Medicate

## Music Video

"**Medicate**" is a song by American singer-songwriter Gabbie Hanna. It was released on February 1, 2019 independently as the lead single from her debut extended play *2WayMirror*.

## Background

Hanna wrote the song about depression and anxiety and whether medication can truly treat mental illness or if it's simply just a temporary fix. On Instagram, she said that the song is “for anyone who’s ever felt like a science experiment gone wrong, for anyone who’s questioned if their brain is broken, for anyone who’s ever wondered if their feelings are justified,” and that “depression is scary. Anxiety is scary. The idea of chemically altering your mind is scary.”

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

I'm unwell, thanks for asking

Don't mind me 'cause I'm just passing by

In this life, been a while

Thought that you forgot, but that's alright

How've you been? Glad to hear it

Just one question if you can bear it

Do you ever miss me, too?

'Cause I spend my days still thinking of you

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Should I take a pill to numb the pain?

Change the chemicals inside my brain

I worry I won't be the same

But I guess that that's the point

**[Chorus]**

Can you medicate a broken heart?

Make your tragedies a work of art

Medicate a broken heart

Build your walls up just to rip them apart

Is this the way to fix this or is this a quick fix?

I really couldn't say

Can you medicate, medicate, medicate it away?

**[Verse 2]**

Doctor Smile, kill me with kindness

And don't ask about the side effects

Swallow hard, kill sadness with science

But the aftermath might make you sick

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Should I take a pill to numb the pain?

Change the chemicals inside my brain

I worry I won't be the same

But I guess that that's the point

**[Chorus]**

Can you medicate a broken heart?

Make your tragedies a work of art

Medicate a broken heart

Build your walls up just to rip them apart

Is this the way to fix this or is this a quick fix?

I really couldn't say

Can you medicate, medicate, medicate it away?

**[Post-Chorus]**

Whoa, whoa

Oh, medicate it away

Whoa, whoa

Oh, medicate it away

**[Bridge]**

They say give yourself a break

They tell me to medicate

I don't wanna medicate

**[Chorus]**

Oh, can you medicate a broken heart?

Make your tragedies a work of art

Medicate a broken heart

Build your walls up just to rip them apart

Is this the way to fix this or is this a quick fix?

I really couldn't say

Can you medicate, medicate, medicate it away?

**[Post-Chorus]**

Whoa, whoa

Oh, medicate it away

Whoa, whoa (Whoa)

Oh, medicate it away

**[Outro]**

Oh, medicate it away

Oh, medicate it away

## Music video

The songs music video, directed by Ryan Parma, was released the following day on February 2, 2019. The video features Hanna depressed and alone, sitting by herself in a circle of black folding chairs, the camera panning around her in a circle as she sings the song. Near the end of the song, the windows in the room become barred and a healthier, more dressed up version of Hanna appears in the seat directly across from her and the two sing to each other.

## References

1. ↑ "Medicate - Single" *Apple Music*. February 1, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
2. ↑ "Gabbie Hanna medicates our souls once again". *Daily Collegian*. February 11, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
3. ↑ "Medicate - Gabbie Hanna (Official Music Video)". *YouTube*. February 2, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2020.