Richie

No more-by Neil Young
Running to Stand Still-by U2
Through With Buzz-by Steely Dan
Heroin-by Lou Reed
How You Gonna See Me Now-by Alice Cooper
Suicide Solution-by Ozzy
The Pusher-by Steppenwolf

BubbaBob

"Thanks to Calvary" by George Younce and The Cathedrals
"The God in the Mountain" by Lynda Randall
"Why Me, Lord" by Kris Kristofferson
"One Day At a Time" by many
"Turn This Wine Into Water" by T. Grahm Brown
"The Next Right Thing" also by T. Grahm Brown
"How Great Thou Art" by George Beverly Shea
"Mary, Did You Know" by Mark Lowrey

BubbaBob

deathstar

one of my playlists...

1. system of a down - cigaro
2. soundgarden - let me drown
3. marilyn manson - irresponsible hate anthem
4. marilyn manson - personal jesus
5. misfits - we are 138
6. a perfect circle - the outsider
7. body head bangers feat. youngbloodz - i smoke, i drank
8. unwritten law - save me
9. alice in chains - we die young
10. nirvana - you know you're right
11. incubus - pardon me
12. rage against the machine - down rodeo
13. soundgarden - the day i tried to live
14. misfits - die die my darling
15. misfits - last caress
16. sum 41 - pieces
17. soundgarden - 4th of july

losttofreedom

Incubus- "Drive"

Janis Joplin- "What Good Can Drinkin' Do?"

Velvet Underground- "Waitin' On the Man"

Lou Reed- "Heroin"

Many songs by Social Distortion & Alice in Chains

Seether- "Fine Again"

ACDC- "Ride On"

losttofreedom

Staind- "It's Been Awhile"

It's been awhile
since I could say I wasn't addicted
since I could say I love myself as well
since I've gone and ****** things up
just like I always do...


Everclear- "Heroin Girl"
"Summerland"
"Strawberry"
"The Twistinside"
"Her Brand New Skin"
"Chemical Smile"

squirrel0112

Drugs or Jesus- Tim Mcgraw

Jane63

"The Reason"~~~ By Hoobastank

I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
Thats why i need you to hear

I've found a resaon for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is You [x4]

I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"It's Been A While"~~~By Staind

And it's been awhile
Since I could hold my head up high
And it's been awhile
Since I first saw you
And it's been awhile
Since I could stand on my own two feet again
And it's been awhile
Since I could call you

And everything I can't remember
As f**** up as it all may seem
The consequences that I've rendered
I've stretched myself beyond my means

And it's been awhile
Since I can say that I wasn't addicted
And it's been awhile
Since I can say I love myself as well
And it's been awhile
Since I've gone and f**** things up just like I always do
And it's been awhile
But all that s*** seems to disappear when I'm with you

And everything I can't remember
As f**** up as it all may seem
The consequences that I've rendered
I've gone and f**** things up again

Why must I feel this way?
Just make this go away
Just one more peaceful day!

And it's been awhile
Since I could look at myself straight
And it's been awhile
Since I said I'm sorry
And it's been awhile
Since I've seen the way the candle lights your face
And it's been awhile
But I can still remember just the way you taste

And everything I can't remember
As f**** up as it all may seem to be I know it's me
I cannot blame this on my father
He did the best he could for me

And it's been awhile
Since I could hold my head up high
And it's been awhile
Since I said I'm sorry


*Amazing! Those songs wouldn't have meant near as much to me a year ago as they do now! I actually "get it" now!!

