Strong Medicine
by Em Beihold
From the album: Tales of a Failed Shapeshifter
Track 10 of 11 on Tales of a Failed Shapeshifter (2026).
Duration: 03:09
Lyrics for Strong Medicine
Have you ever seen a butterfly bleed Heard the sparrow singin' off key Smelled the flowers as they all decay Watch a blue sky fade into gray (Ah-ah) All the advice that i just can't take (Ah-ah) Wish I could shed my skin like a goddamn snake I need a strong, strong medicine Baby calls me sugar, but I feel so saccharine A pretty pessimistic specimen Never gettin' better, but I'm better if I get a bit of (Ah-ah) Strong, strong medicin械 Hard to take the heat in th械 hell that I'm livin' in (Ah-ah) (Ah-ah) Baby tries to help, but I keep on tellin' him Never gettin' better, but I'm better if I get a bit of (Ah-ah) (Strong, strong medicine) (Strong medicine) A spider trapped inside her web A home that's built to break Now I've left myself for dead Oh, what a way to waste (Ah-ah) All the advice that i just can't take (Ah-ah) Wish I could shed my skin like a goddamn snake I need a strong, strong medicine Baby calls me sugar, but I feel so saccharine A pretty pessimistic specimen Never gettin' better, but I'm better if I get a bit of (Ah-ah) Strong, strong medicine Hard to take the heat in the hell that I'm livin' in (Ah-ah) (Ah-ah) Baby tries to help, but I keep on tellin' him Never gettin' better, but I'm better if I get a bit of (Ah-ah) (Strong, strong medicine) (M-m-medicine) (Ah-ah) (Strong, strong medicine) I just want to get back home (I just wanna get, wanna get back) Back to myself, back in control (Gonna get back) I just want to get back home (I just wanna get, wanna get back) Back to myself, back in control (Gonna get back) I just want to get back home (I just wanna get, wanna get back) Back to myself, back in control (Gonna get back) (Ah-ah) (Strong, strong medicine) (M-m-medicine) (Ah-ah) (Strong, strong medicine) Never getting better, but I'm better if I get a bit of (Ah-ah) Strong, strong medicine Hard to take the heat in the hell that I'm livin' in (Ah-ah) Maybe just a help, but I keep on tellin' you (Ah-ah) Never gettin' better, but I'm better if I get a bit of