otherside (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 sippin' on, said lean, you wanna hit it dawg?, that's the same stuff weezy's sippin' huh?, and tons of other rappers that be spittin' hard, yep yep he had 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, thinking he was pimpin' 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 he loved that feeling, purple rain coated in the throat, just so healin', medicine alleviate the sickness, liquid to fix and it comes with a cost, wake up, cold sweat, scratchin', itchin', try 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 spinnin', thinking he might of sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrup, his eyelids closed shut, sat back in the chair, clutching that cup, girlfriend came and a couple of hours later said his name, shook him, but he never got up, never got up, 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, came down down down down down down down down, and said, nothing, 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 declining 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 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 twenty five and move back to your parents basement, i've seen my peoples dreams die, i've see 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 supplyin', that rush, that drug, that dope, those pills, that crumb, that roach, thinkin' i would never do that, not that drug, growin' up nobody ever does, until you're stuck lookin' in the mirror, like i can't believe what i've become, swore i was gonna be someone, and growin' 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