Woke up and I feel like shit
I don't remember last night, I'm getting sick of this
I hit the bottle when I got off stage
and got piss drunk stupid and went I in a rage
I think I mighta got into a fight
Because my knuckles were bloody and I don't feel alright
I hit the bottom and I don't even care
Some say I'm going to hell but I'm already there

Sick and tired of being sick and tired

[Chorus]
I want to be free from this ball and chain and
Be free from this life of pain and
be free from this ball and chain
I want to be free from you

Now I'm full of guilt and shame
I can't point a finger cause there's no one to blame
So I say I'll never do it again
But when the sun goes down, you are my only friend
I'm thinking I am starting to see
I have become everything I never wanted to be
I'm really getting sick of myself
Cause when I look into the mirror, I see somebody else

Sick and tired of being sick and tired

[Chorus: x2]

Sick and tired of being sick and tired
So sick and tired of being sick and tired
Sick and tired of being sick and tired
So sick and tired of being sick and tired

[Chorus: x2]



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Track duration: 03:18

"Be Free" as written by Tobin Esperance Jacoby Shaddix

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    General Comment:Hi all,

    I know this song is about alcohol abuse but did you know that the line "Sick and tired of being sick and tired" was first coined by an American voting and civil right activist called Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer. Look her up.

    I've listen to this song so many times and the generally meaning has always been a struggle with the demon alcohol after reading about this remarkable woman the words of this song has taken on a completely different meaning.

    Just a thought
    Flag BelleHelenon March 01, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I just realised that "you" in this song is probably alcohol, so I run down to comment and pretty much everybody has beaten me to it...
    Flag Blackyeomanon January 24, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i love this song. its pretty easy to see its about jacobys alcohol addiction but i just cant wait for the new album!! its supposed to be heavier and harder than the last soo well see ; )
    Flag vern93on August 04, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:heh, this song used to be too true for me back in my senior year of high school. not that I had a problem with alcoholism (as to where Id do bad in school, relationships, etc) but I was still drunk just about 24/7, but the whole first verse fit perfectly with my morning.
    Flag KoTTon July 16, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:It's about drinking way too much way too often. It's about alcoholism. Wanting to stop...
    Flag Cactus Fn Chrison November 02, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:yeah, I think this song is about being so addicted it's taking over your life, and making you unable to live anymore
    Flag Drinking Mercuryon June 05, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:obviously about alcoholism. a beautiful song to me, because i can totally relate. coby's vox are so brutal it's like a dream come true because i know his pain on a personal level. hate to say but while their writing continues to suffer (their new record) coby's intensity grows and damn he's on hell of a singer.
    Flag slamkingon October 03, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Has anyone noticed that the Lyrically better songs by Papa Roach are the ones concerning Shaddixs Alchoholism?
    Flag Evil Aussieon September 09, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:dealing with alcoholism thats all it is, its coby's alcohol problem in full force, which is felt in a lot of songs, this can apply to any addictions, unless you can control your addictions they'll take over.
    Flag mintcardreamon February 23, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:The first time I heard this song I thought it was about a bad relationship in which the girl was making him feel down.

    But looking at the lyrics again I think in this song Papa Roach have personified alcohol and the song's about the hold alcohol had over Coby's life etc. It's clever how they do it I think a lot of bands do it in their songs. All of the lyrics seem to fit this theme especially the chorus.
    Flag broken s0ulon August 17, 2005   Link

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