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Poison

Artist: David Kushner

Album: The Dichotomy

Contains themes requiring parental guidance
Contains themes requiring parental guidance

Minimum age: Age 13+

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Detailed Analysis

These lyrics explore a deeply personal spiritual and moral struggle, using metaphorical language around temptation, faith, and inner conflict. The repeated phrase 'sipping on the poison' is metaphorical, representing destructive habits or temptation rather than a literal drug or alcohol reference, though it could be interpreted either way. The imagery of Heaven and Hell, the Devil, and prayer frames the song within a religious or spiritual context of good versus evil. There is no sexual content, profanity, or graphic violence. The primary concern is the mature thematic weight of the content — the sense of helplessness ('I'm so close to going under'), moral crisis, and flirtation with a dark or destructive path. These are themes that younger children may not be emotionally equipped to process, but older children and teenagers can engage with meaningfully. The overall message is actually one of self-awareness and struggle against temptation rather than an endorsement of harmful behavior.

Themes
spiritual struggle
temptation
faith
good vs. evil
inner conflict
moral crisis
metaphorical self-destruction
religion
Heaven and Hell
mental health undertones

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Lyrics

Sipping on the poison I don't wanna see Something in my heart that's killing on me Stealing all that I got Lord, I don't wanna stop Feigning for the dark side, down on my knees Praying to a God that I wanna believe I look to Heaven a lot But Hell is coming in hot Shadows fall over me Strike me blind, still I see The Devil calls, he never sleeps And he left his name and number Said just tell me what you need Ooh, I'm outnumbered, yeah Ooh, I'm so close to going under Sipping on the poison I don't wanna see Something in my heart that's killing on me Stealing all that I got Lord, I don't wanna stop Feigning for the dark side, down on my knees Praying to a God that I wanna believe I look to Heaven a lot But Hell is coming in hot And I feel it coming And I feel it coming And I feel it coming Hell is coming in hot Livin' in the in between Of pearly gates and city streets They both reach for me Ooh, I'm outnumbered, yeah Ooh, I'm so close to going under Sipping on the poison I don't wanna see Something in my heart that's killing on me Stealing all that I got Lord, I don't wanna stop Feigning for the dark side, down on my knees Praying to a God that I wanna believe I look to Heaven a lot But Hell is coming in hot And I feel it coming And I feel it coming And I feel it coming But hell is coming in hot And I feel it coming And I feel it coming And I feel it coming But hell is coming in hot Sipping on the poison I don't wanna see Something in my heart that's killing on me I look to Heaven a lot But Hell is coming in hot


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Analysis performed on July 21, 2026
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