I can always hold my tears in but this line gets me every time. "Until your stuck, lookin in the mirror like, I cant believe who I've become." 4 years sober and still cry everytime.
Sitting here crying, was sober for four years and lost it all when the love of my life left. It’s getting dark, I came back to the song which helped me years ago. I swear I was gonna be someone.
You got this I got nothing but love for you. My girl left me a year ago and I went right back to using adderall everyday. Ungodly amounts a day. I know what you’re feeling. All I can say is just take it a day at a time. You ARE someone now you gotta take the steps to show the world that fact. Chin up, keep strong and keep going. Love.
This song used to make me tear up and/or cry sometimes. I used to get high every day considered calling my life quits. This song did something to me and when I heard it I felt all the shame and guilt of my past. I was also addicted to the thrill of adrenaline. I lied and stole and never gave back. I found God, believe it or not, after being talked out of suicide by what I thought was an angel. It was hard, but now I am cleaner. I only smoke weed every once in a while to relieve the stress of life (I consider it the lesser of two evils when compared to cancer sticks or alcohol), but other than that I stopped stealing, stopped denying I was on drugs, and. stopped contemplating my life and whether anyone would care if I disappeared. And now, I can listen to this song and smile.
The comments on this really show how impactful and deep it is. People talking about their recovery, and people who have never touched a drug. Comments from 10 years ago and 10 weeks ago. Every line has a comment with someone saying its their favorite part of the song. I never noticed but it just occurred to me that when i first heard this song, i had never tried any drugs, just drank. Now im a smoker, use cocaine recreationally, weed the odd time, even mushrooms and mdma a few times a year. Im ashamed and dissapointed to listen to this song all these years later. I swore i was gonna be someone, and growin up everyone always does. I may not be where i want to be, and i wont get there overnight, but i can get better and i will get better. Love to everyone here affected by addiction, because it does affect everyone.
relapsed and overdosed several times since I was 19. I heard this song right before I went to my 4th treatment now I have been clean since July 4 2014. thank you macklemore for the support.
For those that don't understand the music video: At the beginning when Macklemore is standing on the pier with the girl, he is saying goodbye to her and his whole life essentially. He drops everything, gets on the boat. The boat represents the "drugs" He is doing all these drugs and eventually he gets to the "Otherside" (the island he arrives on his boat) You see him looking around surprised when he first gets their because he never expected to get their. When he says "the sky gets heavy when your underneath it" he is saying that when your not "high" (above the clouds) on drugs, the world is a very hard/cruel. When Fences says "I want to sail away from here" he is trying to say Macklemore wants to leave the "Otherside" He wants his old life back sober. When Macklemore is running on the island, he is trying to find his boat. He wants to get away and leave. Notice all the tree stumps in the ocean? This represents withdrawl (sort-of) Its very hard to get off drugs because of all the side effects that come with it. These stumps delay him from leaving the island. This is one of my favorite songs
Thats big. That's 3 years now. Hope you still are, and if either of you relapsed its okay. Part of the journey. Doesnt mean you should give up, or that you deserve to suffer.
I'm 15, this song effects me as well. My sister did drugs, and my older brother as well. My brother died about a year ago after OD. My sister is locked away currently. My father never really sees me... He's always gone in the military, not ever able to be here to stop any of us from doing drugs or anything. It's more of a fight for yourself thing. My mother's not home until late nights. Majority of the time, it's me and my little sister. And she gets closer and closer to all the stuff she shouldn't be trying to reach for in life. I try explaining it to her in so many ways. It's harder when you have someone you have to carry along. It hurts. You're not alone ***** . I can't tell you how it feels, I am sure you're probably feeling a lot worst than I am. The pain doesn't reach me, hold your head high. I know it's fucked up to say I'm used to it. In which I'm not.. But it feels like it. Over top of all of this I get bullied at school. There's a whole story about it all. Keep fighting. That's what this song is here to help us do.
+Exile Child I grew up in a similar situation. Best thing you can do is keep your head on right. laugh, a lot. as much as you can, about things people would think you'd be crazy to laugh about. as insane as it sounds, it can be the one thing that keeps you sane. Find something you like to do and aim go for it, work at it, learn all that you can about it. & when your fall.. (because every success story has some tales of rejection behind it.Everyone experiences failure, remember that..) brush yourself off and keep kicking. don't let failure wash you up or become an excuse to be like those that went before. be the exception. your sister will see this, and she'll want to be like you. an achiever. show her the right way, and help guide her, and when she makes mistakes, don't get mad or feel responsible, help her learn from them. It will work out! you are not alone! Keep your head up, one day all the pain will make sense.
8 months without the needle. This song still chokes me up. Thought id never make it out. It was a hopeless and destructive life. I have this song to thank for a lot of motivation to push through.
This song kept me alive in 2012, during the worst times of my addiction. Here I am again... finding inspiration from this beautiful peace of art. If you're reading this, it can get better.
Wow..I've followed Ben & Ryans work for a long time now & when I heard 'Thrift Shop' I immediately bought 'THE HEIST' I knew I couldn't go wrong! Then I purchased a few other older songs here & there. But with money being tight I couldn't buy them all. & I've heard the hype about this song & thought people were being dramatic how it changed them. I just listened to this for the first time & I can honestly say it brought tears to my eyes...being a person who struggles with addiction & moderation thinking that it's cool to live like a rockstar with a students wallet! Lost my job to it. I've always needed help, but I've been snakey about it this whole time, I just don't know how to go about getting it. Thank you Ryan & thank you Ben. Keep the magic beat going!!
My husband has been sober for 1 year and 9 months. We now work closely with the rehab he attended. The people who get caught up in addiction aren't monsters or bad people. They are people that we love. I pray that everyone gets delivered from whatever holds them in bondage. This song to this day still brings tears to my eyes. To remember that this used to be my life. Shielding our kids from this. Watching my husband's chest while he slept to make sure he was still breathing. Waking up and thinking "is this really my life?"
I know this all too well. My significant other and father of our unborn child is still suffering, going to detox as I am typing right now. I'm crying while watching this video. Hardest thing ever to watch the person you love more than ever dying in front of you and there's nothing you can do. Reading all these comments with people who have all this clean time has given me hope. I pray for all who are suffering.
We're praying for you and your family! Looking back now, its almost like our memories are other people. I look at my husband now and can't imagine him ever making the decisions he used to make. This will come for you too. I'm believing for a miracle for you guys!
+jess.and.company its so true, been living like this for so long. countless times ive watched him OD, having to narcan him 4 or 5 times. hes been to 4 rehabs and 5 detoxes this year. this was the first time i had to walk away and stop enabling. was extremely hard but it allowed him to finally hit his bottom and hopefully work the program and stay clean. thanks for all the prayers and support
My wife had watched me for last 10 years since we got married constantly watching making sure I was still breathing at night she has seen the same things but it had to take me to see what I finally had in front of me after a 2plus year hell I'll be 2 years clean in august anyone struggling think about u r family and get used help I am so thankful I was able to be blessed with a wonderful wife who has went through the hell it's not just addicts the family's need support as much as we do
I love reading all the comments about people being clean ! Congrats all of you! I wish I was only here because I like the song not because I lost someone to addiction.
I am so sorry I lost a girlfriend to overdose and I was an opioid and heroin user but I got clean and now its been four months I am here if you ever need it I lost so much I am 16 btw
This was my dad's favorite song, he listened to it all the time. He loved Macklemore, Allman brothers, led Zeppelin and grateful dead. He wasn't the best dad, he had some pretty bad drug addiction issues, constantly mixing whatever he could find, more worried about his fix than us. I never really understood or liked this song until after I saw my grandpa break open the bathroom door and saw his body on the floor with a needle in the sink. I'm not typing this comment for your false or true sympathy. I'm far past that. But if you're in that place and you're fighting. DON'T STOP. If not for you, for your family, and what it does to them afterwards. Don't stop fighting. Please.
People don't have the ability to walk in someone elses shoes anymore and you a strong person for being able to understand that. Wish ya nothin but the best
Your dad loves/loved you to the moon and back I sure love my kids like that but unfortunately addiction is a terrible disease and I don't get to see my kids much anymore these days but they're on my mind every second of the day
@@Cookie-fe7mn God bless I'm 5 days sober from opiates for the God knows 15th time the withdrawls are hellish but they're for my kids are I wish I could explain more clearly how someone could say they love their kids more than drugs but go ahead and keep getting high more than it's just a disease thank you for replying
I'm addicted to poppers - weed and tobacco mixed together. It gives you a hardcore headrush a lot of the times you do it. I always live for that rush... wish I could stop.
This is an exception to the new age rap. Sorry but new age rap is far from art. its repetitive lyrics with an autotuner. Macklemore is an artist because he can capture the essence of a song. The 90s rap..that's art. They took time to write their lyrics and most used their own lives for inspiration. Now with the ghetto being glorified many rappers just talk about money hoes and toting guns. This is art though
+Knowledgeabovetheory I appreciate the old school rap that you're talking about (tupac, nas, etc) and I listen to it from time to time...but i cant relate to that in any way, the same way I cant relate to most of the shit the majority of today's rappers sing about. but with Macklemore... I've always had him close to my heart.
