Otherside Lyrics - Macklemore

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 (down down down down down down down down) 

Nothing (down down down 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 bass 

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've 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 

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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 

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 (down down down down down down down down) 

Nothing (down down down down down down down down) 

Photos 

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, 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 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 you're 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 

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 

And said 

Nothing