Health Food Store
White Hassle Lyrics

I walked into the health food store
The singer enters a store that sells organic and healthy foods.

Bell ringing as i opened the door
As the singer opened the door, a bell rings to alert the store that a customer has entered.

I got cash at the atm
The singer took out cash from the ATM machine to pay for the items.

Stocked up on vitamins
The artist bought a bunch of vitamins to boost their immune system.

Pausing in front of the medicine chest
The artist stopped to look at the medicine chest where the store kept their cold remedies.

You didn't even notice
Referring to the cashier, the singer notices that they didn't see them pause at the medicine chest.

Then i looked and it began to rain
The weather outside changed suddenly and it started raining heavily.

It came down in buckets again
It rained heavily, as if someone was pouring buckets of water from above.

$30 or a suit of gold what will it take to lick this cold?
The artist wonders what it takes to cure their illness, since they haven't found the right solution yet and they're spending a lot of money trying different remedies.

I reached for a magazine
The artist picked up a magazine to read while waiting in line to pay.

To cover my insecurity
The singer picked up the magazine to hide their insecurity or to avoid awkward silences.

I asked you about echinacea
The artist asked the cashier about a certain remedy called echinacea that is known to cure colds.

I heard it does wonders for colds
The singer has heard that echinacea is a highly effective remedy for colds.

Yeah i heard something's been going around
The cashier confirms that there is a cold going around, which others are also experiencing.

Everyone i know has it
The singer knows many people who are experiencing the same cold symptoms they are.

I brought the stuff up to the counter
The artist brings the echinacea to the cashier to pay for it.

You rang it up on the register
The cashier scans the echinacea and rings up the purchase on the cash register.

You know it doesn't happen too much
It's rare for the singer to experience heartbreak, which is the inspiration for creating art.

But every now & then it does
Despite being rare, heartbreak still does happen to the singer from time to time.

Some stranger will break your heart
A stranger, or someone the artist doesn't know very well, will come into their life and break their heart.

Inspiring a work of art
The heartbreak inspires the artist to create a work of art, whether it be a song, poem, or painting.

Confusion & pain will cease
The process of creating art will take away the confusion and pain of the heartbreak for the artist.

You'll make a masterpiece
The singer believes that the art they create from the heartbreak will be a masterpiece.

You know you look like one
Referring to the cashier, the artist thinks they look like a masterpiece.

How does it feel to be another one?
The singer wonders how it must feel for the cashier to not be the only one who looks like a masterpiece in the world.