Skillet - Better Than Drugs Lyrics
Lyrics
Feel your every heartbeat
Feel you on these empty nights
Calm the ache, stop the shakes
You clear my mind
You're my escape
From this messed up place
'Cause you let me forget
You numb my pain
How can I tell you just all that you are
What you do to me
You're better than drugs
Your love is like wine
Feel you comin' on so fast
Feel you comin' to get me high
You're better than drugs
Addicted for life
Feel you comin' on so fast
Feel you comin' on to get me high
Feel you when I'm restless
Feel you when I cannot cope
You're my addiction, my prescription, my antidote
You kill the poison
Ease the suffering
Calm the rage when I'm afraid
To feel again
How can I tell you just all that you are
What you do to me
You're better than drugs
Your love is like wine
Feel you comin' on so fast
Feel you comin' to get me high
You're better than drugs
Addicted for life
Feel you comin' on so fast
Feel you comin' on to get me high
How can I tell you just all that you are
What you do to me
Feel your every heartbeat
Feel you on these empty nights
You're the strength of my life
You're better than drugs
Your love is like wine
Feel you comin' on so fast
Feel you comin' to get me high
You're better than drugs
Addicted for life
Feel you comin' on so fast
Feel you comin' on to get me high
Feel your every heartbeat
Feel you on these empty nights
Feel you comin' on so fast
Feel you comin' to get me high
Feel your every heartbeat
Feel you come to get me high
Feel you comin' on so fast
Feel you comin' on to get me high
To get me high
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Skillet - Better Than Drugs (Lyrics)
Meaning & Inspiration
Skillet's powerful track "Better Than Drugs," released in 2006 as part of their album *Comatose*, stands as a profound testament to the transformative power of a higher love, far surpassing any fleeting earthly solace. This song delves into the desperate search for relief from the emptiness and pain that can plague the human soul, a struggle echoed throughout Scripture. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of someone wrestling with internal turmoil, seeking an escape from a "messed up place" and attempting to "calm the ache, stop the shakes." This feeling of being overwhelmed and needing an antidote is deeply relatable, and the song articulates a universal human experience of seeking something to numb the suffering and "ease the suffering."
The central theme emerges as the realization that this deep-seated need can only be truly met by an overwhelming, life-altering love. The comparison of this love to something that can "get me high" and be "addicted for life" is a bold metaphor for the all-consuming and exhilarating nature of God's grace. It’s not about a superficial high, but an immersion in a presence that heals, restores, and provides strength, acting as one's "addiction, my prescription, my antidote." The lyrics express a profound sense of gratitude and awe, questioning, "How can I tell you just all that you are?" This mirrors the prophet Isaiah's cry in Isaiah 6:5, "Woe to me! I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty." The sheer magnitude of divine love leaves one speechless, yet overflowing with a desire to convey its impact.
The song's message resonates powerfully with biblical truths about God's unfailing love and redemptive power. The imagery of love being "like wine" and the feeling of it "comin' on so fast" can be understood through verses like Psalm 23:5, which speaks of God preparing a table before us in the presence of our enemies, anointing our heads with oil, and our cup overflowing. This overflowing abundance is a tangible representation of God's grace, which is more than sufficient to meet our deepest needs. Furthermore, the idea that this love "kills the poison" and eases suffering directly aligns with the healing that Christ offers. As Jesus declared in John 10:10, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." Skillet's song captures this very essence of life abundant and freedom from the destructive forces that seek to hold us captive. The recurring phrase, "Feel your every heartbeat," and "Feel you on these empty nights," speaks to the intimate presence of God, a God who is not distant but intimately acquainted with our struggles, a God who is our "strength of my life." This echoes the promise in Deuteronomy 31:6: "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you." "Better Than Drugs" thus becomes an anthem for those who have experienced the liberating and intoxicating joy of God's presence, a love that truly offers a higher, more enduring high than anything this world can provide.