7 years ago I lost my little brother to an accidental overdose. he was only 17 years old and I was 2 years older. he was my best friend. someone gave him something when he was drunk. I lost it after he passed. looking for anything to take away the pain. I didn't care about anything or anyone. lost most relationships I had with anyone who I was close to. I lost about 40 lbs and was very thin. I looked so sick. I became someone I did not know, and definitely did not like. this song helped me through the toughest times. I am almost 2 years clean now, in the process of starting my own business, found the love of my life, and I am now very healthy. I now feel all emotions again and have begun to except the death of my baby brother. Rest In Paradise Jay
Bradley Hall so proud of you. It's so hard to beat the grief and addiction. Once you do we find peace on the other side of it worth more than any buzz. Keep your head up
So proud of you! I lost my brother 4 year's ago to an overdose and I myself am celebrating 10 year's clean. Keep your head up and keep pushing. You got this.
+Matt Thompson I found this song way back before Mack blew up, and it helped me through a time in which a lot of my friends were falling 'cause of lean, oxy, and xannies. It's one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard, I agree with what you said so fucking much.
“The fact of it is is that most people that rap like this talkin about some shit they haven’t lived” is My by far all time favorite lyric line I love it sm
About a year ago I was sent to an inpatient treatment for eating disorders, I was diagnosed with anorexia with bulimic tendencies. At the same time the only thing that was keeping me going and living was my cough syrup and oxycotton...I was only 15. I'm 16 now and free I've never been happier than I am now. I'm healthy and can proudly say that I do love myself. This song was my motivator in treatment I used to listen to it every night before I'd fall asleep. Thank you macklemore.
I'm so glad you recovered. I'm 12 years old and I can't walk without collapsing. My period stopped and I cry about EVERYTHING. I see no hope in the future and I want to die. My veins are purple and sticking out of my neck and face. It's disgusting. I've lost 47 pounds in two months and I feel ill all the time. Oh well
@OurFuzzyFamily listen hun I promise you everything will be okay this doesn't last forever that's how I was for the longest time until my best friend ended up telling my mother because I refused to. But darling talk to your parents I know you don't want to but I also know that there is a tiny tiny part of you that knows you need to get help. Its okay not to be okay. Because now you have my support and if you ever need to talk I'll always be here because I want to help you. My Instagram is @sloreslotter if you would like to chat more about it.
Sydney Curtis I've gotta say, thank you got letting us know about this. My girlfriend is struggling with the same problems right now, fortunately she's not anorexic yet and I've helped her get away from Bulimia (Thank God.), we've made so much progress and it's such a horrible disease, many a night has been spent crying or worrying about her and whether she's alright, comments like yours give us both strength. Thank you so much for not giving in and getting your life back together
Edward TotallyARealLastNameson I'm glad I can help. And I understand how hard it is to see someone you love and care about be in so much pain. But you need to always remind yourself that pain is only temporary. If you ever need help or someone to talk to just message me on my twitter. @sydneycurtis2
Til it nearly was. Had a bad reaction on the needle. I was alone in a shitty motel room with my eyes and throat swelling shut projectile vomiting into the bathtub and my body on fire from the inside out. And I kept going with it til 16 days ago. That was a year ago. Death was right there knocking all along. But I'm not opening up that door again. Not Til I have to. I refuse to give my power away.
I remember my friend shouting this line out when we went to see Macklemore in 2014. Lost him to alcoholism 4 years later. He knew it all but he just couldn't get it right. Miss him a lot.
@@justaname7361 Sounds like you had cotton fever or a histamine reaction from shitty dope. Cotton fever usually happens if you reuse dirty/old filters or cottons.
I would say he's decent at the skill of rapping but gets a lot of hate just because his style is different. The content and lyrics of some his songs are insanely good though.
3 years clean... My sister played this for me on a ride to a detox. She passed away a year after that car ride from natural causes. I will never forget the tears as she was trying to save me. And this song will always be a heartfelt memory. This is art!
6 YEARS NOW??? HOPE SO IF SO IM SURE YOUR SISTER IS SO PROUD ALOND WITH ME AND OTHERS, IF NOT ITS OKAY. DONT GIVE UP AND KEEP TRYING. EVERYONE HAS FALLBACKS. GET BACK UP AND OUSH THRU. HOPE TO HEAR BACK WITH HOW YOUR DOING.
@@AlyssaSands Another rude comment? You need the most help out of everyone here. Whatever pain you're going through there is no need to knock people down, when they're already broken. I don't know how you can say that when someone is talking about a family member dying. God don't like ugly and neither do I. Get some help. All the hate you have will come right back to you, enjoy.
I've listened to his music since 2009. When this came out in the end of 2010 I remember watching it at 200,000 views and it hit home. Thinking why doesn't he have more views, I tried to spread the news about him in the following years at school, but nobody listened because he wasn't Eminem and said "we don't care because he probably sucks". You and I were wrong. When he peaked in The Heist album of 2012 they said "this guy is great and why haven't we heard of him before." I just sat back and smiled as they looked like dumbasses knowing that I had more of an impact on myself than others. But I knew the high off of the assumption that I knew his music long before others would ware off, but maybe it was to late. I never really knew this song would have a deeper meaning to me than ever right now. Some of my closest friends died the other day at the hands of a doped up driver. Now when I look back at this song it makes me never want to talk or take drugs again, in fact it brings a tear to my eye believing I had it rough in the South-suburbs of Chicago, but to others in a big city or small town, the loss of friends due to drugs can be related anywhere. They have the same feeling and twist in into something good. Their funerals are throughout this week and I'll listen to this song every now and then to be a stead-fast reminder never to take drugs and to hold on. To users or people who think it is cool to do drugs, listen to me. Your life is not worth the cost nor the high you get from them : Its worth what it is worth to other people. RIP
Me too I listened to can't hold us since it was released in 2011 and since then I tried to spread the word but no one would listen it's really fricken annoying that no one would listen until thrift shop.
In the beginning the girl walks away from him, this is like her saying she can't go down this path with him. The boat represents the drugs and the farther he gets the more the effects of his drug addiction affect his life. After he gets in the tub he reaches the island this represents the "Otherside" like spiritual transcendence. Him running back to the boat says that he still wants to live and will change his ways if he can make it back in time. Took me awhile but I finally get it:-)
Y'all with addiction don't worry. We know you're strong enough to climb out of the hole you stumbled into. Its hard to run on all cylinders and still get shot down, but stay on all cylinders and there will always be people who notice. Life will get better, no matter how many dark thoughts flood you're mind. The good ones are right around the corner stay looking, and you're bound to break through. YOU GOT THIS
Came here after pimp c, came here after peep, came here after Mac, now I’m here after Juice Wrld. Damn man. Damn. Damn. We have to Stop doing drugs man. Just stop. This part of the culture is killing us. R.I.P They were gone too soon.
I am crying.. physically and mentally. I'm so tired of having to take 200+ mgs of oxycodone everyday just to feel normal, depending on this stuff to be happy... Why can't the world just love unconditionally, there wouldn't be any problems, no suffering and no depression. I would burn for 10,000 years if it meant that everyone and everything else in this place could live in that world I envision.
no diagnosis because my counselors don't see anything wrong but its there. I hide it, i know how you feel man, you just want to be normal and taking that medicine brings it closer but even the act of taking the medication is an obstruction to the stability. "I would burn for 10,000 years" we burn anyway, even though nothing becomes of it. We jut got to know that. I don't even know, if i did i wouldn't be in this shit. At least we have the community of hell, where we can burn together.
tee bagyourmom Wow, shit man. I expected this comment to be buried amongst all the other. I never thought I would be noticed, that really means a lot. I am all ways amazed by human decency, I guess that's why it hurts so much to be without it, and why it is so infuriating when people don't exercise it.
im supremely picky with songs and i couldnt say i could repeat any of my most favorite songs in my opinion, except for this one, i could replay this 100 times and not get tired of it
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) Even after all these years, my brain has this part of the song 100% memorized. The lyrics to the chorus of this song resonate with me in a way no one would understand. All I can say is, it's been 5 years since I've listened to this song. After listening to it again, I see why this song lives rent free in my head on those rainy days💙
Unfortunately, it's unclear whether or not he's overcome his drug problems completely...he relapsed again some time around 2014 and later said he was taking things day by day.
Just got out of rehab, been clean for 2 months. May not be long but to me it is a huge accomplishment. After finding my father dead from a overdose I promised I'd never be that man. We all fall, to anyone out there struggling, know you are not alone and you are loved
that’s basically my story too… he died when I was 13, i’m 31 now, did 13 years of IV H, been on methadone for 1year and finally feel like I have some semblance of a life now, for the first time since he died… the void that I used to try and fill has gotten smaller, but I will forever miss him more than i love my life, it feels like.
@@baristabunny I feel you, girl! I hope you're still clean. We are so much stronger than we know. Lost my dad at 12, mom three years later when she OD'd on OC and a multitude of other drugs. She wasn't an addict until he died, obviously she was looking for something to fix her shattered heart and just completely lost her way, along with her children, home, and every material possession she'd taken her whole life earning. There was more than their deaths that led me to where I ended up. Trauma and grief can eat you alive-as you know. I swore I'd never end up like her, I'd never touch a needle. Well... You know how it goes. Been clean 6 months now, not for the first time either, but this time I know I got this shit. I won't get complacent because I know better. Grief can make you lose yourself, but we CAN and DO recover. Sending a hug to you and to any addict out there struggling. Also, Kevin, I hope you are still sober and also making it through. You got this, bro! ❤❤❤
my buddy who passed away... this was one of his favorite songs... now i just sit here broken screaming in tears at his picture.... please come back man...
