Fentanyl Lyrics – Jesse Welles

[Verse 1]
All the way from China, over the Pacific
It’s the atom bomb of drügs
Boy, is she terrific!
Precursor’s shipped to Mexico
They mix them in a lab
Press them into pills and ship them up to Uncle Sam

[Pre-Chorus]
She’s fentanyl, the wonder
Fentanyl’s her name
The profit margings high
And your life’s a stupid game
[Chorus]
So buy the ticket, take the ride
Chances are, you’ll get high
It’ll be pretty quick, you won’t know it hit
Keep the Narcan close in case you get sick
When you’re poor, they say you’re OD’d
When you’re rich, they say they poisoned it

She’s fentanyl, be sympathetic
She ain’t heavy, she’s just synthetic

[Verse 2]
A hundred and ten thousand killed last year
Makes all that oxycontin look like a beer
Send dough to the enforcement, they build another jail
Give money to a hammer, they’re gonna buy a nail
Tell the folks to quit
Well, of course
Like they haven’t thought of that
How about stopping at the source
It’s pretty obvious when the drügs attack
There’s more people dead than Vietnam to Iraq

[Pre-Chorus]
She’s fentanyl, the wonder
Fentanyl’s her name
The profit margings high
And your life’s a stupid game

[Chorus]
So buy the ticket, take the ride
Chances are, you’ll get high
But if you think you’re safe ’cause you never smoke
‘Cause you don’t snort coke
And you don’t shoot dope
Doesn’t mean that somebody you love won’t
But don’t worry, it’s just fentanyl
She’d only kill a criminal

[Verse 1]
The first verse describes the journey of fentanyl from its origins in China, where precursor chemicals are produced and shipped, to Mexico, where they are processed into pills. These pills are then sent to the United States for distribution.

[Pre-Chorus]
The pre-chorus portrays fentanyl as a deadly wonder drug, emphasizing its profitability and the dangerous game it plays with people’s lives.

[Chorus]
The chorus advises listeners to be cautious about the allure of fentanyl. It suggests that taking the drug is akin to buying a ticket to a risky ride where getting high is likely but also potentially fatal. The mention of Narcan highlights the need for emergency intervention due to fentanyl’s potency. The lyrics also touch on the societal disparities in how drug overdoses are perceived, depending on one’s socioeconomic status.

[Verse 2]
This verse confronts the staggering death toll caused by fentanyl, surpassing the fatalities linked to oxycontin. It criticizes the allocation of resources towards enforcement and incarceration rather than addressing the root cause of the drug epidemic. The lyrics highlight the futility of simply telling people to quit without tackling the source of the problem and draw parallels between the death toll of the fentanyl crisis and past military conflicts.

[Pre-Chorus]
Repeating the pre-chorus reinforces the message of fentanyl’s deadly allure and the callousness of its profiteers.

[Chorus]
The final chorus reiterates the risks associated with fentanyl use, regardless of one’s drug-taking habits. It warns that even those who don’t typically use drügs could be affected, emphasizing the indiscriminate nature of fentanyl’s lethality. The lyrics challenge the perception that only criminals are at risk of fentanyl-related deaths, suggesting that anyone could fall victim to its deadly effects.