This World is Drunk
Raphael Saadiq Lyrics

He's always in three places
He is constantly torn between different aspects of his life, feeling lost and undefined

Spaces undefined
His sense of self and purpose is unclear and muddled

Heart is always racin'
He is constantly anxious and longing for something elusive

For something he will never find
No matter how hard he searches, he will never find true fulfillment

Eyes are black
His eyes reflect the darkness and despair within him

Black and cold
His emotions are numb and disconnected

His soul has been shaken
His inner being has been deeply disturbed and shaken up

So shaken
To the point of feeling completely unsettled

I believe he knows
He is aware of his own inner turmoil and struggles

The sun could never reach him
He feels isolated and detached from any sense of warmth or light

The view looks like a bomb
His perspective on life is destructive and chaotic

The paradox is far away
He feels trapped in a confusing and contradictory existence

His brain weighs at least a ton
His mind is burdened with heavy thoughts and worries

His mind is so stressed out
His mental state is overwhelmed and strained

Tryin' to be a king
He is striving for power and control, but ultimately feeling powerless

When everyone around him
Despite his efforts, those around him still see him as foolish and laughable

Sees the clown and
Others perceive him as a clown or a joke

They're laughing at him
He is mocked and ridiculed by those he hoped to impress

Look at this idiot
He is belittled and underestimated by others

Don't know he's been set up to fall
He is unaware that others have set him up for failure

Can't find the truth in any friend
He struggles to trust anyone and feels isolated in his search for truth

And all he ever does is want drugs
He seeks substances to numb his pain and escape reality

He doesn't care to listen
He ignores the advice and wisdom of others, even his own intuition

Not even to himself
He avoids confronting his own thoughts and feelings

He spent 4 years away
He distanced himself from reality for a period of time

Was led astray
He was misled and lost his way

Convicted for fraud
He was found guilty of deceit and dishonesty

He said he knows more now
He claims to have gained wisdom from his experiences

Now that he returned
Having come back to reality, he sees things differently

The books that he read there
The knowledge he acquired during his time away

Told him he had gone too far
He realizes he crossed boundaries and made mistakes

He's always feeling left out
He perpetually feels excluded and disconnected from others

And he always left his friends out
He neglected his friendships and pushed people away

He never understood why
He could never grasp the reasons behind his own actions

That most of his friends are just bums
He struggles with the realization that his companions are unreliable and aimless

He's tryna live better now
He is attempting to make positive changes in his life

He says he needs that family life
He desires stability and a sense of belonging within a family unit

He can tell he wasted much time
He recognizes that he squandered valuable time and opportunities

Winter time has taken his life
His metaphorical 'winter' has consumed his vitality and joy

And making him miserable
Causing him great suffering and unhappiness

He never feels he's in control
He constantly feels powerless and unable to steer his own path

He finds it hard to walk away
He struggles to break free from negative influences and situations

So all he ever does is stay drunk
Unable to cope with reality, he turns to alcohol as a coping mechanism

This world is drunk
The world is filled with chaos, confusion, and a lack of clarity

And the people are mad
People are filled with anger and frustration due to the state of the world

So mad
The level of anger and unrest is intense and overwhelming

So, so very, so very
Emphasizing the extreme emotions and turmoil present in society