Well your bud had the most jank taste in music ffs, and why you screaming at a picture? The fuck is wrong with you? You asking for the party coats to rock up you jut job. You belong with your mate
I never really was into rap... but Maklemore makes it sound like pure poetry. He's a lyricist, but his lyrics are far beyond then what any rapper's lyrics could achieve today. It all has real, deep meaning, he puts real emotion in what he raps. I honestly admire him. He's different then every other rapper i know. There's no comparison for his talent.
+Morel Mackernasey relapse is a part of recovery. mistakes are made. we learn from them. listen to Starting Over by him if you haven't already. Keep your head up.
I miss when Macklemore did Langauge of My World, and when he first got together with Ryan. His music was so powerful. This shit saved my life. Thanks Ben.
I'm officially 7 years clean. its been a long road. Heroin almost took my life. This song helped me feel when I felt I had no feelings left and let me realize I needed a change. Thank you Macklemore.
I love the song but it scares me I'm only 13 and thank God I haven't been exposed to anything to do with drugs but when he says how no one ever thinks they're going to do them but end up with an addiction, it scares me. But I was and still am being well raised and I thank my parents for although somewhat strict, keeping me in line and doing the right thing.
I am dealing with porn addiction for almost 7 - 8 years now. This song is what I listen to whenever I relapse. Thank you, Macklemore, for making my journey feel less alone.
This song really is powerful and has saved many people from addictions. I also recommend listening to "Main in the mirror Michael Jackson'. I hope you can do it and have a good journey. 🖤
+yosobro2140 As well you should be! That first week or so can be the hardest. I should know, I went through the first week of sobriety probably a hundred times :p I'm at 7 months, now, and life continues to vastly improve. You can do it! Good luck, mate
+yosobro2140 my advice to you.... is one day at a time.... dont worry about yesturday dont worry about tomorrow it makes it alot easier to live in the moment and realise if you take it one day at a time you always feel better the next day it gets better and better each day trust me... i was sober off opiates for a whole year after a 3 year battle... turned 21 that was the hardest part of my recovery... then my nextdoor neighbor whom i grewup with got a bad batch of heroin and died.... and that was it i went and baught md 20/20 just remember 1 day at a time
I remember listening to this when my friend showed me it in 2012, when I was a freshman in high school. Now I’m starting medical school soon and I just randomly remembered this. I’ve never been addicted, but I hope that as a doctor I’ll be able to treat people from a different perspective when dealing with addiction than the norm.
In the same boat, man. I listened to this back in 2012. I was young, sober, in the Army. Now I'm an alcoholic whose life hasn't been the same since I left the Army.
After this song, Macklemore as a rapper has earned my full respect. Other rappers talk about drugs like it's just eating a Twinkie, no consequences, but this is the pure truth behind getting high and wasted; it is actually wasting you until you're nothing else than a rottening corpse who had a long life to live.
It's sickening how other rappers try to glorify lean. They don't know what's actually in it - sure, if you do it once you're not going to experience any issues (unless you overdose), but they treat it like its a soft drug, when it is actually comprised of opiates and an opiate potentiater (promethazine, makes the codeine stronger).
i know how it works, im just saying macklemore is trying to let younger kids that have seen others or family members or if there offered the drug not to do it you know?
It's depressing though seeing as he has pretty much forgotten this amazing style of rap. He now goes onto stupid party songs like thrift shop that make him a success but its not its not this Macklemore. I think old Macklemore wouldnt approve of himself making songs like "Penis Song"
LackyGames I think its awesome that he is so diverse that he can write a song like this AND a song like thrift shop. And thrift shop is awesome how it starts off as a joke and than rolls into a societal point at the end. Not a hugely prolific point or anything, but still something of substance. Macklemore can do it all and is the next coming of hip hop whether people want to accept it or not.
Kristina Adams I know for me at least, I like both, but the ONLY reason this is a lil better than DrugDealer is because of the chorus. This one is more musical or melodic, but Drug Dealer hits home a lot harder for me.
Allie Thomas same..Ive just sent both to a friend of mine who's just had their leg amputated below the knee..they're screaming they're in pain..I totally think its valid but we were heavily in our addiction together I've got 7 years clean and I sent both songs to remind them to keep their head above water and to remember the friends we've buried and don't get in deep again.
If someone wonder where is the original Otherside, it was a promotion released on NoCopyrightSounds but on 2013 the promotion channel turned into a label, and that meant delete all the songs from 2011 - 2012 including this, because NCS didn't had the permissions to keep the upload on the channel. Actually u can find the original song in fan channels Hope all the Macklemore fans understand.❤
yes he does becuase i mean to put what he just said, the message he gave us into a song that is just amaging i mean this song just gets me emotional and like i litterally almost cry
I love that the comment section is full of people talking about their roads to recovery. As someone who is a family member of a recovering addict, I just want all of you going through it that your family may not know how to let you know, but they’re so proud of you, we all love you and while we can’t understand what you’re going through, we know it’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done. Keep at it! You can do this no matter what you think!
Divineshot 314 me too I’m an addict been one for 4 years I want things to go back to the way things were before but I feel like it’s probably to late now I need rehab but for that I will lose my job so I guess it is what it is btw I’m addicted to speed
Alberto Rodriguez bruh I think I just hit rock bottom today I’ve had a job for the past 7 months and I only got $30 to show for myself with all the drugs I do I need to make a change now only problem is if I go to rehab I lose my job I wish they had a drug for us tweekers like suboxone to just get us through the day a higher dose of adderall would do the trick but my psychiatrist doesn’t wanna do that argh I guess I’ll just suffer the next few days
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 Hot box, 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', thinkin' 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 and 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) 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 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 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 gonna 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 And said Nothing
Hanzel & Mia YES- waking in morning with JOY for first time in years now. Have things to do in this life...amazed I made it out. The fear is what I’d feared the most...finally faced it and made it through to the other side (just happened to be before Covid) was higher power I believe that signaled to me through dreams and I made a commitment I knew was for sure...knew I was done with the HELL of hydromorphone. ❤️Love to all in the struggle.
+Bri Swifty I'm doing really well Bri. I will be a month clean on the 31st. I'm happy again and enjoying life. It was hell the first two weeks, but it got better after the third week. I still have cravings, but they are not as strong. I will definitely keep everyone posted on how I'm doing. Have a great night and talk to you soon.
+Vasilis Tsantikos Thank you. On the 31st, I will be clean for a month. It was a tough road to go down, but I had great support from friends and family. I'm happy and enjoying life again. I will keep everyone informed on how my progress is coming.
@Takedown II good luck you have the power to change, all it takes is dedication, your not a failure if you have asked for help and are trying to make a change, you can do this!!
i love the video so much,especially how when he is slowly "dying" in the bathtub, his self on the "otherside" is rushing to get back to home and the boat is sinking on his way back so he never made it and the black and white macklemore singing is actually his dead self
Happy to hear youve never touched it, it really isnt explainable to someone whos never touched it so take it from those like me who made mistakes and now have to face the consequences and struggle daily getting clean. So please keep it that way and never touch it
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Hey man I went to rehab in august bro, can gladly say that I've been clean for six months! Gotta want that shit deep down though or these drugs will swallow you back up, I was using everything from Tramadol to heroin and trust me I get urges daily, when them demons enter my realm I throw on this tune, or starting over by him it's my little meeting inside headphones so I just gotta thank this man for real raps, thank you macklemore your songs get me through one day at a time!!!!
Coltin Powell keep it up brother! So many of us can relate to this... Beautiful lyrics, and every word is the story of my life, minus the cocaine part (I have a defib implanted in my chest...wouldn't be here!) ….and I am only pointing this stuff out so no one feels alone.... Literally, every word! I'm tapering off methadone right now and regret ever starting the shit, but it is what it is. If you need a safety net, it's good for that (along w suboxone- tried suboxone program first) but hard as hell to get off!! Don't know sully what drugs you are on but there's stuff like this out there. You need to find what works FOR YOU....
Hey Elizabeth, keep trucking pretty lady. When I came down I did it cold turkey, but I gad no choice because I went to jail. You know you can do this, and do it for YOU! Listen to these songs and work it. If you ever need somebody to talk to let me know. We addicts are a big misunderstood, judged, unapreciated, and often broken family that only we understand. I'm always here guns blazing ready to help a fellow soldier in this dark war.
Storm Freeman Pretty sure this is rap. Rap focuses more on the lyrics and context of the song rather than the beat. Hip Hop is more for clubs and something for girls to shake their asses to. But this is Rap, it really reminds me of old school rap. Guru, Rakim, Nas, Mos Def, KRS-One, Tupac and Biggie. Where rap actually meant something, it had a reason or message that would actually get people thinking. Or it was something people could relate to.
Only partially related to this song specifically but I need to write this story somewhere, just to get it off of my chest. In 2020 I made the worst mistake of my life. I feel under the undeniable power of addiction. No matter how many times I tried to quit, and no matter how hard I worked to set up plans to stop it, I never could. I tried listening to this song to convince me to stop, it worked a couple times, but not forever. I always found my way back to the same exact spot: the relapse. 3 years of secret pain later, I met a girl. I realized that if I wanted a chance with this girl, I was going to need a breakthrough. I decided to work out as much as possible, all I thought about was how much I wanted to overcome my addiction not for myself, but for her. Everytime I almost relapsed, I pushed through. Everytime I thought about relasping, I asked myself if she would want to date an addict. 4 weeks later and I’ve never felt better. The pain is gone, the urges are gone. I can never tell anyone about what I’ve been through. I can never tell the girl what’s she’s done for my life. Even if my plans to date her don’t work out, I will never forget the impact she has made on my life, and she will never know. But girl if you ever somehow read this and realize who I am, thank you so much, you saved me.