Jane

focusontoday

What You Are - Audioslave

And when you wanted me
I came to you
And when you wanted someone else
I withdrew
And when you asked for light
I set myself on fire
And if I go far away
I know
You'll find another slave

And now I'm free
From what you want
Now I'm free
From what you need
Now I'm free from what you are

And when you wanted blood
I cut my veins
And when you wanted love
I bled myself again
Now that I've had my fill of you
I'll give you up forever
And here I go
Far away
I know you'll find another slave

And now I'm free
From what you want
Now I'm free
From what you need
Now I'm free
From what you are

Then a vision came to me
When you came along
I gave you everything
But then you wanted more

Now I'm free
From what you want
Now I'm free
From what you need
Now I'm free
From what you are
Now I'm free
From what you want
Now I'm free
From what you need
Now I'm free
From what you are

Bring 'Em Back Alive - Audioslave

I was on my way to the center of the sun
When I lost my wings and I fell into a crowd
And they carried me to the hole in the ground
And they buried me
Where no one could see
And no one would be around

I am a virus
I live in silence

I was on my way to a city in the clouds
When I lost my mind and I had to settle down
Then I had a dream of an island in the sea
Where the lepers die
Where no one survives
And no one can hear the cries

I am a virus
I live in silence

And just like the heathens thinking
On our feet we believe in God
And with one step, two steps
Three steps towards the graveyard
On the high road to remembering
It seems that we forgot

I am a virus
I live in silence

Light My Way

In my hour of need
On a sea of grey
On my knees I pray to you
Help me find the dawn
Of the dying day

Won't you light my way
Won't you light my way

A bullet is a man
From time to time he strays
I compare my life to this
To this I relate
And I'm willing
To listen to your answers
And I'm not ashamed
To tell you I need you today

Won't you light my way
Won't you light my way
So when I'm lost
Or I'm tired and depraved
Or when my high bullet
Goes astray
Won't you light my way

To Her Door - Paul Kelly

They got married early, never had no money
Then when he got laid off they really hit the skids
He started up his drinking, then they started fighting
He took it pretty badly, she took both the kids
She said: "I'm not standing by, to watch you slowly die
So watch me walking, out the door"
She said, "Shove it, Jack, I'm walking out the ******* door"
She went to her brother's, got a little bar work
He went to the Buttery, stayed about a year
Then he wrote a letter, said I want to see you
She thought he sounded better, she sent him up the fare
He was riding through the cane in the pouring rain
On Olympic to her door
He came in on a Sunday, every muscle aching
Walking in slow motion like he'd just been hit
Did they have a future? Would he know his children?
Could he make a picture and get them all to fit?
He was shaking in his seat riding through the streets
In a silvertop to her door

LIKE A ROLLING STONE - Bob Dylan

Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
You thought they were all kiddin' you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hangin' out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging for your next meal.

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely
But you know you only used to get juiced in it
And nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street
And now you find out you're gonna have to get used to it
You said you'd never compromise
With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
He's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And ask him do you want to make a deal?

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns
When they all come down and did tricks for you
You never understood that it ain't no good
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat
Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
Ain't it hard when you discover that
He really wasn't where it's at
After he took from you everything he could steal.

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people
They're drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made
Exchanging all kinds of precious gifts and things
But you'd better lift your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it babe
You used to be so amused
At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used
Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse
When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal.

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

T(focusontoday)

mishelly

Recently found this site and just happened across this great thread. I'm a huge Keith Urban fan and if any of ya know any of his music or anything about him, you know he's a twelve-stepper...check out his Golden Road cd...full of great recovery music! Here's a couple of my utmost favorites...

Nobody Drinks Alone (from the Better Life cd)

You brought that bottle home in a paper sack
Drew the blinds and locked the doors
And there's nothing but empty there inside that glass
So you pour a little more
And there's no one there to judge you
At least that's what you tell yourself, but

Chorus:
Don't you know
Nobody drinks alone
Every demon, every ghost
From your past
And every memory you've held back
Follows you home
Nobody drinks alone

You remember whiskey on your daddy's breath
So you always stick to wine
And you scared your little brother half to death
You just kept it all inside
You can hear your mama cryin'
Only now she cries for you, and

Don't you know
Nobody drinks alone
Every demon, every ghost
From your past
And every memory you've held back
Follows you home
Nobody drinks alone

Though you're lonly
Hey don't you let that feelin' fool ya

(REPEATH CHORUS)

Nobody drinks alone

And...You're Not Alone Tonight (from the Golden Road cd)

