Oh girl this boat is sinking, there's no see left for me
And how the sky gets heavy, when you are underneath it
And oh, I want to sail away from here
And god
He came(down down down down down down)
And said(down down down down down down)
Nothing(down down down down down)
He rolled up, asked him what he was sippin' on
He said lean, You want to hit it, dawg?
That's the same stuff Weezy's sippin' huh?
And tons of other rappers that be spittin' hard
Yup yup 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
Thinkin' he was pimpin' as he listen 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 bass bump
Take it to the face, gulp
Months later the use went up
Every blunt was accompanied by the pink stuff
But Goddamn he loved that feelin'
Purple rain coated in the throat
Just so healin'
Medicine alleviate the sickness
Liquid affix and it comes with a cost
Wake up, cold sweat, scratchin', itchin'
Trying to escape the skin that barely fit him
Gone, get another bottle just to 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 gettin' nauseous
Room spinnin'
Thinkin' he might of sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrup
His eyelids closed shut
Sat back in the chair clutchin' that cup
Girlfriend came and a couple hours later
Said his name shook him but he never got up
He never got up, he 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
Now 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 shit they haven't lived
Surprise, you know the drill
Trapped in a box, declined record sales
Follow the formula violence, drugs, and, s** 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 a day
Will leave you broke, depressed, and emotionally vacant
Despite how Lil Wayne lives
It's not conducive to being creative
And I know 'cause he's my favorite
And I know 'cause I was off that same mix
Rationalize the shit that I'd try after I listen to dedication
But he's an alien, I'd sip that shit, 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 parent's basement
I've seen my people's dreams die
I've seen what they can be denied
And weeds not a drug - that's denial
Groundhog Day life repeat each time
I've seen oxycontin take three 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 nowhere
Only motivation for what the dealer's supplying
That rush, that drug, that dope
Those pills, that crumb, that roach
Thinkin' I would never do that, not that drug
And growing up nobody ever does
Until your stuck,
Lookin' in the mirror like I can't believe what I've become
Swore I was goin' to be someone
And growing 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
Otherside
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Lyrics by Macklemore
A Wake A Wake (feat. Evan Roman) All Up In The Club American And We Danced As Soon As I Wake Up At The Party B-Boy Blazin High Feat Wale & Emilio Rojas Bolo Tie BomBom BomBom (feat. The Teaching) Brad Pitt's Cousin Buckshot Bush Song Can't Hold Us Can\u2019t Hold Us Can't Hold Us Can’t Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) Castle Church City Don't Sleep City Don’t Sleep Claiming The City Contradiction Cowboy Boots Crew Cuts Crew Cuts (Jake One Remix) Dance Off Downtown Drug Dealer Ego Fake I.D. Fake ID Fallin Gold Gold (feat. Eighty4 Fly) Gold Rush Good For You Growing Up Hold Your Head Up I Said Hey Inhale Deep Intro Irish Celebration Irish Celebration (P Smoov Remix) Jimmy Iovine Jimmy Iovine (feat. Ab-Soul) Keep Marchin Kevin Kew Kuts Feat Ryan Lewis Kings Let's Eat Letterhead Remix Life Is Cinema Light Tunnels Love Song Macklemore White Walls featuring Ryan Lewis, ScHoo... Magic Make The Money More Bars Feat Ryan Lewis My Language My Oh My Need To Know Neon Cathedral Neon Cathedral (feat. Allen Stone) Nknw Remix North by Northwest NXNW Remix Othaside Feat Ryan Lewis Otherside (Remix) Otherside (Ryan Lewis Remix) Penis Song Put Um Up Feat Ryan Lewis Remember High School Same Love Same Love (feat. Mary Lambert) Soldiers Spoons St. Ides Starting Over Starting Over (feat. Ben Bridwell) Stay At Home Dad Ten Thousand Hours The End The End (Budo Remix) The Magic The Town The Town (Sabzi Remix) Thin Line Thin Line (feat. Buffalo Madonna) Thrift Shop Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz) Victory Lap Vipassana Vipassana (Ryan Lewis Remix) Wednesday Morning White Privilege White Privilege Part 2 White Walls White Walls (feat. ScHoolboy Q) Wing$ Wings
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A Simple Brown Jacket - Ever Since July
Spaced Out Orbit - Thao And Mirah
White Wall - Snowman
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Happiness - Greene Reveal
Meet Me In Downtown - The Drifter I Am
Dial 595-Escape - In Flames
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Life is a Problem - Marah
Totems - Nebelhexe
Losing My Insanity - Dio
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God Willing - Dropkick Murphys
Hellhouse - Sabbat (Jpn)
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Fire Rain - Dark Lotus
Sellout - Bobaflex
Escape - Dokken
You - Coasts
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Ready Steady Go (English) - L'arc-en-ciel
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You And What Army - The Subtle Way
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Tian Kong / Sky - Faye Wong
End Credits - Eden
Missippi Squirel Revival - Ray Stevens
Spaceship - Kano
I'm Not The One - New Found Glory
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Lifestyle - Birdman
Houston - Slim Thug
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Drama - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
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Baby Baby Sayonara. - Hatsune Miku
Anti-social - Gucci Mane
All I Ever Wanted - Insane Clown Posse
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Lifestyle - Young Thug
For Da Low - Rick Ross
Concreat Jungle - Above the Law
My Nigga - Bizzy Bone
Write Sum Bump - Playa Fly
Gangsta Shit - Psychopathic Rydas
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