(Disclaimer - Im not native in english) I have literally been during coke while writing this, but this song makes me want to change. God bless Macklemore. And his music in general. I really want to get out of this, but can't. I turn to youtube to get inspiration, to try and get out of this, but i just can't. In the end i always end up at macklemore, just because of his lyrics. It's amazing! I hope anyone else feeling the same way but will actually will seek help, like i never did.It's important to talk about, but no one ever really does. im not native in english, but i do hope people understand me. Better than me anyway...
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I can always hold my tears in but this line gets me every time.
"Until your stuck, lookin in the mirror like, I cant believe who I've become."
4 years sober and still cry everytime.
hits hard
You should be so proud of yourself, stay strong ❤️
We may never know each other, but I know you're doing such a great thing to save your whole life. Stay strong buddy, I love u ❤
This entire song makes me cry everytime
You are a star . Everyday counts 😊
Sitting here crying, was sober for four years and lost it all when the love of my life left. It’s getting dark, I came back to the song which helped me years ago. I swear I was gonna be someone.
You got this I got nothing but love for you. My girl left me a year ago and I went right back to using adderall everyday. Ungodly amounts a day. I know what you’re feeling. All I can say is just take it a day at a time. You ARE someone now you gotta take the steps to show the world that fact. Chin up, keep strong and keep going. Love.
And growing up everyone always does. Stay strong. Be someone.
Don't give up, try again. Jesus loves you.
Shit I’m near Denver and I’m tryna kick this fentanyl that’s been flooding the city
@@michaelpoppe6264 he said it right when i read that. Wow
This song used to make me tear up and/or cry sometimes. I used to get high every day considered calling my life quits. This song did something to me and when I heard it I felt all the shame and guilt of my past. I was also addicted to the thrill of adrenaline. I lied and stole and never gave back. I found God, believe it or not, after being talked out of suicide by what I thought was an angel.
It was hard, but now I am cleaner. I only smoke weed every once in a while to relieve the stress of life (I consider it the lesser of two evils when compared to cancer sticks or alcohol), but other than that I stopped stealing, stopped denying I was on drugs, and. stopped contemplating my life and whether anyone would care if I disappeared. And now, I can listen to this song and smile.
way to go
thanks
That's great dude keep it up :D
Thanks. Its been getting better
Great to hear dude!
The comments on this really show how impactful and deep it is. People talking about their recovery, and people who have never touched a drug. Comments from 10 years ago and 10 weeks ago. Every line has a comment with someone saying its their favorite part of the song. I never noticed but it just occurred to me that when i first heard this song, i had never tried any drugs, just drank. Now im a smoker, use cocaine recreationally, weed the odd time, even mushrooms and mdma a few times a year. Im ashamed and dissapointed to listen to this song all these years later. I swore i was gonna be someone, and growin up everyone always does. I may not be where i want to be, and i wont get there overnight, but i can get better and i will get better. Love to everyone here affected by addiction, because it does affect everyone.
I think this is my third comment, but ey I'm 121 days clean
That's amazing! i'm really proud! even tho i don't know you
Lacey Rivera That's fking awesome.
Cant just plus vote it. Good job. Keep doing what youre doing
Congrats bro keep it up
Lacey Rivera Sounds amazing. Keep it up! Congratulation :)
relapsed and overdosed several times since I was 19. I heard this song right before I went to my 4th treatment now I have been clean since July 4 2014. thank you macklemore for the support.
Thats awesome! Keep going ^-^
stay strong congratulations hope I make it
Good job! Keep it up
I don't know you, but i'm fucking proud of you. U made yourself a free man.. Stay strong. From a sober friend of QC Canada
👍👋👏🤗
For those that don't understand the music video:
At the beginning when Macklemore is standing on the pier with the girl, he is saying goodbye to her and his whole life essentially. He drops everything, gets on the boat. The boat represents the "drugs" He is doing all these drugs and eventually he gets to the "Otherside" (the island he arrives on his boat) You see him looking around surprised when he first gets their because he never expected to get their. When he says "the sky gets heavy when your underneath it" he is saying that when your not "high" (above the clouds) on drugs, the world is a very hard/cruel. When Fences says "I want to sail away from here" he is trying to say Macklemore wants to leave the "Otherside" He wants his old life back sober. When Macklemore is running on the island, he is trying to find his boat. He wants to get away and leave. Notice all the tree stumps in the ocean? This represents withdrawl (sort-of) Its very hard to get off drugs because of all the side effects that come with it. These stumps delay him from leaving the island.
This is one of my favorite songs
Good call. Didn't watch the video that closely before.
Brilliant Ur right
HaloWarsGameplay Fences sings the chorus.
There*
Currymuncher Stay strong man.
My wife and I are 821 days clean and we keep music like this playing to remind us to never go back to that fentanyl/meth life again.
Stronger then you’ll ever know🫶
You've got this, you've made it so far! You're success is seen and appreciated by those around you!
Thats big. That's 3 years now. Hope you still are, and if either of you relapsed its okay. Part of the journey. Doesnt mean you should give up, or that you deserve to suffer.
I hope you guys are still clean, and I hope you never go back. Keep your head above water man. That's what we're all trying to do
@@zachpnw 1,416 days clean😁!! Thanks for the encouragement🙏
I'm 15, this song effects me as well. My sister did drugs, and my older brother as well. My brother died about a year ago after OD. My sister is locked away currently. My father never really sees me... He's always gone in the military, not ever able to be here to stop any of us from doing drugs or anything. It's more of a fight for yourself thing. My mother's not home until late nights. Majority of the time, it's me and my little sister. And she gets closer and closer to all the stuff she shouldn't be trying to reach for in life. I try explaining it to her in so many ways. It's harder when you have someone you have to carry along. It hurts. You're not alone ***** . I can't tell you how it feels, I am sure you're probably feeling a lot worst than I am. The pain doesn't reach me, hold your head high. I know it's fucked up to say I'm used to it.
In which I'm not.. But it feels like it. Over top of all of this I get bullied at school. There's a whole story about it all. Keep fighting. That's what this song is here to help us do.
I used to have a life revolving around drugs not me but people around me and it isn't fun but Sry
+Exile Child I grew up in a similar situation. Best thing you can do is keep your head on right. laugh, a lot. as much as you can, about things people would think you'd be crazy to laugh about. as insane as it sounds, it can be the one thing that keeps you sane. Find something you like to do and aim go for it, work at it, learn all that you can about it. & when your fall.. (because every success story has some tales of rejection behind it.Everyone experiences failure, remember that..) brush yourself off and keep kicking. don't let failure wash you up or become an excuse to be like those that went before. be the exception. your sister will see this, and she'll want to be like you. an achiever. show her the right way, and help guide her, and when she makes mistakes, don't get mad or feel responsible, help her learn from them. It will work out! you are not alone! Keep your head up, one day all the pain will make sense.
Than your dad for his service for me I'm sorry abought your brother and sister things will get beder
+Exile Child
Wow...
I'm so sorry I'm also a girl
Clean for 2 days. Gotta start somewhere.
Alexandra, how are you? Keep going :)
hope your still sober living stay strong.
You can't have two weeks clean without two days. You can't have two months clean without two weeks...
Every minute is a success keep that in mind. Much love. Started 3years ago best move I've ever made hands down
Good luck man
8 months without the needle. This song still chokes me up. Thought id never make it out. It was a hopeless and destructive life. I have this song to thank for a lot of motivation to push through.
Same.
The needle is hard to kick.
Glad you made it though.
Keep it up!
4 years without the needle
I'm 2 years still chokes me up every time. Nah I cry...
Mason Sims same. keep moving forward. never become stagnant
Can’t wait for the day I can truly say that I’m sober. Stay strong and know you’re all inspirations to people like me.
This song kept me alive in 2012, during the worst times of my addiction. Here I am again... finding inspiration from this beautiful peace of art. If you're reading this, it can get better.
Great to hear that brother! Keep it up man, god bless
Thanks Alex, you won’t believe how many people need to know someone else went through what they did
Hope you're doing alright man
Same buddy. Proud of you
Hope you are still doing good
Wow..I've followed Ben & Ryans work for a long time now & when I heard 'Thrift Shop' I immediately bought 'THE HEIST' I knew I couldn't go wrong!
Then I purchased a few other older songs here & there.
But with money being tight I couldn't buy them all.
& I've heard the hype about this song & thought people were being dramatic how it changed them.
I just listened to this for the first time & I can honestly say it brought tears to my eyes...being a person who struggles with addiction & moderation thinking that it's cool to live like a rockstar with a students wallet! Lost my job to it. I've always needed help, but I've been snakey about it this whole time, I just don't know how to go about getting it.
Thank you Ryan & thank you Ben.
Keep the magic beat going!!
My husband has been sober for 1 year and 9 months. We now work closely with the rehab he attended. The people who get caught up in addiction aren't monsters or bad people. They are people that we love. I pray that everyone gets delivered from whatever holds them in bondage. This song to this day still brings tears to my eyes. To remember that this used to be my life. Shielding our kids from this. Watching my husband's chest while he slept to make sure he was still breathing. Waking up and thinking "is this really my life?"
