Chorus:

^Em Oh girl, this ^Gboat is sinking, ^D There's no sea ^Emleft for me, ^Em And how the ^Gsky gets heavy ^D When you are underneath it ^EmOh I ^Gwant to sail a^Dway from here^Em And ^CGod He came ^Gdown down down down down down down down And ^Csaid ^BNothing

Verse:

^Em He rolled up asked him what he was sippin' on ^G Said lean, you wanna hit it dawg? ^D That's the same stuff Weezy sippin' huh? ^Em And tons of other rappers that be spittin' hard ^Em Yep yep he had 5 up on ^G When he passed him that Styrofoam ^D The Easter pink, heard it in a rhyme before

Finally got to see what all the hype was on

And then he ^Emtook a sip sittin' in the Lincoln ^G Thinking he was pimpin' as he listened to the system ^D Little did he know that it was just as addictive as ^Embass

Not the kind of hit from the kick drum

^C Hot box let the bass bump Take it to face, gulp ^G Months later the use went up

And every blunt was accompanied by the pink stuff

^C But Goddamn he loved that feeling Purple rain coated in the throat Just so ^Bhealin'

Medicine alleviate the sickness Liquid to fix and it comes with a cost

^EmWake up, cold sweat, scratchin', itchin' ^G Trying to escape the skin that barley fit him ^DGone, get another bottle just get a couple sw^Emallows headed towards the bottom

Couldn't get off it

^Em Didn't even think he had a problem ^G Though he couldn't sleep without getting nauseous ^D Room spinnin'

Thinking he might of sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrup

^Em His eyelids closed shut ^G Sat back in the chair

Clutching that cup

^D Girlfriend came and a couple of hours later s^Emaid his name Shook him, but he never got up ^C Never got up, never got up ^G We live on the cusp of death thinkin' that it won't be us ^C It won't be us, it won't be us,^B it won't be us

Nah, it won't be us [Chorus]

^Em And he just wanted to act like them ^G He just wanted to rap like him ^D Us as rappers underestimate the p^Emower and the effects we have on these kids ^Em Blunt passed Ash in a tin, ^Gpack being pushed, harassed by the feds ^D The fact of it is most people that rap like this talkin' about some shit they haven't lived ^Em Surprise, you know the drill ^G Trapped in a box declined record sales ^D Follow the formula Violence, drugs and sex ^Emsells

So we try to sound like someone else

^C This is not Californication There's no way to glorify this pavement ^G Syrup, percocet, and an eighth day will leave you broke, depressed and emotionally vacant ^D Despite how Lil Wayne lives

It's not conducive to being creative

^B And I know cause he's my favorite And I know cause I was off that same mix ^Em Rationalize the shit that I ^Gtry after I listen to dedication ^D But he's an alien I sip that s^Emhit pass out or play PlayStation ^Em Months later I'm in the same place ^G No music made, feeling like a failure ^D And trust me it's not dope to be 25 and move back to your parents basement ^Em I've seen my peoples dreams die ^G I see what they can be denied ^D And "weeds not a drug" that's denial

Groundhog day life repeat each time

^Em I've seen Oxycontin take 3 lives ^G I grew up with them, we used to chief dimes ^D I've seen cocaine bring out the demons i^Emnside

Cheatin' and lyin'

Friendship ^Emcease, no peace in the mind Stealin' and ^Gtakin' anything to fix the pieces inside ^D Broken, hopeless, headed no where ^EmOnly motivation for what the dealer's supplyin' ^C That rush, that drug, that dope

Those pills, that crumb, that roach

^G Thinkin' I would never do that Not that drug

Growin' up nobody ever does

^C Until you're stuck lookin' in the mirror Like I can't believe what I've become ^G Swore I was gonna be someone

And growin' up everyone always does

^C We sell our dreams and our potential to escape through that buzz ^B Just keep me up, keep me up

Hollywood here we come

Macklemore - Otherside