ajfischman

I don't do many songs about topical issues, but for this I'll make an exception. I started taking Adderall around 1998. It really helped me do my job which was pointless and boring. Over the years, I came to lean on this drug and took it without any major problem, except getting it. Over the years the regulations got more and more difficult to get it prescribed and finally around June of 2022 I said enough and traded my addiction for Adderall for an addiction to Red Bull. My partner Rebecca however still took it until she was informed that even if prescribed, she wouldn't be able to get it because of the ADDERALL SHORTAGE!!!!! "Why we must write a song about this right away," I exclaimed! And here it is. The exceptional drums on this number are from @JohnPageContraband and are called Street Punk Drum Backing Track 185 bpm and can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQuqePTpsw4&t=22s I just followed where the drums took me. The main building riff in the song that you hear at the beginning I had in a dream, layering clean guitar tones on top of each other that ended up sounding like some sort of punk harp. For this I used the rawest guitar that I own which is an old Japanese plywood body, one strat style pickup and a tele neck. The other guitars are my Yamaha RGX A2 tuned down to C standard which give it that low, almost out of tune sound. Here are the lyrics. Adderall shortage We got an Adderall shortage Adderall shortage We got an Adderall shortage When I started school I couldn’t sit still I was a troublemaker So they gave me a pill No distractions No infractions Here’s your diploma Now go homa…. No more education But now I need my medication No ways to cope Without my dope Medicine cabinet Full of methamphetamine I finally found a drug That works for me Adderall is the cure But now its gonna kill me Because there’s nothing at the pharmacy For any ‘mount of money Who do i kill To get that pill. You can’t teach me a lesson Without my medication My brain no longer works for me There’s nothing at the pharmacy Why is everybody talkin’ At the same time Sit still, take a pill Shut up, pay attention But now an Adderall shortage Is teaching me that lesson Shortage of patience Shortage of endurance Shortage of reasons For being alive Something so good You can’t get enough Something so good They can’t make enough With good intentions They made me need it Now I can’t even get it With a legal permit Turn the crank Take a pill Now that dog don’t hunt He just sits still Adderall shortage No medication Adderall shortage Is gripping the nation Good Intentions Gone astray No one said It would be this way Turn me loose Tie me down Lock me up Go downtown Where is here Who’s to blame What’s the motive Give me names Adderall shortage Is gripping the nation Adderall shortage No medication Adderall shortage We got an Adderall shortage Adderall shortage We got an Adderall shortage Live to take another pill Charge me up and turn me loose Feel the rush of motivation Do the work that others can’t Take it with my morning coffee Point me in the right direction Criticize me, I can take it Motivate me, I don’t need it Suddenly the system’s broken I can’t get my morning pill Nothing there to revive me After that enormous lunch How can I be successful Make a difference, help the team Kill the dragon, save the princess Fight the fight, live the dream #neosuburban

Our first new video of 2023 is also our first video on Rumble. We all live our lives in freefall, falling toward an unknown destination. The world record freefall is featured. Thank you Red Bull and Felix Baumgartner. The drums are from @Guitar Maps Drum Tracks. The majority of the song is Slushy Rock Drum Track - 100 BPM Drum Beats for Bass Guitar, Instrumental Beat 🥁 535 which can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHZfwLa9Eeo Then for the bridge (found at 3:14) I used Bulk Groove Drum Beat 100 BPM Bass Guitar Backing Track Instrumental Drums Beats #483 which can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awPqA1vh8FU For rhythm guitars I used my little red Steinberger and my Seagull acoustic. For the bridge I wanted a darker feel, and for that I used my Yamaha RGX-A2 tuned down to a C. For guitar solos I used my Jimmy Wallace/Tausch. Lyrics are thanks to Rebecca Birmingham Montgomery and here they are. Living In Freefall Living in Freefall Living in Freefall Living in Freefall Why am I here. It’s Not crystal clear. I’m Making little progress. I’m On the verge of crying Crisis of catharsis No relief in sight. With my depression rising, free Falling through the night My yellow brick road Is littered with lots of potholes I don’t know who I should follow When everything brings me so much sorrow As I free fall without reference to the ground I wonder if I’ll ever be found Living today ain’t easy Living in a free fall society Why do we live here In this dark place and then I Turned to look at that Beautiful face. It Beckons me to drop right Out of the race. Take my Hand we’ll fall together. Take my Hand we’ll fall forever No more pain playing Someone else’s game why don’t you Free fall with me throughout Eternity. Then the Lights came on, and I could Finally see, and what I Saw was just Reality. Won’t you Free fall with me. Isn’t this where we’re supposed to be. Has my imagination Turned into madness. Has trust and truth turned into sadness Like a Hitchcock Movie About Vertigo If we jump on off Where oh where do we go? Spiraling out of control Into the unknown like a String quartet Playing the music for a Sinking ship Free fall in to an Endless sea Lower the boats Always going down. More Free fall for you and More for me Why do we live here In this dark place, free Fall for you and More for me My yellow brick road Is littered with lots of potholes I don’t know who I should follow When everything brings me so much sorrow As I free fall without reference to the ground I wonder if I’ll ever be found Living today ain’t easy Living in a free fall society Free fall with me. Isn’t this where we’re supposed to be. Has my imagination Turned into madness. Has trust and truth turned into sadness Like a Hitchcock Movie About Vertigo If we jump on off Where oh where do we go? #neosuburban