjamin – Medicine Man lyrics

[Verse 1]
My life's alright when I'm high
I did my best to get by, I told my parents I'd try
I was losing track of my mind
So I went to the medicine man, to fix my attention span
He put a pill in my hand
Because life's a breeze when you're slammed

[Chorus]
I'm a boy in a box
When you're six, watch the clock
Get your fix out of the bottle
Drink it up, and then swallow
I'm a boy in a box
When you're six, watch the clock
Get your fix out of the bottle
Drink it up, and then swallow
Tune in, Tune out
Breath in, Breath out

[Verse 2]
So what's a little white lie, to parents who never try?
A little prescription high, will help you guys to get by
So lets all take a ride, and we can stand in line
To get a little piece of mind
From the medicine man supply
From the medicine man supply

[Chorus]
I'm a boy in a box
When you're six, watch the clock
Get your fix out of the bottle
Drink it up, and then swallow
I'm a boy in a box
When you're six, watch the clock
Get your fix out of the bottle
Drink it up, and then swallow
Tune in, Tune out
Breath in, Breath out

[Verse 3]
I, was floating on a high, up somewhere in the sky...
My teacher ask me why I didn't pass the test?
I have a knot down in my chest
Reach for the bottle of my meds

[Chorus]
I'm a boy in a box
When you're six, watch the clock
Get your fix out of the bottle
Drink it up, and then swallow

[Secondary Chorus]
I'm a boy in a box
When you're six, watching clocks
Get your fix out of the bottle
Drink it up, and then swallow

[Outro x2]
Tune in, Tune out
Breath in, Breath out

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Unregistered 2021-03-08 11:49:27

"this is a story about a kid who struggles with ADHD and Anxiety"
- This is the short description from the youtube video by Alec himself.

"boy in a box"... A boy who always daydreaming or overthinking.. always stuck in his own head.. which will affect his attention span... even though he tried his best, the problems don't seem to fade at all... So, he went to the doctor (the medicine man) to fix the problem.. he got the pill for his ADHD/anxiety...
"watch the clock, get your fix out of the bottle"... he needs to take his medicine at a certain hour based on his Dr's prescription...

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Unregistered 2019-10-22 17:39:47

I think it is about an antisocial person who is also depressed. They were being given love and gratitude, and they were taking it in but it wasn't doing anything for them. They started to fail at school and do drugs, but they told their parents they were going to get better. Eventually they started to not care about if they where paying attention and they would 'dream'. So over all the antisocial explains "...boy in a box..." because he is keeping himself in his own space and not letting anyone else in. The happiness and gratitude that he is given is his "...fix out of the bottle..." and when he takes it in "...drink it up, and then swallow...". It is plain when he says "...I feel alright when i'm high..." that he is talking about drugs. Yum. It explains the failing School when it says "...My teacher ask me why i didn't pass the test..." and the telling his parents that he is going to get better when he says this "...I told my parents that i'd try...". And last but not least, "...tune in tune out..." describes them 'dreaming'.

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