I know this all too well. My significant other and father of our unborn child is still suffering, going to detox as I am typing right now. I'm crying while watching this video. Hardest thing ever to watch the person you love more than ever dying in front of you and there's nothing you can do. Reading all these comments with people who have all this clean time has given me hope. I pray for all who are suffering.
We're praying for you and your family! Looking back now, its almost like our memories are other people. I look at my husband now and can't imagine him ever making the decisions he used to make. This will come for you too. I'm believing for a miracle for you guys!
+jess.and.company its so true, been living like this for so long. countless times ive watched him OD, having to narcan him 4 or 5 times. hes been to 4 rehabs and 5 detoxes this year. this was the first time i had to walk away and stop enabling. was extremely hard but it allowed him to finally hit his bottom and hopefully work the program and stay clean. thanks for all the prayers and support
praying for you Carly. How is he??
My wife had watched me for last 10 years since we got married constantly watching making sure I was still breathing at night she has seen the same things but it had to take me to see what I finally had in front of me after a 2plus year hell I'll be 2 years clean in august anyone struggling think about u r family and get used help I am so thankful I was able to be blessed with a wonderful wife who has went through the hell it's not just addicts the family's need support as much as we do
I love reading all the comments about people being clean ! Congrats all of you! I wish I was only here because I like the song not because I lost someone to addiction.
InjectMorphineIntoMe Im sorry for your loss
im sorry, and finally clean, but damn, your username is funny lol.
Thankyou
This is probably one of his most underrated songs
I am so sorry I lost a girlfriend to overdose and I was an opioid and heroin user but I got clean and now its been four months I am here if you ever need it I lost so much I am 16 btw
This was my dad's favorite song, he listened to it all the time.
He loved Macklemore, Allman brothers, led Zeppelin and grateful dead. He wasn't the best dad, he had some pretty bad drug addiction issues, constantly mixing whatever he could find, more worried about his fix than us. I never really understood or liked this song until after I saw my grandpa break open the bathroom door and saw his body on the floor with a needle in the sink. I'm not typing this comment for your false or true sympathy. I'm far past that. But if you're in that place and you're fighting. DON'T STOP. If not for you, for your family, and what it does to them afterwards. Don't stop fighting. Please.
More people need to see this.
People don't have the ability to walk in someone elses shoes anymore and you a strong person for being able to understand that. Wish ya nothin but the best
Your dad loves/loved you to the moon and back I sure love my kids like that but unfortunately addiction is a terrible disease and I don't get to see my kids much anymore these days but they're on my mind every second of the day
@@sixtrey4368 actually just drove by his grave today, needed to hear this thank you
@@Cookie-fe7mn God bless I'm 5 days sober from opiates for the God knows 15th time the withdrawls are hellish but they're for my kids are I wish I could explain more clearly how someone could say they love their kids more than drugs but go ahead and keep getting high more than it's just a disease thank you for replying
I'm not a drug addict but this song is deep. 'We sell our dreams and our potential to escape through that buzz' goosebumps anyone?
in more ways you can imagine
Filipe Nogueira been there done that be he is so right the words take me back to 1994 with my addiction I love this guy
I'm addicted to poppers - weed and tobacco mixed together. It gives you a hardcore headrush a lot of the times you do it. I always live for that rush... wish I could stop.
Metin Çinçin
UnderScore_Entertainment that's what music does you idiot
And people say that rap isn't an art
This is an exception to the new age rap. Sorry but new age rap is far from art. its repetitive lyrics with an autotuner. Macklemore is an artist because he can capture the essence of a song. The 90s rap..that's art. They took time to write their lyrics and most used their own lives for inspiration. Now with the ghetto being glorified many rappers just talk about money hoes and toting guns. This is art though
Knowledgeabovetheory Newschool Hip Hop is crap. Oldschool hip Hop is art.
+Tha Tree this IS new hip hop
LowkeyRari
But not newschool
+Knowledgeabovetheory I appreciate the old school rap that you're talking about (tupac, nas, etc) and I listen to it from time to time...but i cant relate to that in any way, the same way I cant relate to most of the shit the majority of today's rappers sing about. but with
Macklemore... I've always had him close to my heart.
7 years ago I lost my little brother to an accidental overdose. he was only 17 years old and I was 2 years older. he was my best friend. someone gave him something when he was drunk. I lost it after he passed. looking for anything to take away the pain. I didn't care about anything or anyone. lost most relationships I had with anyone who I was close to. I lost about 40 lbs and was very thin. I looked so sick. I became someone I did not know, and definitely did not like. this song helped me through the toughest times.
I am almost 2 years clean now, in the process of starting my own business, found the love of my life, and I am now very healthy. I now feel all emotions again and have begun to except the death of my baby brother. Rest In Paradise Jay
Good on you man. Keep at it.
Bradley Hall hope your doing well.
Very inspiring, for real.
Bradley Hall so proud of you. It's so hard to beat the grief and addiction. Once you do we find peace on the other side of it worth more than any buzz. Keep your head up
So proud of you! I lost my brother 4 year's ago to an overdose and I myself am celebrating 10 year's clean. Keep your head up and keep pushing. You got this.
2024 been battling for the past 9 years today im four months sober
Really proud of you. I hope you’re doing well today my friend.
Keep goin'. You got this.
Keep on keeping on brother don’t ever think your alone ❤
people can trash on mack but damn this song is powerful
so true. I had goose bumps for the whole duration of the song.
+Aydin Demir same
+Matt Thompson I found this song way back before Mack blew up, and it helped me through a time in which a lot of my friends were falling 'cause of lean, oxy, and xannies. It's one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard, I agree with what you said so fucking much.
It's a sad song but true
Pyrexity true😔
“The fact of it is is that most people that rap like this talkin about some shit they haven’t lived” is My by far all time favorite lyric line I love it sm
You have lived a sheltered life
@@AlyssaSands No need to be rude, that's the last thing people need in these comments. You're better then that.
About a year ago I was sent to an inpatient treatment for eating disorders, I was diagnosed with anorexia with bulimic tendencies. At the same time the only thing that was keeping me going and living was my cough syrup and oxycotton...I was only 15. I'm 16 now and free I've never been happier than I am now. I'm healthy and can proudly say that I do love myself. This song was my motivator in treatment I used to listen to it every night before I'd fall asleep. Thank you macklemore.
I'm so glad you recovered. I'm 12 years old and I can't walk without collapsing. My period stopped and I cry about EVERYTHING. I see no hope in the future and I want to die. My veins are purple and sticking out of my neck and face. It's disgusting. I've lost 47 pounds in two months and I feel ill all the time. Oh well
@OurFuzzyFamily listen hun I promise you everything will be okay this doesn't last forever that's how I was for the longest time until my best friend ended up telling my mother because I refused to. But darling talk to your parents I know you don't want to but I also know that there is a tiny tiny part of you that knows you need to get help. Its okay not to be okay. Because now you have my support and if you ever need to talk I'll always be here because I want to help you. My Instagram is @sloreslotter if you would like to chat more about it.
People say Macklemore is trash but he and Ryan Lewis write well about things that matter. God speed, and fast recovery.
Sydney Curtis I've gotta say, thank you got letting us know about this. My girlfriend is struggling with the same problems right now, fortunately she's not anorexic yet and I've helped her get away from Bulimia (Thank God.), we've made so much progress and it's such a horrible disease, many a night has been spent crying or worrying about her and whether she's alright, comments like yours give us both strength. Thank you so much for not giving in and getting your life back together
Edward TotallyARealLastNameson I'm glad I can help. And I understand how hard it is to see someone you love and care about be in so much pain. But you need to always remind yourself that pain is only temporary. If you ever need help or someone to talk to just message me on my twitter. @sydneycurtis2
"We live on the cusp of death thinking that it won't be us"
That resonated. So true.
We all do.
Til it nearly was. Had a bad reaction on the needle. I was alone in a shitty motel room with my eyes and throat swelling shut projectile vomiting into the bathtub and my body on fire from the inside out. And I kept going with it til 16 days ago. That was a year ago. Death was right there knocking all along. But I'm not opening up that door again. Not Til I have to. I refuse to give my power away.
I remember my friend shouting this line out when we went to see Macklemore in 2014. Lost him to alcoholism 4 years later. He knew it all but he just couldn't get it right. Miss him a lot.
We live on the kinde edge of those drugs that give us life. Give us more of Colombians finest while snow and let us prey for immorality.
@@justaname7361 Sounds like you had cotton fever or a histamine reaction from shitty dope. Cotton fever usually happens if you reuse dirty/old filters or cottons.
im 1 year and 3 months clean. this song hits me
+KRZ Congratulations, i'm proud of you and i'm sure many others are, keep up the good work!
+Khray May I ask, clean from?
ArcticSkateApparel nothing extreme. don't feel like saying it on the internet tho, I don't want to start a controversial argument.
Alright, well good job man!
+Khray good job men!!!!!!
14 Days Sober, been in and out of the program for 5 Years. Relapsed Heavily after getting 1 Year Sober, Life is a Blessing. I Love Macklemore.
Hey man hope it stays all good
macklemore is legend, he raps while still imposing a good impression and messages to viewers🙌
so true
Yeah he does it is almost impossible to do.
you must not listen to a lot of rap
+Takkenrakker you didnt listen to enough of macklemore
uros maric people are acting like macklemore is the only rapper imposing a good impression and messages to people
15yrs clean
Awesome!!!!