We all drink to forget
Some of us more than most
When reality gets too real
And the fires of hell to close
But I'm here to let you know that
That you can make it through
If you believe that someone is watchin' over you

And call it an angel
Call it a muse
And call it karma that you've got comin' to you
What's the difference
What's in a name
What matters most is never ever losin' faith
'Cause it's gonna be alright
You're not alone tonight

We all have our days
When nothing goes as planned
Not a soul in the world
Seems to understand
And for someone to talk to
You'd give anything
Well go on and cry out loud
'Cause someone's listenin'

Yeah, and call it an angel
Call it a muse
And call it karma that you've got comin' to you
What's the difference
What's in a name
What matters most is never ever losin' faith
'Cause it's gonna be alright
You're not alone tonight

Keep your faith alive
You're not the only one

Yeah, and call it an angel
Call it a muse
Call it karma that you've got comin' to you
What's the difference
What's in a name
What matters most is never ever losin' faith
Yeah, you're gonna be alright
You're not alone tonight

Oh you can cry if you want to, go on

michaelj

One of my favorite songs of all time, and one that I can connect to our search for sobriety is Van Morrison's "Philosopher's Stone".
It has wonderful lyrics about a man whose job is turning lead into gold and it really strikes a chord (sorry about the unintended pun) with me. The backing starts really gently and buids to a great finish with a sublime harmonica riff in the middle. If you like Van the Man you'll love this track.

Great thread, I will be listening to the recommendations.

Michael

alky2010

There's a good song by the group Bush. It goes something like
i don't wanna come back down from that cloud
It's taken all this time to find out what i need

jazpoppy

An old 60's Psycadellic band called LOVE - "Signed DC"

Its a really sad song about a herion addict full of remorse and feeling alone/sad defeated...
Can't we all relate? I know I can...


Jaz

Pick-a-name

Overwhelming by Everclear
(more of an Al-Anon song!)

Breaking the Habit by Linkin Park (and I think the rest of that CD)

Pick-a-name

One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer----John Lee Hooker

Pick-a-name

Queen of the Silver Dollar--Emmylou Harris

Needle and the Damage Done--Neil Young

just starting to think about alot of great songs I haven't heard/thought of for years

White Rabbit--Jefferson Airplane

Pick-a-name

Cut My Hair----The Who


Papa Roach
Last Resort:

Cut my life into pieces
This is my last resort
Suffocation, no breathing
Don't give a ****
If I cut my arm bleeding

This is my last resort

Cut my life into pieces
I've reached my last resort
Suffocation, no breathing
Don't give a ****
If I cut my arm bleeding
Do you even care
If I died bleeding?

Would it be wrong or
Would it be right
If I took my life tonight
Chances are that I might
Mutilation out of sight
And I'm contemplating suicide

Cause I'm losing my sight,
Losing my mind,
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine
Losing my sight ,
Losing my mind,
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine

I never realized
I was spread too thin
Till it was too late
And I was empty within
Hungry feeding on chaos and living in sin
Downward spiral, where do I begin
It all started when I lost my mother
No love for myself
And no love for another
Searching to find a love upon a higher level
Finding nothing but questions and devils

Cause I'm losing my sight
Losing my mind,
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine
Losing my sight,
Losing my mind,
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine

Nothing's alright
Nothing is fine
I'm running and I'm crying
I'm crying(x4)

I can't go on living this way

Cut my life into pieces
This is my last resort
Suffocation, no breathing
Don't give a ****
If I cut my arm bleeding
Would it be wrong or
Would it be right?
If I took my life tonight
Chances are that I might.
Mutilation out of sight.
And I'm contemplating suicide.

Cause I'm losing my sight
Losing my mind,
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine
Losing my sight
Losing my mind
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine

Nothing's alright
Nothing is fine

I'm running and I'm crying

I can't go on living this way

Can't go on
Living this way
Nothing's all...right!

Overwhelming by Everclear (AlAnon Song)


It can come from out of nowhere,
hit you when you're safe and warm.
Take it easy, my star your time is gonna come,
your time is gonna come.

