Explore the haunting journey of Eileen in 'Vices and Vacations,' a melancholic track by Meet the Grahams. Crafted in the style of Kendrick Lamar, this song delves into the complex layers of a woman torn between her vices and the facade she maintains. As she sells crack in her clinic to fund her escapades, Eileen’s reality becomes a tragic symphony of deception and despair.
Verse 1:
Eileen, she once swore love, now it’s a game she plays
Cheating hearts and tangled lives in the mess she’s made
Fell for a younger man, a pot-smoker’s haze
Left your daddy broken, in a smoky daze
Oh Kolton, oh Kolton, can’t you see the charade?
She sells crack in her clinic, just to get away
Pretends to be loving, like it’s all okay
But you know when the fridge is empty, at the end of the day
Chorus:
Vices and vacations, borrowed time through the haze
Steady with the needle, the games that she plays
The meds and the lies, the facade that she sways
Oh Kolton, oh Kolton, can’t you see the charade?
She’s slipping further away, yet she stays
Vices and vacations, illusions she portrays
Verse 2:
Needles full of dreams, in her clinic she trades
Ozempic for the waist, menopause for age
New prescription pads, for the debts unpaid
Her secret stash is cash, for her escapades
Flights to far-off places, where faces never gaze
Oh Kolton, oh Kolton, can’t you see the masquerade?
She sells crack behind those walls, to finance summer days
Caught in the web of lies, tangled in the maze
Chorus:
Vices and vacations, borrowed time through the haze
Steady with the needle, the games that she plays
The meds and the lies, the facade that she sways
Oh Kolton, oh Kolton, can’t you see the charade?
She’s slipping further away, yet she stays
Vices and vacations, illusions she portrays
Bridge:
Curtains drawn tight, to hide the pharmacy
Behind those smiles, there’s a trace of tragedy
Kolton, boy, you know, this ain't no fantasy
Each pill she hands out, fueling the insanity
She says she’s alright, just a little bit weary
But behind closed doors, the truth is eerie
Outro:
Oh Kolton, oh Kolton, will you break free from the chain?
Vices and vacations, bringing nothing but pain
The crack in the clinic, the lies in her brain
Pretending she’s loving, but it’s all in vain
Vices and vacations, in her clinics' domain
She sells more than dreams, she’s chasing acid rain
Oh Kolton, oh Kolton, let go of her reign
Vices and vacations, they leave only stain.
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Expand on this verse on how she sells crack at her clinic to finance her vacations. Also say she needs ozempic and menopause medication. Eileen, she once swore love, now it’s a game she plays Cheating hearts and tangled lives in the mess she’s made Fell for a younger man, a pot-smoker’s haze Left your daddy broken, in a smoky daze Oh Kolton, oh Kolton, can’t you see the charade? She sells crack in her clinic, just to get away Pretends to be loving, like it’s all okay But you know when the fridge is empty, at the end of the day
Kendrick Lamar Meet the Grahams