Lookaway
Sepultura Lyrics

"Lookaway" by Sepultura from their 1996 album "Roots" is a song that delves into the theme of addiction, specifically addiction to drugs. Max Cavalera, the band's lead vocalist, sings in the chorus, "Each time I pull it apart, I get disgusted, can't do it today, what makes it so good, that a man would kill for it, lie just to lick a bit." The song opens with Max expressing his disgust for the drug, recognizing the harm it causes, and his inability to quit it.

The lyrics also reveal the desire and obsession that come with addiction. Max sings, "Fake it, you like it, just take me away, (hold it?), just save it and I'll be repaid." The drug becomes an escape from reality, a means to cope with life's challenges, and a source of pleasure. The chorus is repeated twice, and the final verse speaks of how the addiction can take over one's life, blurring the lines between reality and addiction, "Take it, enlarge it, became it, before, like it, I like it, and I'll be (can't tell), fake it, then like it, just take it tonight, take it, I look at you, (then) you look at me, (then) you look away."

Overall, "Lookaway" is a powerful song that offers a bleak look into the world of addiction, showing how it can warp one's perception of reality, and lead to a life of lies and self-destructive behavior.