While listening to [a song](https://www.lyrical-nonsense.com/lyrics/hachiya-
nanashi-feat-hatsune-miku/yoyoi-no-yoi/) (I believe it would be considered
_denpa_ or something close to it) I came across these lyrics (hesitant English
translations by me):

> どうだい くたばる前に あばよ昇天  
>  How’s that? Before I drop dead I bid farewell my ascension to Heaven
>
> 全体死んでる目で見つめ合って  
>  Gazing at each other with completely lifeless eyes
>
> **行進頓服中毒敵わないね**  
>  _I won't win against this parade of use-as-needed poison_
>
> 振り切れた生命 本能は低迷  
>  I shook off my life; my instincts grow sluggish

I don't understand how to handle this "行進頓服中毒". I'm assuming that some のs are
being omitted here as is the case with more casual/archaic language, but the
terms and tone of the lyrics in this song are so odd (ex. "錠剤病んでるせいで投与、御礼。/
Since I was sick of those pills, my humble thanks to you for administering
[them]") I wanted to check.
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grammar nouns
Combining multiple nouns with a lack of attributive verbs
`中毒{ちゅうどく}` originally means "poisoning", but nowadays is used more in the
sense of
["addiction"](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/en/%E4%B8%AD%E6%AF%92/#je-48528).
So I would interpret `行進頓服中毒敵わない` as "[one] can't win against addiction to
marching".

I suspect `頓服{とんぷく}` was just inserted for rhythm/alliteration and does not
necessarily carry a meaning on its own. However, other lines also talk about
taking medicine so maybe it's related after all...

In all, I think the best "translation" of this would be to just write similar
nonsense in English using the overall impression of the song.
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