Otherside feat. Fences Songtext
von Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

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
Hotbox, 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', thinking
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 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 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)

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 Little Wayne lives
It′s not conducive to being creative (down)
And I know 'cause he′s my favorite (down, down, down, down, down)
And I know 'cause I was off that same mix
Rationalize the shit that I'd try after I listened 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, "Weed's 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, down)
And said (down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down)
Nothing

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Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
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