Oh yeah
Congratulations
Get right back on the blow
Congrats!
clean for 15 years
Good job, keep it up
Vladimír_Růžička (Old Channel) keep it up bro. I'm a year and a half off heroin
Keep it up man really
keep up the work.
MrVladimir03 are you 15 years old?! I had 6 years clean, but then I drank at six.. lol
A lot of people think macklemore is a joke because he made thrift shop, but honestly he is one of the best. Convince me otherwise.
I would say he's decent at the skill of rapping but gets a lot of hate just because his style is different. The content and lyrics of some his songs are insanely good though.
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Lol thrift shop has made billion views. And its a fun song! 😉💖
Got us in the first half
Just been listening to macklemoor. You don't need convincing.
Struggling addict, whatever your poison is.. this song always makes you reflect on yourself. Just wish I could kick the addiction.
3 years clean... My sister played this for me on a ride to a detox. She passed away a year after that car ride from natural causes. I will never forget the tears as she was trying to save me. And this song will always be a heartfelt memory. This is art!
Keep on the clear path, make your sister proud
6 YEARS NOW??? HOPE SO IF SO IM SURE YOUR SISTER IS SO PROUD ALOND WITH ME AND OTHERS, IF NOT ITS OKAY. DONT GIVE UP AND KEEP TRYING. EVERYONE HAS FALLBACKS. GET BACK UP AND OUSH THRU. HOPE TO HEAR BACK WITH HOW YOUR DOING.
I just came on to listen and seen my own comment but realizing it was me that made that comment! 6 fucking years still miss her every fucking day
Well, looks like the wrong sister died now doesn't it.
@@AlyssaSands Another rude comment? You need the most help out of everyone here. Whatever pain you're going through there is no need to knock people down, when they're already broken. I don't know how you can say that when someone is talking about a family member dying. God don't like ugly and neither do I. Get some help. All the hate you have will come right back to you, enjoy.
7 months and 2 weeks clean :)
+mckenzie grace proud of you, congrats
+Eleanor Davidson Thank you
Proud of u :P keep going!
Thank you
awesome!! keep going
I've listened to his music since 2009. When this came out in the end of 2010 I remember watching it at 200,000 views and it hit home. Thinking why doesn't he have more views, I tried to spread the news about him in the following years at school, but nobody listened because he wasn't Eminem and said "we don't care because he probably sucks". You and I were wrong. When he peaked in The Heist album of 2012 they said "this guy is great and why haven't we heard of him before." I just sat back and smiled as they looked like dumbasses knowing that I had more of an impact on myself than others.
But I knew the high off of the assumption that I knew his music long before others would ware off, but maybe it was to late. I never really knew this song would have a deeper meaning to me than ever right now. Some of my closest friends died the other day at the hands of a doped up driver. Now when I look back at this song it makes me never want to talk or take drugs again, in fact it brings a tear to my eye believing I had it rough in the South-suburbs of Chicago, but to others in a big city or small town, the loss of friends due to drugs can be related anywhere. They have the same feeling and twist in into something good. Their funerals are throughout this week and I'll listen to this song every now and then to be a stead-fast reminder never to take drugs and to hold on. To users or people who think it is cool to do drugs, listen to me. Your life is not worth the cost nor the high you get from them : Its worth what it is worth to other people. RIP
Me too I listened to can't hold us since it was released in 2011 and since then I tried to spread the word but no one would listen it's really fricken annoying that no one would listen until thrift shop.
Exactly ! People are just so mainstream now and won't think something's good unless everyone else likes it.
140 days today… If your reading this and struggling just know I am too but together we got this.
In the beginning the girl walks away from him, this is like her saying she can't go down this path with him. The boat represents the drugs and the farther he gets the more the effects of his drug addiction affect his life. After he gets in the tub he reaches the island this represents the "Otherside" like spiritual transcendence. Him running back to the boat says that he still wants to live and will change his ways if he can make it back in time. Took me awhile but I finally get it:-)
ikr lol
Mother of god...............................
thank you for enlightening us.
Jacob Henderson no problem
snaps... this nigga be deeeep. thanks brah. I get my 3 months clean in 7 days :) and I can say your interpretation definitely represents addiction.
"seen cocaine bring out the demons inside" I've seen that many times. Seen the demons come out of some good people. That line couldn't be more true.
Go ahead and hate! My friend murdered my friend while high on coke. Friendsships ceased
This is so agreeable
juan murguia damn.. How? And why?
ha "that LINE couldn't be more true"
Hell yea it brought a monster out in me that I never want to see again
3 years clean today. 4 years ago I thought I'd die a heroin addict. It gets me emotional.
Respect
Erin C how are you doing?
respect
Thanks guys! 4 years next month
Stay stronge brother 💜
Y'all with addiction don't worry. We know you're strong enough to climb out of the hole you stumbled into. Its hard to run on all cylinders and still get shot down, but stay on all cylinders and there will always be people who notice. Life will get better, no matter how many dark thoughts flood you're mind. The good ones are right around the corner stay looking, and you're bound to break through. YOU GOT THIS
Came here after pimp c, came here after peep, came here after Mac, now I’m here after Juice Wrld. Damn man. Damn. Damn. We have to Stop doing drugs man. Just stop. This part of the culture is killing us. R.I.P
They were gone too soon.
Pimp C died years before this song ever came out, but I get your point.
Rip Mac Miller
RIP too everyone who died from drug addiction not just these celebs👌🏻
man i still miss Peep so much.
First step, stop thinking of it as culture.
I am crying.. physically and mentally. I'm so tired of having to take 200+ mgs of oxycodone everyday just to feel normal, depending on this stuff to be happy... Why can't the world just love unconditionally, there wouldn't be any problems, no suffering and no depression. I would burn for 10,000 years if it meant that everyone and everything else in this place could live in that world I envision.
Tyler C you can get off it. Keep trying.
Walk into a clinic. STEP 1..you CAN do this!!
no diagnosis because my counselors don't see anything wrong but its there. I hide it, i know how you feel man, you just want to be normal and taking that medicine brings it closer but even the act of taking the medication is an obstruction to the stability. "I would burn for 10,000 years" we burn anyway, even though nothing becomes of it. We jut got to know that. I don't even know, if i did i wouldn't be in this shit. At least we have the community of hell, where we can burn together.
keep trying man, you got it
tee bagyourmom Wow, shit man. I expected this comment to be buried amongst all the other. I never thought I would be noticed, that really means a lot. I am all ways amazed by human decency, I guess that's why it hurts so much to be without it, and why it is so infuriating when people don't exercise it.
im supremely picky with songs and i couldnt say i could repeat any of my most favorite songs in my opinion, except for this one, i could replay this 100 times and not get tired of it
me 2 dude
Same here
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)
Even after all these years, my brain has this part of the song 100% memorized. The lyrics to the chorus of this song resonate with me in a way no one would understand. All I can say is, it's been 5 years since I've listened to this song. After listening to it again, I see why this song lives rent free in my head on those rainy days💙
I see macklemore as more of a poet. He's so passionate in his words
And then there is the penis song also by him
Haha yeh then that xD
Macklemore is an extremely talented artist, i hope drugs won't destroy his life.
M. Dieng what are you saying? He doesn't do drugs.
this is about how he over came his addiction
Unfortunately, it's unclear whether or not he's overcome his drug problems completely...he relapsed again some time around 2014 and later said he was taking things day by day.
Mack does a good Ted talk that addresses this. It's a great video, very motivating.
M. Dieng I think that now he's clean for his daughter Sloane... He loves her so much
Just got out of rehab, been clean for 2 months. May not be long but to me it is a huge accomplishment. After finding my father dead from a overdose I promised I'd never be that man. We all fall, to anyone out there struggling, know you are not alone and you are loved
I'm proud of you
Congratulations. Are you still clean?
that’s basically my story too… he died when I was 13, i’m 31 now, did 13 years of IV H, been on methadone for 1year and finally feel like I have some semblance of a life now, for the first time since he died… the void that I used to try and fill has gotten smaller, but I will forever miss him more than i love my life, it feels like.
You got this!
@@baristabunny
I feel you, girl!
I hope you're still clean. We are so much stronger than we know.
Lost my dad at 12, mom three years later when she OD'd on OC and a multitude of other drugs. She wasn't an addict until he died, obviously she was looking for something to fix her shattered heart and just completely lost her way, along with her children, home, and every material possession she'd taken her whole life earning.
There was more than their deaths that led me to where I ended up. Trauma and grief can eat you alive-as you know.
I swore I'd never end up like her, I'd never touch a needle.
Well...
You know how it goes. Been clean 6 months now, not for the first time either, but this time I know I got this shit. I won't get complacent because I know better.
Grief can make you lose yourself, but we CAN and DO recover.
Sending a hug to you and to any addict out there struggling.
Also, Kevin, I hope you are still sober and also making it through. You got this, bro!
❤❤❤
9 years sober tomorrow. If it wasn’t for otherside, I never would’ve made it.
Who still listening this song in 2020?
I always do I'm clean 8 days now and this song helps..!
Mighty MOGUN Me, I’m actually one of the few successful codeine users,only because My older sibling is a doctor him self haaaa
The thought of leaving still lingers amongst it all.
I’m off a perc
Just sent this song to my nephew, who's recently begun the path of using.
I've never had to deal with any of the issues Mack raps about in this song, but my god that second verse is powerful man.
my buddy who passed away... this was one of his favorite songs... now i just sit here broken screaming in tears at his picture.... please come back man...