Yeah, you got those crazy blue eyes.
You got those crazy blues.
All those pretty smiles,
I can see them laughing at you.
Your time is gonna come, your time is gonna come.

I don't wanna be your punching bag,
your complacent little princess all tragic and sad.
I'm not gonna let you overwhelm me anymore.
Yeah, you say you got this bad thing, you say you've got it bad.
You have broken every heart of every friend you've ever had.
Yeah, the time is gonna come when all your friends just go away.
I wonder why you stick around, sometimes I wish you would leave.
You say you love me forever, then you spit on me.
Your time is gonna come,
I swear your time is gonna come.

I don't want to be your whipping boy.
Yes, your happy little loser, someone you can ignore.
I'm not gonna let you overwhelm me anymore.
I'm not gonna let you hurt me anymore.
I'm not gonna let you hit me anymore.
No, I will not let you kick me anymore.
I will not let you overwhelm me anymore.

It can come from out of nowhere.
I don't want to be your simple saving grace,
just another little victim with a happy face.
Someday, someday soon, somebody's gonna come,
I hope they do this to you.

I'm not gonna let you overwhelm me.
I will not let you hurt me anymore.
No, I will not let you hit me anymore.
I will not let you twist me anymore.
No, I will not let you turn me inside out.

Pick-a-name

One more (having too much fun w/ tunes I'd "forgotten" about)


Linkin Park

Easier to Run:


It's easier to run
Replacing this pain with something numb
It’s so much easier to go
Than face all this pain here all alone

Something has been taken
From deep inside of me
A secret, I’ve kept locked away
No one can ever see
Wounds so deep, they never show
They never go away
Like moving pictures in my head
For years and years they've played

If I could change I would
Take back the pain I would
Retrace every wrong move that I made I would
If I could stand up, and take the blame I would
If I could take all the shame to the grave I would
If I could change I would
Take back the pain I would
Retrace every wrong move that I made I would
If I could stand up and take the blame I would
I would take all my shame to the grave

It's easier to run
Replacing this pain with something numb
It’s so much easier to go
Than face all this pain here all alone

Sometimes I remember
The darkness of my past
Bringing back these memories
I wish I didn’t have
Sometimes I think of letting go
And never looking back
And never moving forward so
There’d never be a past

If I could change I would
Take back the pain I would
Retrace every wrong move that I made I would
If I could stand up, and take the blame I would
If I could take all the shame to the grave I would
If I could change I would
Take back the pain I would
Retrace every wrong move that I made I would
If I could stand up, and take the blame I would
I would take all my shame to the grave

Just washing it aside
All of the helplessness inside
Pretending I don’t feel misplaced
It’s so much simpler than change

It's easier to run
Replacing this pain with something numb
It’s so much easier to go
Than face all this pain here all alone

It's easier to run…

If I could change I would
Take back the pain I would
Retrace every wrong move that I made

It's easier to go…

If I could change I would
Take back the pain I would
Retrace every wrong move that I made I would
If I could stand up, and take the blame I would
I would take all the shame to the grave

Jared112987

I cans see why you chose comfortably numb but I really dont see it as a song of recovery, I really did identify with that song when I was using to me it's more about who the person feels when during their using time...

Come on, now.
I hear you’re feeling down.
Well I can ease your pain,
Get you on your feet again.

Relax.
I need some information first.
Just the basic facts:
Can you show me where it hurts?

There is no pain, you are receding.
A distant ship’s smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re sayin’.
When I was a child I had a fever.
My hands felt just like two balloons.
Now I got that feeling once again.
I can’t explain, you would not understand.
This is not how I am.
I have become comfortably numb.


Ok.
Just a little pinprick. [ping]
There’ll be no more --aaaaaahhhhh!
But you may feel a little sick.

Can you stand up?
I do believe it’s working. good.
That’ll keep you going for the show.
Come on it’s time to go.

There is no pain, you are receding.
A distant ship’s smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re sayin’.
When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse,
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone.
I cannot put my finger on it now.
The child is grown, the dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb.

To me the whole songs about using, it's exactly how I felt atleast when I would be sitting in my room alone after the party was over and I was still hitting a bong for hours.....

