The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Sick" by the artist "Westbam"

The lyrics of the song "Sick" by Westbam are a cry from the heart of the lyrical hero, addressed to a person who has fallen into addiction, perhaps to drugs.

The hero sees how this person is destroying themselves ("Your eyes are closed when you're awake", "You're constantly gambling with the demons in your head"), how they are wasting their lives ("Is that how you should celebrate the gift of life with each new day? And you give up all the treasures for what you can't buy"). The phrase "We are transparent, not muddy, We are the choices we make" emphasizes that the hero sees a clear alternative to self-destruction, but the addicted person clings to their poison ("You try to charm a rattlesnake, Though you are convinced it will bite").

Despite all the pain and despair, the hero still loves this person ("I love you, you are beautiful"), he sees their true essence hidden behind the veil of addiction ("I know you think you are evil, But in fact you are just sick"). He understands that addiction is a disease, not malice.

The images of a "fake place", "the devil's own enterprise" and "thief" paint a picture of hopelessness and darkness into which a person plunges. The hero worries about them, his heart is broken ("My heart can't help but break, The constant damn pain in my stomach"), he yearns for the days when everything was good ("I burst into tears when I remember the days when you were mine").

The final lines of the song are a desperate question, a plea for help: "What will it take to satisfy your need for oversaturation, To save and heal, Before you die?". The repeated phrase "You're just sick" sounds like a mantra, like an attempt to get through, to wake the person from this terrible dream.