Well your bud had the most jank taste in music ffs, and why you screaming at a picture? The fuck is wrong with you? You asking for the party coats to rock up you jut job. You belong with your mate
I never really was into rap... but Maklemore makes it sound like pure poetry. He's a lyricist, but his lyrics are far beyond then what any rapper's lyrics could achieve today. It all has real, deep meaning, he puts real emotion in what he raps. I honestly admire him. He's different then every other rapper i know. There's no comparison for his talent.
IM GONNA POP SOME TAGS ONLY GOT 20 DOLLAS IN MY POCKET
rexstil99 fu.
13 months clean today... I listened to this song everyday for a month straight in the beginning.
Congratulations!😍
Nice job. Congratulations.
"Benqz" Thank you :)
Tamás Ádám Orosz Thank you. So much! :)
Same here its been over two years now used to cry hearing this song all the time.
50 days, Clean. It feels good.
I hope it's more than 50 now. 😀
I am high right now.
+Morel Mackernasey relapse is a part of recovery. mistakes are made. we learn from them. listen to Starting Over by him if you haven't already. Keep your head up.
+Jo Thacker Appreciate that. :)
I did it yall.....about to celebrate 12 years of sobriety
Unreal achievement, well done ❤
@@kieransp2010 thank you🙏
May 19th made 2 years that I been clean
itsyoboii Savage congrats bro
Congrats, homie! Im proud of you! ❤
happy for you. a goal i hope to reach
May 18th is my birthday
Almost 3 now
I miss this Macklemore
For real
🖤
He still tours
Jaxon Weaver listen to neon cathedral. In my opinion its macklemores best song. Its deep like this one but so much more creative.
lol he still makes songs exactly like this
I miss when Macklemore did Langauge of My World, and when he first got together with Ryan. His music was so powerful. This shit saved my life. Thanks Ben.
I'm officially 7 years clean. its been a long road. Heroin almost took my life. This song helped me feel when I felt I had no feelings left and let me realize I needed a change. Thank you Macklemore.
I don't think Macklemore is a great rapper, but really knows how to get a message out. He does it in a great way.
***** a Rapcher ?
***** That pretty much was his stage name Professor Macklemore, then he had shortened it.
you clearly know nothing about rap if you dont think he is a great rapper
stephen randles
You clearly don't know the difference between opinion and insult.
stephen randles really? i "clearly" know nothing about rap? And what are you basing this off of?
I love the song but it scares me I'm only 13 and thank God I haven't been exposed to anything to do with drugs but when he says how no one ever thinks they're going to do them but end up with an addiction, it scares me. But I was and still am being well raised and I thank my parents for although somewhat strict, keeping me in line and doing the right thing.
Bro, just remember. Positivity is the key :) brush that shit off and you're going to be okay, I promise.
+Cullen Denney thanks man
+Luke F. theres very little 13 year olds that think like you! Don't worry, you're gonna be fine! :)
im 12 and i just feel like one day when im older ima become a alcoholic or drug addict.😔
+SERGIO BARRAGAN keep your friends close and your mind in a good place, trust me. I know.
I have listened to this song literally over 200 times, the feeling i get when i listen to this never gets old.
same
very true...we are on the same boat
i love this song too. but 200 times that's cute, my iTunes says i have listened to it over 2000 times now. but good job.
wow, 2000 is a bit much hey lol
Tinashe Chedondo you can never have too much of a great thing.
I am dealing with porn addiction for almost 7 - 8 years now. This song is what I listen to whenever I relapse. Thank you, Macklemore, for making my journey feel less alone.
This song really is powerful and has saved many people from addictions. I also recommend listening to "Main in the mirror Michael Jackson'. I hope you can do it and have a good journey. 🖤
7 days clean. I've got a long way to go but hey, I'm proud of myself
+yosobro2140 As well you should be! That first week or so can be the hardest. I should know, I went through the first week of sobriety probably a hundred times :p I'm at 7 months, now, and life continues to vastly improve. You can do it! Good luck, mate
Keep going.
Congrats. Any sobriety is something to be proud of, stick with it.
+yosobro2140 my advice to you.... is one day at a time.... dont worry about yesturday dont worry about tomorrow it makes it alot easier to live in the moment and realise if you take it one day at a time you always feel better the next day it gets better and better each day trust me... i was sober off opiates for a whole year after a 3 year battle... turned 21 that was the hardest part of my recovery... then my nextdoor neighbor whom i grewup with got a bad batch of heroin and died.... and that was it i went and baught md 20/20 just remember 1 day at a time
+mikenike40 deep shit
6 months clean today and this song is still such a motivator for me, so real
Proud of you man!
Ashley Harris Go on! you can do it.
Ashley Harris Congrats ! Keep it up :)
Congrats👏🏼
Never been addicted to drugs, but this song is incredible
(Edit)
Still listen to this song 2 years later...
Lewisdenim03 agreed
Lewisdenim03 same
So glad you've never had to experience the pain, I hope that you never have to. Strength though.
I remember listening to this when my friend showed me it in 2012, when I was a freshman in high school. Now I’m starting medical school soon and I just randomly remembered this. I’ve never been addicted, but I hope that as a doctor I’ll be able to treat people from a different perspective when dealing with addiction than the norm.
Thank you. Sincerly.
Thank you. Please share with your colleagues. So many physicians don't know how addiction tears us apart.
Please do. Be careful because if you piss off the wrong people it wont be good. Ask any pharmacy tech the ratio of opiates to ALL other meds
You shouldn't be on here you fucking know it all. Get some class A's in your system and come back to me, tell me your experience
Please treat addicts good bc a lot of doctors don't from my experience 😞
Maklemore Is famous for a reason, he makes music that MEANS SOMTHING
It's Macklemore not Makelmore
Kique Baritu He didnt say Makelmore
o WaKanda z it says Maklemore
MD46ter Yeah so maybe read what ive posted and who ive posted to.
o WaKanda z It also says the comment was edited.
One of the only songs I actually understand what the artist is trying to say
Im genuinely depressed from looking t the comments section. To everyone who has a drug addiction problem: Yes. You can.
Listened to this as a sober teen. 11 years later I’m an alcoholic and I’m in tears bc this just came up …. I swore I would someone!!!
In the same boat, man. I listened to this back in 2012. I was young, sober, in the Army. Now I'm an alcoholic whose life hasn't been the same since I left the Army.
I get it too. Don't give up brothers
After this song, Macklemore as a rapper has earned my full respect. Other rappers talk about drugs like it's just eating a Twinkie, no consequences, but this is the pure truth behind getting high and wasted; it is actually wasting you until you're nothing else than a rottening corpse who had a long life to live.
hes trying to tell kids who have thought of it not to do it because what it will lead to and he has my full respect to
It's sickening how other rappers try to glorify lean. They don't know what's actually in it - sure, if you do it once you're not going to experience any issues (unless you overdose), but they treat it like its a soft drug, when it is actually comprised of opiates and an opiate potentiater (promethazine, makes the codeine stronger).
i know how it works, im just saying macklemore is trying to let younger kids that have seen others or family members or if there offered the drug not to do it you know?
It's depressing though seeing as he has pretty much forgotten this amazing style of rap. He now goes onto stupid party songs like thrift shop that make him a success but its not its not this Macklemore. I think old Macklemore wouldnt approve of himself making songs like "Penis Song"
LackyGames I think its awesome that he is so diverse that he can write a song like this AND a song like thrift shop. And thrift shop is awesome how it starts off as a joke and than rolls into a societal point at the end. Not a hugely prolific point or anything, but still something of substance. Macklemore can do it all and is the next coming of hip hop whether people want to accept it or not.
'Drug Dealer' brought me back here.
me too...and my like playlist. hugs.
Allie Schuyler same here. drug dealer is awesome and all but this one really hits me in the feels
Kristina Adams I know for me at least, I like both, but the ONLY reason this is a lil better than DrugDealer is because of the chorus. This one is more musical or melodic, but Drug Dealer hits home a lot harder for me.
Allie Thomas same..Ive just sent both to a friend of mine who's just had their leg amputated below the knee..they're screaming they're in pain..I totally think its valid but we were heavily in our addiction together I've got 7 years clean and I sent both songs to remind them to keep their head above water and to remember the friends we've buried and don't get in deep again.
Allie Thomas what???
who's watching this on october-november-december 2015??
+Riccardo Marcon Im watching this during october 2016. How is 2015?
I am
+Riccardo Marcon In November ;D
+Riccardo Marcon November
+Riccardo Marcon me
If someone wonder where is the original Otherside, it was a promotion released on NoCopyrightSounds but on 2013 the promotion channel turned into a label, and that meant delete all the songs from 2011 - 2012 including this, because NCS didn't had the permissions to keep the upload on the channel.
Actually u can find the original song in fan channels
Hope all the Macklemore fans understand.❤
was about to relapse then this song came on thanks macklemore for saving me from my demons
Cool Cool Yo😹😹😹
Hope ur still going strong!
I like Macklemore. He doesn't rap about smoking weed and fucking bitches. He's real.
Amen
true love the music Chantal Williams potter
Ever listen to Fort Minor?
ya
Hype Skaters
He speaks in a language that people understand. It's so amazing.
yes he does becuase i mean to put what he just said, the message he gave us into a song that is just amaging i mean this song just gets me emotional and like i litterally almost cry
English?
