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Em              G        
  Oh girl, this boat is sinking, 
D                Em 
  There's no sea left for me, 
Em            G   
  And how the sky gets heavy 
D   
  When you are underneath it 
  Em   G             D            Em 
  Oh I want to sail away from here 
      C 
  And God 
          G     
  He came down down down down down down down down 
      C 
  And said 
  B 
  Nothing 

Verso: 
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 
              Em 
  And then he took a sip sittin' in the Lincoln 
G 
  Thinking he was pimpin' as he listened to the system 
D                                                     Em 
  Little did he know that it was just as addictive as bass 
                                       
  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 
          B 
  Just so healin' 
   
  Medicine alleviate the sickness 
   
  Liquid to fix and it comes with a cost 
  Em 
  Wake up, cold sweat, scratchin', itchin' 
G  
  Trying to escape the skin that barley fit him 
  D                                            Em 
  Gone, get another bottle just get a couple swallows 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                                              Em 
  Girlfriend came and a couple of hours later said 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                               B 
 It won't be us, it won't be us, it won't be us 

 Nah, it won't be us 

(Refrão) 

Em 
  And he just wanted to act like them 
G 
  He just wanted to rap like him 
D                                  Em 
  Us as rappers underestimate the power and the effects we have on these kids 
Em 
  Blunt passed 
                G 
  Ash in a tin, pack 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 
                          Em  
  Violence, drugs and sex sells 
   
  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                            G 
  Rationalize the shit that I try after I listen to dedication 
D 
  But he's an alien 
              Em 
  I sip that shit 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                                         Em 
  I've seen cocaine bring out the demons inside 

  Cheatin' and lyin' 
             Em 
  Friendship cease, no peace in the mind 
               G 
  Stealin' and takin' anything to fix the pieces inside 
D 
  Broken, hopeless, headed no where 
  Em 
  Only 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  
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