Download File Marin Patenaude - Fentanyl Waltz ... May 2026

: Patenaude uses the song to describe her city as "grieving," portraying the "holes in the hearts" left by the epidemic. Advocacy and Safe Supply

The core of "Fentanyl Waltz" is rooted in real-world tragedy. Patenaude wrote the song following the loss of a close friend named Gemma, as well as the death of another friend's young daughter. Download File Marin Patenaude - Fentanyl Waltz ...

: One of the song’s most striking lyrical warnings is that "nobody's safe/not even you," challenging the stigma that drug-related deaths only happen in specific, marginalized neighborhoods. : Patenaude uses the song to describe her