Queens of the Stone Age “Medication”

 Do you have to take daily medication? I do. I've had to ever since I was a freshman in high school. I'm not exactly stoked about it but apparently it's what I need.

It's crazy to think sometimes just how medicated we have become. They have pills for everything. And while there are medications that absolutely help with serious problems...they can also cause serious problems. And the fellows of Queens of the Stone Age now it.


"Medication for us all, it's a new way"

It's no secret that opiates, pain-killers, benzodiazepines and other forms of pills have paved the way to life-destroying consequences. People who have never been addicted to anything have found themselves hooked on some of these pills after being prescribed them for too long.

There are also those who have been prescribed multiple medications. I had a co-worker who had to take at least three to four pills every morning to feel "normal". But is this truly normal? Are there other options for people such as myself and others? I'm sure there are. But nowadays it seems as if being prescribed medication is now the "norm".

 "Is this the dose you've been dreaming up, a revelation from a gun"

"Medication" is a short two-minute blaster obviously taking shots at the growing medication problem. It's also one of my favorite QOTSA songs. While most of their music is dynamic and much longer, "Medication" is a straight up sprint, with one note dominating most of the song. It kind of gives a mental picture of every kind of pill being handed out with every guitar stroke.