Macklemore

Song: Otherside
Artist: Macklemore

 True inspiration for me! I know this is not the typical thinspiration type song here, but it works better. This song truly speaks from the heart. It's about the cough syrup epidemic a few years back when lil wayne made this drug famous, it became a highly popular drug in the rap industry. Many rappers mentioned it in songs and it spread to the teens. He later goes on in the song talking about the dangers drugs have and how they can ruin lives how our whole life is just for that one thing. To me food is like a drug and I need to escape from it. It is holding me back from my true potential of life.
There's too much to life then that little momentarily high I receive from eating. Starving and living is so much better then the guilt that kills me. Food will no longer hold me back.

Lyrics:
(starting from 2:16 in video above)
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 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 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 "weeds not a drug" - that's denial
Groundhog Day life repeat each time
I've seen oxy cotton 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 your 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

Let this song reminds us to stay strong... we don't have to be a failure
also one of the best workout songs xx

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