Black & Blue
F.O.X Lyrics

You're so cold
You have a cold demeanor and are emotionally distant.

Trapped inside
You are trapped in your own personal struggles and cannot escape them.

Your private hell a slave to need
You are a slave to your own needs and desires, which have created a private hell for you.

I don't know
The artist is admitting their lack of understanding of the other person's experiences.

What it's like
The artist desires to understand the other person's experience.

To be most likely to succeed
The other person was likely perceived as successful but may have a troubled existence.

Only your boyfriend uses you said, black resin
The only person the other associates with is their boyfriend, who uses black drugs.

On your hands
The other uses drugs themselves.

Your skin started looking yellow,
The other's drug use is starting to have visible physical effects on their skin.

Eyes deep hollow circles
The other's eyes have sunken in from drug use.

No need to lie to me ....I was just a friend
The singer implies that they are a non-judgmental friend who knows the truth about the other's drug use.

Still you wouldn't admit it ....till the night I
The other denied their drug use until the night the artist found evidence.

Found you
The singer discovered evidence of the other's drug use.

Black & Blue up your whole arm
The other has marks and bruises all over their arm, indicating drug use and abuse.

Blood and tears both stain the marble floor
The other has hurt themselves physically and emotionally through drug use and addiction.

Nothing but a shadow where my friend once stood
The other has changed so much that they are no longer recognizable as the person the artist was once friends with.

God it must feel good
The artist is suggesting that perhaps the other gets some sort of pleasure or release from their drug use.

For you to throw your life away
The singer is critical of the other for their self-destructive behavior.

You were evicted I too you in... to nurse you back to life
The singer helped the other in a time of need, taking them in after they were evicted.

Repaid by a night in a jail cell, for your stash in my car
The other repaid the artist's kindness by getting them arrested for drugs found in the artist's car.

Otside the bank I knew
The artist had a moment of clarity when they saw the other outside of a bank.

You wouldn't pay me back
The other failed to keep up their end of the bargain or to repay the artist.

Gave you one last present
The singer gave the other a final warning or piece of advice.

Then I sent you packing
The artist parted ways with the other after their final warning went unheeded.

Two whole years
Two years have passed since the events described earlier.

Not one word
The singer has not heard from the other in two years.

I wonder where you are right now
The singer is curious about the other's current whereabouts and status.

Are you incarcerated doing time?
The artist speculates whether the other is in jail.

Are you popping uppers in a mental ward?
The artist speculates whether the other is in a mental institution and still taking drugs.

Are you dragging a red shopping cart down Sunset Boulevard
The singer imagines the other living as a homeless person.

Puffing a smoke found at the bus stop?
The singer is wondering if the other is still using drugs.

Are you strapped down at a hospital while doctors check your bile
The artist imagines the other is undergoing medical treatment for drug use or addiction.

Waiting for a heart, liver or kidney?
The artist imagines the other may need an organ transplant due to drug use.

Are you passed out in a park bathroom head bleeding on the floor?
The artist's imagination runs wild, imagining the other in a state of extreme physical harm or danger.

Are you over it?
The singer is still curious and concerned about the other's well-being, and wonders if they have moved on from their problems.