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MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS lyrics : "Other Side"

Chorus:

Oh girl, this boat is sinking

There's no sea left for me
And how the sky gets heavy
When you are underneath it

Oh I want to sail away from here
And God
He came down down down down down down down down

And said
Nothing


He rolled up asked him what he was sippin' on
Said lean, you wanna hit it dawg?
That's the same stuff Weezy's sippin' huh?

And tons of other rappers that be spittin' hard
Yep yep he had five a bone
When he passed him that styrofoam

The easter pink, heard it in a rhyme before
Finally got to see what all the hype was on
And then he took a sip sittin' in the Lincoln

Thinking he was pimpin' as he listened to the system
Little did he know that it was just as addictive as base
Not the kind of hit from the kick drum

Hot box let the base bump
Take it to face, gulp
Months later the use went up

And every blunt was accompanied by the pink stuff
But !@%& he loved that feeling
Purple rain coated in the throat

Just so healin'
Medicine alleviate the sickness
Liquid to fix and it comes with a cost

Wake up, cold sweats, scratchin', itchin'
Trying to escape the skin that barley fit him
Gone, get another bottle just get a couple swallows headed towards the bottom

Couldn't get off it
Didn't even think he had a problem
Though he couldn't sleep without getting nauseous

Room spinnin'
Thinking he might of sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrup
His eyelids closed shut

Sat back in the chair
Clutching that cup
Girlfriend came and a couple of hours later said his name

Shook him, but he never got up
Never got up, never got up
We live on the cusp of death thinkin' that it won't be us

It won't be us, it won't be us, it won't be us
Nah, it won't be us


Chorus:

Oh girl, this boat is sinking

There's no sea left for me
And how the sky gets heavy
When you are underneath it

Oh I want to sail away from here
And God
He came down down down down down down down down

And said
Nothing


And he just wanted to act like them
He just wanted to rap like him
Us as rappers underestimate the power and the effects that we have on these kids

Blunt passed
Ash in a tin, pack being pushed, harassed by the feds
The fact of it is most people that rap like this talkin' about some %#@! they haven't lived

Surprise, you know the drill
Trapped in a box to climb record sales
Follow the formula

Violence, drugs and sex sells
So we try to sound like someone else
This is not Californication

There's no way to glorify this pavement
Syrup, percocet, and an eighth day will leave you broke, depressed and emotionally vacant

Despite how Lil Wayne lives
It's not conducive to be creative

And I know cause he's my favorite
And I know cause I was off that same mix
Rationalize the %#@! that I'd try after I listen to Dedication
But he's an alien
I sip that %#@! pass out or play Playstation

Months later I'm in the same place
No music made, feeling like a failure
And trust me it's not dope to be 25 and move back to your parents' ba!@&(t
I've seen my peoples dreams die
I see what they can be denied

And "weed's not a drug" that's denial
Groundhog day life repeat each time
I've seen oxycontin take 3 lives
I grew up with them, we used to chief dimes
I've seen cocaine bring out the demons inside

Cheatin' and lyin'
Friendship cease, no peace in the mind
Stealin' and takin' anything to fix the pieces inside
Broken, hopeless, headed no where
Only motivation for what the dealer's supplyin'
That rush, that drug, that dope

Those pills, that crumb, that roach
Thinkin' I would never do that
Not that drug
Growin' up nobody ever does
Until your stuck lookin' in the mirror
Like I can't believe what I've become
Swore I was gonna be someone

And growin' up everyone always does
We sell our dreams and our potential to escape through that buzz
Just keep me up, keep me up
Hollywood here we come

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