Trading dreams for medicine

[Verse 1]
Remember when you said I'd make it?
Through these walls so paper-thin
Bills keep piling on the table
While my voice stays locked within
(Oh, oh-oh)

[Pre-chorus 1]
Can't afford to chase tomorrow
When today won't let me breathe
Every coin becomes a promise
That I know I can't keep

[Chorus]
Trading dreams for medicine
Trading dreams for medicine
While my heart beats slower now
Trading dreams for medicine
(La-da-da, oh)

[Verse 2]
Empty fridge and empty answers
Cold tea gets me through the night
Called to cancel all my lessons
'Cause my fever's burning bright
(Oh, oh-oh)

[Pre-chorus 2]
No champagne or celebration
Just these blankets wrapped around
Counting pennies, counting minutes
Till this pain goes down

[Chorus]
Trading dreams for medicine
Trading dreams for medicine
While my heart beats slower now
Trading dreams for medicine
(La-da-da, oh)

[Bridge]
You ask me why I'm distant
I wish that you could see
The choice between surviving
And who I want to be
(So tired, so tired)

[Solo]
[Piano improvisation]

[Chorus - Final]
Trading dreams for medicine
Trading dreams for medicine
While my heart beats slower now
Trading dreams for medicine
(La-da-da, oh)
Trading dreams... for medicine