[00:20.25]He rolled up, asked him what he was sippin' on
[00:22.16]He said lean, You want to hit it, dawg?
[00:24.33]That's the same stuff Weezy's sippin' huh?
[00:26.52]And tons of other rappers that be spittin' hard"
[00:28.54]Yup yup five a bone
[00:30.10]When he passed him that styrofoam the easter pink, heard it in a rhyme before
[00:34.32]Finally got to see what all the hype was on
[00:36.11]And then he took a sip, sittin' in the Lincoln thinkin' he was pimpin' as he listen to the system
[00:40.95]Little did he know that it was just as addictive as base
[00:43.29]Not the kind of hit from the kick drum
[00:45.04]Hot box, let the base bump
[00:46.88]Take it to the face, gulp
[00:49.23]Months later the use went up
[00:51.15]Every blunt was accompanied by the pink stuff
[00:53.00]But Goddamn he loved that feelin
[00:55.02]Purple rain coated in the throat
[00:56.50]Just so healin
[00:57.57]Medicine alleviate the sickness
[00:59.31]Liquid affix and it comes with a cost
[01:01.12]Wake up, cold sweat, scratchin', itchin
[01:03.42]Trying to escape the skin that barely fit him
[01:05.58]Gone, get another bottle just to get a couple swallows
[01:07.67]Headed towards the bottom couldn't get off it
[01:10.12]Didn't even think he had a problem
[01:11.80]Though he couldn't sleep without gettin' nauseous
[01:14.10]Room spinnin', thinkin' he might of sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrup
[01:18.35]His eyelids closed shut
[01:20.00]Sat back in the chair clutchin' that cup
[01:22.00]Girlfriend came and a couple hours later said his name shook him but he never got up
[01:27.01]He never got up, he never got up
[01:31.00]We live on the cusp of death thinkin' that it won't be us
[01:35.17]It won't be us, it won't be us, it won't be us
[01:40.60]Nah, it won't be us
[01:48.08]
[01:59.00]Now he just wanted to act like them
[02:01.31]He just wanted to rap like him
[02:03.38]Us as rappers underestimate the power and the effects that we have on these kids
[02:07.21]Blunt passed, ash in a tin, pack being pushed, harassed by the feds
[02:11.32]The fact of it is most people that rap like this talkin' about some shit they haven't lived
[02:15.52]Surprise, you know the drill
[02:17.64]Trapped in a box, declined record sales
[02:19.51]Follow the formula violence, drugs, and, sex sells
[02:21.78]So we try to sound like someone else
[02:24.17]This is not Californication
[02:25.84]There's no way to glorify this pavement
[02:28.05]Syrup, Percocet, and an eighth a day will leave you broke, depressed, and emotionally vacant
[02:32.10]Despite how Lil Wayne lives
[02:34.04]It's not conducive to being creative
[02:36.46]And I know 'cause he's my favorite
[02:38.38]And I know 'cause I was off that same mix
[02:40.64]Rationalize the shit that I'd try after I listen to dedication
[02:44.36]But he's an alien, I'd sip that shit, pass out or play Playstation
[02:48.28]Months later I'm in the same place
[02:50.57]No music made, feeling like a failure
[02:53.00]And trust me it's not dope to be 25 and move back to your parent's basement
[02:57.02]I've seen my people's dreams die
[02:59.09]I've seen what they can be denied
[03:01.10]And "weeds not a drug" - that's denial
[03:02.52]Groundhog Day life repeat each time
[03:05.14]I've seen Oxycontin take three lives
[03:07.23]I grew up with them, we used to chief dimes
[03:09.18]I've seen cocaine bring out the demons inside
[03:11.41]Cheatin' and lying
[03:12.54]Friendship cease, no peace in the mind
[03:14.60]Stealin' and takin' anything to fix the pieces inside
[03:17.25]Broken, hopeless, headed nowhere
[03:19.14]Only motivation for what the dealer's supplying
[03:21.39]That rush, that drug, that dope
[03:23.34]Those pills, that crumb, that roach
[03:25.52]Thinkin' I would never do that, not that drug
[03:28.04]And growing up nobody ever does
[03:30.02]Until your stuck, lookin' in the mirror like I can't believe what I've become
[03:34.03]Swore I was goin' to be someone
[03:35.58]And growing up everyone always does
[03:38.27]We sell our dreams and our potential
[03:40.20]To escape through that buzz
[03:42.32]Just keep me up, keep me up
[03:44.53]Hollywood here we come