[ti:Otherside]
[ar:Macklemore & Ryan Lewis]
[al:The Vs.]
[00:21.05]He rolled up, asked him what he was sippin' on
[00:22.45]He said lean, You want to hit it, dawg?
[00:24.78]That's the same stuff
[00:25.93]Weezy's sippin' huh?
[00:27.10]And tons of other rappers that be spittin' hard
[00:28.88]Yup yup five a bone
[00:30.73]When he passed him that styrofoam the easter pink, heard it in a rhyme before
[00:34.21]Finally got to see what all the hype was on
[00:36.61]And then he took a sip, sittin' in the Lincoln thinkin' he was pimpin' as he listen to the system
[00:41.02]Little did he know that it was just as addictive as base
[00:43.39]Not the kind of hit from the kick drum
[00:45.16]Hot box, let the base bump
[00:47.43]Take it to the face, gulp
[00:49.43]Months later the use went up
[00:51.19]Every blunt was accompanied by the pink stuff
[00:53.11]But Goddamn he loved that feelin'
[00:55.42]Purple rain coated in the throat
[00:56.89]Just so healin'
[00:57.85]Medicine alleviate the sickness
[00:59.60]Liquid affix and it comes with a cost
[01:01.53]Wake up, cold sweat, scratchin', itchin'
[01:03.44]Trying to escape the skin that barely fit him
[01:05.54]Gone, get another bottle just to get a couple swallows
[01:08.15]Headed towards the bottom couldn't get off it
[01:10.33]Didn't even think he had a problem
[01:12.02]Though he couldn't sleep without gettin' nauseous
[01:13.90]Room spinnin', thinkin' he might of sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrup
[01:18.55]His eyelids closed shut
[01:20.14]Sat back in the chair clutchin' that cup
[01:22.09]Girlfriend came and a couple hours later said his name shook him but he never got up
[01:27.68]He never got up, he never got up
[01:31.42]We live on the cusp of death thinkin' that it won't be us
[01:35.47]It won't be us, it won't be us, it won't be us
[01:41.01]Nah, it won't be us
[01:50.21][01:50.40]
[01:59.69]Now he just wanted to act like them
[02:01.78]He just wanted to rap like him
[02:03.63]Us as rappers underestimate the power and the effects that we have on these kids
[02:07.50]Blunt passed, ash in a tin, pack being pushed, harassed by the feds
[02:11.66]The fact of it is most people that rap like this talkin' about some shit they haven't lived
[02:15.82]Surprise, you know the drill
[02:17.72]Trapped in a box, declined record sales
[02:19.72]Follow the formula violence, drugs, and, sex sells
[02:22.29]So we try to sound like someone else
[02:24.35]This is not Californication
[02:26.29]There's no way to glorify this pavement
[02:28.22]Syrup, Percocet, and an eighth a day will leave you broke, depressed, and emotionally vacant
[02:32.19]Despite how Lil Wayne lives
[02:34.13]It's not conducive to being creative
[02:36.71]And I know 'cause he's my favorite
[02:38.44]And I know 'cause I was off that same mix
[02:40.87]Rationalize the shit that I'd try after I listen to dedication
[02:44.79]But he's an alien, I'd sip that shit, pass out or play Playstation
[02:48.92]Months later I'm in the same place
[02:50.86]No music made, feeling like a failure
[02:52.84]And trust me it's not dope to be 25 and move back to your parent's basement
[02:57.21]I've seen my people's dreams die
[02:59.31]I've seen what they can be denied
[03:01.09]And "weeds not a drug" - that's denial
[03:03.19]Groundhog Day life repeat each time
[03:05.47]I've seen Oxycontin take three lives
[03:07.53]I grew up with them, we used to chief dimes
[03:09.50]I've seen cocaine bring out the demons inside
[03:11.86]Cheatin' and lyin'
[03:12.92]Friendship cease, no peace in the mind
[03:14.80]Stealin' and takin' anything to fix the pieces inside
[03:17.21]Broken, hopeless, headed nowhere
[03:19.57]Only motivation for what the dealer's supplying
[03:21.66]That rush, that drug, that dope
[03:23.79]Those pills, that crumb, that roach
[03:25.82]Thinkin' I would never do that, not that drug
[03:28.21]And growing up nobody ever does
[03:30.22]Until your stuck, lookin' in the mirror like I can't believe what I've become
[03:34.30]Swore I was goin' to be someone
[03:35.95]And growing up everyone always does
[03:38.45]We sell our dreams and our potential
[03:40.45]To escape through that buzz
[03:42.37]Just keep me up, keep me up
[03:44.81]Hollywood here we come