I love that the comment section is full of people talking about their roads to recovery. As someone who is a family member of a recovering addict, I just want all of you going through it that your family may not know how to let you know, but they’re so proud of you, we all love you and while we can’t understand what you’re going through, we know it’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done. Keep at it! You can do this no matter what you think!
This song really gets to me.
15 years clean (ps! I'm 15 years old)
Divineshot 314 me too I’m an addict been one for 4 years I want things to go back to the way things were before but I feel like it’s probably to late now I need rehab but for that I will lose my job so I guess it is what it is btw I’m addicted to speed
Thugger21 im fighting my demons now, same situation with rehab and losing my job, ive ruined my family and friends. Im addicted to cocaine.
Alberto Rodriguez bruh I think I just hit rock bottom today I’ve had a job for the past 7 months and I only got $30 to show for myself with all the drugs I do I need to make a change now only problem is if I go to rehab I lose my job I wish they had a drug for us tweekers like suboxone to just get us through the day a higher dose of adderall would do the trick but my psychiatrist doesn’t wanna do that argh I guess I’ll just suffer the next few days
Adolf chan calm down
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
Hot box, 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', thinkin' 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 and 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)
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 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 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 gonna 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
And said
Nothing
Thx
Ben Fekih Zina yeah thaanks..
you are a good man
.
I'm 6 months clean :)
im really proud of you, gigantic hugs filled with love, keep your vibrations straight
100th like keep it up
Clean for 1 year&6 months and living life like ive never lived it before.
still clean?
1 year n around 2 months! looking forward! 😍😍 we got esch other's back bro!! bless you!
Are you still clean?
Hanzel & Mia
YES- waking in morning with JOY for first time in years now. Have things to do in this life...amazed I made it out. The fear is what I’d feared the most...finally faced it and made it through to the other side (just happened to be before Covid) was higher power I believe that signaled to me through dreams and I made a commitment I knew was for sure...knew I was done with the HELL of hydromorphone. ❤️Love to all in the struggle.
@@novemberflower7027 Congrats, that's great news😘!!
I have been 48 hours clean, it's been hell, but this song has helped me to stay motivated to get clean.
Hope you're still doing okay.
+mindless86 i don't know u, but i feel happy for u.. keep it up brother...
+Bri Swifty I'm doing really well Bri. I will be a month clean on the 31st. I'm happy again and enjoying life. It was hell the first two weeks, but it got better after the third week. I still have cravings, but they are not as strong. I will definitely keep everyone posted on how I'm doing. Have a great night and talk to you soon.
+Vasilis Tsantikos Thank you. On the 31st, I will be clean for a month. It was a tough road to go down, but I had great support from friends and family. I'm happy and enjoying life again. I will keep everyone informed on how my progress is coming.
+mindless86 keep going, you can do it
Blows away all the stuff other rappers say about drugs =*)
This song helped me in my recovery. Coming back to reflect on those who didnt make it with me to 2023. Thanks for the art. Timeless
This song is so underrated, you have to have been there to understand this song.............. I've been there and seen the effects on others.
Song is fucking shit bruv, I nearly gor through my main artery with a butter knife before the first 30secs was up. Get some ket in ya
im 7 years sober, madness.
All those that are sober congrats, all those that are trying, god bless you have my prayers!!
Congrats!!
@Takedown II good luck to you !!
@Takedown II good luck you have the power to change, all it takes is dedication, your not a failure if you have asked for help and are trying to make a change, you can do this!!
Great job bro. Hope you still didn’t gave up
Thank you brother.
i love the video so much,especially how when he is slowly "dying" in the bathtub, his self on the "otherside" is rushing to get back to home and the boat is sinking on his way back so he never made it and the black and white macklemore singing is actually his dead self
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Never touched a drug my whole life, this song hits like a truck anyways. Can't imagine for someone with an addiction.
please keep it that way. i’m not religious but the devil does still exist on this earth and his name is amphetamine
Happy to hear youve never touched it, it really isnt explainable to someone whos never touched it so take it from those like me who made mistakes and now have to face the consequences and struggle daily getting clean. So please keep it that way and never touch it
Odds are very high that you have had a drug of some sort, many foods have compounds that have bioactivty. Coffee/tea/soda (often) contains caffeine. Turkey always contains tryptophan, which is an endogenous drug. Still a drug. Eggplant and green Tomatoes contain nicotine. Nutmeg contains myristicin, which is a very powerful dissociative at high doses. All animal meat contains various endogenous hormones. If you eat a cow, or drink milk, you are consuming their naturally occurring hormones (drugs). These are only a small portion of the examples of commonly eaten foods which contain drugs, many of which are controlled substances.
Your smart haha
@@sethborne consider that point missed lol
Fuck, I should get clean.
Never too late
Hey man I went to rehab in august bro, can gladly say that I've been clean for six months! Gotta want that shit deep down though or these drugs will swallow you back up, I was using everything from Tramadol to heroin and trust me I get urges daily, when them demons enter my realm I throw on this tune, or starting over by him it's my little meeting inside headphones so I just gotta thank this man for real raps, thank you macklemore your songs get me through one day at a time!!!!
Coltin Powell keep it up brother! So many of us can relate to this... Beautiful lyrics, and every word is the story of my life, minus the cocaine part (I have a defib implanted in my chest...wouldn't be here!) ….and I am only pointing this stuff out so no one feels alone.... Literally, every word! I'm tapering off methadone right now and regret ever starting the shit, but it is what it is. If you need a safety net, it's good for that (along w suboxone- tried suboxone program first) but hard as hell to get off!! Don't know sully what drugs you are on but there's stuff like this out there. You need to find what works FOR YOU....
Hey Elizabeth, keep trucking pretty lady. When I came down I did it cold turkey, but I gad no choice because I went to jail. You know you can do this, and do it for YOU! Listen to these songs and work it. If you ever need somebody to talk to let me know. We addicts are a big misunderstood, judged, unapreciated, and often broken family that only we understand. I'm always here guns blazing ready to help a fellow soldier in this dark war.
SullySadface Commander Shepard you're using drugs now?
Whats this? A rap song that isn't trashy? OOOOOO:
Hip-Hop* :)
Storm Freeman Pretty sure this is rap. Rap focuses more on the lyrics and context of the song rather than the beat. Hip Hop is more for clubs and something for girls to shake their asses to. But this is Rap, it really reminds me of old school rap. Guru, Rakim, Nas, Mos Def, KRS-One, Tupac and Biggie. Where rap actually meant something, it had a reason or message that would actually get people thinking. Or it was something people could relate to.
DocHollowDay R.A.P= Rhythm And Poetry
People are still liking this?
OtakuMudkipz You know we are.
The song is a memorial for the period when Macklemore used drug.
Now he is detoxified. Respect.
but then listen to "Starting Over" he raps about his relapse, i think it's a really great addition to a playlist if you put it after this song
I think this song is the most important...
Actually, the first verse is about his friends, the second verse is about his own demons. Weed, coke, lean... wow. Glad he's clean again.
Just hit 30 days sober today. This song hits hard!
Congrats dude
Watching this after "I'm in love with the coco"
Just to restore faith in humanity
Hahahahahaha xd
Damn this song hits home
+Officer Michael haha funny.... never had a beer bro? sippypoo of mommas wine? i think ur full of shit...
+mikenike40 naa I lied I'm a solid crack addict
+Officer Michael i like it
+Officer Michael epic troller dog
+David Kastner LOL
Macklemore needs that 2014 Grammy.
Only partially related to this song specifically but I need to write this story somewhere, just to get it off of my chest. In 2020 I made the worst mistake of my life. I feel under the undeniable power of addiction. No matter how many times I tried to quit, and no matter how hard I worked to set up plans to stop it, I never could. I tried listening to this song to convince me to stop, it worked a couple times, but not forever. I always found my way back to the same exact spot: the relapse. 3 years of secret pain later, I met a girl. I realized that if I wanted a chance with this girl, I was going to need a breakthrough. I decided to work out as much as possible, all I thought about was how much I wanted to overcome my addiction not for myself, but for her. Everytime I almost relapsed, I pushed through. Everytime I thought about relasping, I asked myself if she would want to date an addict. 4 weeks later and I’ve never felt better. The pain is gone, the urges are gone. I can never tell anyone about what I’ve been through. I can never tell the girl what’s she’s done for my life. Even if my plans to date her don’t work out, I will never forget the impact she has made on my life, and she will never know. But girl if you ever somehow read this and realize who I am, thank you so much, you saved me.
Proud of you, friend. Keep pushing forward.
This Rap is so unappreciated i mean we have Miley Cyrus wrecking ball with more views than this What has the world come to this song is amazing
+Brennan Maguire Half of them are from me TBH
Dude won a Grammy shut up
Andre Peralta ehat are you talking about ?
VINNY Watson that hes not underrated
Andre Peralta No one said hw whe was
Man 2018 anyone this is still a hit for me
2019
@@lukeastunt7088 Come from the futur, still a hit in 2020 !
300th like
2019 and still listening! Love this song
2019 and still a hit brother. stay well friends
(Disclaimer - Im not native in english) I have literally been during coke while writing this, but this song makes me want to change. God bless Macklemore.
And his music in general. I really want to get out of this, but can't. I turn to youtube to get inspiration, to try and get out of this, but i just can't. In the end i always end up at macklemore, just because of his lyrics. It's amazing! I hope anyone else feeling the same way but will actually will seek help, like i never did.It's important to talk about, but no one ever really does. im not native in english, but i do hope people understand me. Better than me anyway...
Hope your doing better these days