Chorus:

^Am Oh girl, this ^Fboat is sinking, ^G There's no sea ^Amleft for me, ^Am And how the ^Fsky gets heavy ^G When you are underneath it ^AmOh I ^Fwant to sail a^Gway from here^Am And ^FGod He came ^Fdown down down down down down down down And ^Fsaid ^ENothing

Verse:

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

Finally got to see what all the hype was on

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

Not the kind of hit from the kick drum

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

And every blunt was accompanied by the pink stuff

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

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

^AmWake up, cold sweat, scratchin', itchin' ^F Trying to escape the skin that barley fit him ^GGone, get another bottle just get a couple sw^Amallows headed towards the bottom

Couldn't get off it

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

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

^Am His eyelids closed shut ^F Sat back in the chair

Clutching that cup

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

Nah, it won't be us [Chorus]

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

So we try to sound like someone else

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

It's not conducive to being creative

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

Groundhog day life repeat each time

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

Cheatin' and lyin'

Friendship ^Amcease, no peace in the mind Stealin' and ^Ftakin' anything to fix the pieces inside ^G Broken, hopeless, headed no where ^AmOnly motivation for what the dealer's supplyin' ^F That rush, that drug, that dope

Those pills, that crumb, that roach

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

Growin' up nobody ever does

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

And growin' up everyone always does

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

Hollywood here we come

Macklemore - Otherside