Come on, now.
I hear you’re feeling down.
Well I can ease your pain,
Get you on your feet again
(I interprate that as his drug of choice talking to him)

There is no pain, you are receding.
A distant ship’s smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re sayin’.
When I was a child I had a fever.
My hands felt just like two balloons.
Now I got that feeling once again.
I can’t explain, you would not understand.
This is not how I am.
I have become comfortably numb.
(I interprate this as while he is on the drug he knows he isn't like this naturally but he's so consumed that he is comfortably numb to me that just says he's in the addict stage not recovery)

Ok.
Just a little pinprick. [ping]
There’ll be no more --aaaaaahhhhh!
But you may feel a little sick.
Can you stand up?

I do believe it’s working. good.
That’ll keep you going for the show.
Come on it’s time to go.
(I see these parts as Him needing to use the drug to function)

A distant ship’s smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re sayin’.
When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse,
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone.
I cannot put my finger on it now.
The child is grown, the dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb.
( To me this is about him realizing he's too late to change, maybe that's not it's meaning but thats what it meant to me because when I first heard this song when I was using I was like my life, I had no many ambitions as a child and I was consumed and drugs and drug activity and thought it was too late to change.)

You might view the song in a different light because we all interprate things differently, it's just to me this is more of a using song. If you see this post up what the song means to you, I'm actually interested to see it in a different light.

oncewaslost

Bare Naked Ladies...Alcohol
Ozzy Osbourne...Demon Alcohol
Kenny Chesney...I've been there, that's why I'm here
Nickelback...How you remind me
Metallica...Whiskey in the jar

stimul8kawfi

Their second album, "Creature" has a few songs that always bring me to tears when I'm contemplating my addiction. Here are my Favs:

Resurrection

Ive been drowned out by the rain
Still im wishing I could stay
But I'm sorry my old friend
I've got to leave you once again
And despite what I might say
I measure pleasure by the pain
Measure pleasure by the twisting
Of the metal in the vein
And it might be very hard
Can't be more than what we are
Can't be more 'til its over
Here comes the resurrection
Everybodys got to die from something
Nothing ever left to leave you when you go
I saw you strip my babies
Animal the way you cut them might be
Animal the way I cut you from below
So you goad me into spite
It's the cruelty that you'd like
It's the waiting for the one thing
That you never could define
Fill the longing just because
Emasculate the ones you love
Have to wait 'til its over
We are the less than mighty
Never was a way i thought it could be
Never quite enough to leave you when you go
I saw you strip my babies
Animal the way you cut them might be
Animal the way I cut you from below
I've been drowned out by the rain
Still I'm wishing I could stay
But I'm sorry my old friend
I'll have to leave you once again
And despite what I might say
I measure pleasure by the pain
Measure pleasure by the twisting
Of the metal in the vein
And it might be very hard
Can't be more than what we are
Can't be more 'til it's over
Here comes the resurrection
Everybody wants to die for something
Never thought I'd live to leave you when you go
I saw you strip my babies
Animal the way you cut them might be
Animal the way we caught you from below
And if anger is the ending
Of the thing that we've become
For the mother and the father
And the sister and the son
Through the shallow without wanting
Realization to mistake
Through the ugliness
The open
all the things we can't replace
I will control

Shotgun

shotgun blast spreads like dawning
rip me open feel it coming
bowing down to my addiction
never meant to go so willing
thought i found the something better
terminally hope it's crashing
laughing and crashing
its laughing i'm crashing

sorry that i left your language
found a place of my opinion
galvanized the oversight by
pissing on your whole philosophy
mine is just the easy target
mine is just the carnal weakness
wishing for something
and something been wishing

how long is this going to take us
going on
is this going to take us on
how long is this gonna take us on

you could be the innocent
and i could play the unwashed savior
counting on cancer to teach us to live
tired of all the vacillations
halcion come take me under
laughing and crashing
we're laughing i'm crashing

how long is this gonna take us
going on
is this gonna take us
how long is this gonna take us on