Otherside (feat. Fences) [Ryan Lewis Remix]

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 sipping on

Said, lean, you wanna hit it, dawg?

That's the same stuff Weezy's sippin', huh?

And tons of other rappers that be spitting hard

Yup, he had five up on

And then went and passed on that styrofoam

The Easter pink heard it rhyme before

Finally got to see what all the hype was on

And then he took a sip, sitting in the Lincoln

Thinking he was pimping 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 bass bump

Take it to the face, gulp

Months later, the use went up

And every blunt was accompanied by the pink stuff

But, goddamn, love that feeling

Purple rain coated in the throat

Just so healing, medicine alleviate the sickness

Liquid affix, and it comes with the cost

Wake up, cold sweats, scratching, itching

Tried 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 getting nauseous

Room spinning, thinking he might've sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrup

His eyelids close shut

Sat back in the chair, clutching that cup

Girlfriend came in 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

Thinking 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 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 the tin

Pack being pushed, harassed by the Fed's

The fact of it is, most people that rap like this

Talking about some shit 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 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 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 parents basement

I seen my people's dreams die

I seen what they can be denied

And, "Weed's not a drug" that's denial

Groundhog day, life repeat each time

I seen Oxycontin take three lives

I grew up with them, we used to chief dimes

I seen cocaine bring out the demons inside

Cheat and their lying

Friendships cease, no peace in the mind

Stealing and taking 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

Thinking I will never do that

Not that drug, growing up, nobody ever does

Until you're stuck looking in the mirror like, I can't believe what I've become

Swear, I was gonna 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, down

And said nothing