This song tells us of L.A.’s first time “hotboxing,” not his first time ever smoking. The first verse is pretty straight forward as far as perspective – it being L.A.’s recollections. The second verse of the song is a little more abstract. L.A. takes the role of the blunt as it explains its relation...
Coughing Makes You Higher by L.A. VanGogh
[Hook: L.A. VanGogh & Sherren Olivia]
Coughing makes you higher (repeat 4x)
So baby toke toke You might choke
That just mean its some good ass smoke
(repeat 2x)
[Verse 1 L.A. VanGogh]
It's 2010 December, my winter vacation
First hot box had me messed up, with an 8 blunt rotation
I got out the car just one time, get swig a water, ventilation
Hop right back in, start blowing the wind, it's mental elevation
Levitation, when I drove home I swore every car was the police
I was bumping that Friday Night lights like "Cole World, no fleece"
But mine smell like weed smoke and so did everything I had on
So, I changed my clothes, hopped in the shower as soon as I got home
The next morning pops asking me bout my smoked filled headphones
I said what's wrong he said "they smell like smoke man what's going on?"
I'm thinking, "damn Should I lie or tell the truth?"
Looked left and started the first lie that seeped between my tooth
"Well, idk I'd ask the same because I had let Matt borrow em
I left em in his car and I know he smoke, so I guess that ain't my problem"
He ask on like he know I'm lying, but my reply it coincides
He say "okay," and just walk away, all I recall from last night...
(Cue Outkast Sample, transition to second half)
[Distorted Talking: L.A. VanGogh]
Man, I was so high
You just ever been too high?
Man, I was so gone, jo
The blunt started talking to me
And you know what it said?
It said...
[Verse 2: L.A. VanGogh]
"Fill me up with that GO spelled backwards
Watch me turn to a ghost from the tokes to the ashes after
But first, you gotta split me up, and in the mean time, you gotta hook me up
With Bonita with the green eyes, and the shine all on her body like look at her
I seen how they crushed you up, plucked you from the tree, leaves still dropping
But, come with me I can show you how to roll like instructional pill popping
Do this I usually don't, for us to mix we had to twist
She had a bic, we had a kiss, the flame gone touch my lips
And watch it burn me up
This that higher volume watch it turn me up, uh
You're breaking my heart pretty green eyes
That shit in mint condition induce these highs
I feel like if I dropped, I'd fall through 3 skies
Puff puff pass, if you lucky you get 3 tries, Oh, I see why
Just to be blunt as i am, the flame come, the flame go
In efforts to make it last, I burn slow, and oh I know that"
[Hook]
[Bridge: L.A. & Sherren Olivia]
I was gonna clean my room, but then I got high
Get high, get high, get high
I was gonna wash my clothes, but the I got high
Get high, get high, get high
I was gonna buy some food because I got high
Get high, get high, get high
I was gonna finish this song, but forget I'm high
I get high, I get high, I get high
[Hook]
Coughing Makes You Higher was produced by L.A. VanGogh.