Addiction, Compulsion

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Songs where substance (alcohol, nicotine, coffee, drugs, or ambiguous) addiction or some other form of self-compulsion is referenced or thematic.

Anaheim - "So put away the hash pipe, the pornography, and the booze"
The Bells Are Ringing - "They are persuaded by the music of the bells, they're not responsible for anything they do"
Dinner Bell - Pavlovian food neuroses
Drink! - Alcoholism an implied motif; "On a cigarette break"
Hearing Aid - "More coffee for me boss 'cause I'm not as messed up as I want to be"
John Lee Supertaster - "Can't shut his mouth"; ironically, "Can't drink coffee or beer"
Lie Still, Little Bottle - "Black coffee's not enough for me, I need a better friend"
Renew My Subscription - "Already past my Quota, I want another load o' those magic pills"
Sketchy Galore - Withdrawal-induced manic search for drugs
Sleeping In The Flowers - Drug-induced idleness
Spiraling Shape - "Putting all reason aside you exchange what you got for a thing that's hypnotic and strange"
The Statue Got Me High - "The stone, it calls to you (you can't refuse to do the things it tells you to)"
Thunderbird - "I know, I know, I said that I would quit. All right, I promise, no more after this"
Till My Head Falls Off - Pain killer addiction
Unsupervised, I Hit My Head - Coffee addiction
Your Own Worst Enemy - "Full bottle in front of me, Time to roll up my sleeves, And get to work, And after many glasses of work, I get paid in the brain"

Certain People I Could Name - "Watch her little gestures as she lights her cigarette"
Lucky Ball And Chain - "And now I rock a barstool and I drink for two"
Operators Are Standing By - "Smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee"
They'll Need A Crane - "Gal thinks Jim Beam is handsomer than lad"
South Carolina - "Garcon summon up a new cocktail"
Wearing A Raincoat - "You will turn to drugs to help you sleep"