Hello Arkwright,
Like you, I too work with people who misuse substances. I give advice about health risks, units, safe reduction of alcohol and harm reduction associated with both drug and alcohol use.
Anyway, I immediately enjoyed your lyrics. The lyrics support the explanation that you give. They are non-sensical and rely on nursery rhymes and cliches. I think that the well worn sayings and nursery rhyme content, including rhythm immediately help,the reader to connect with these lyrics whilst also giving a sense of might have been tempted to use the full nursery rhyme structure of Hey Diddle Diddle. It would have been intriguing to hear that to music. I look forward to hearing this as it perhaps develops into a complete song production.
A great read. Thank you for sharing your lyrics.
Paul