The Otherside

[Intro]
I paint a smile on my face
My mind’s in a different place

[Chorus]
They only see the light
But look behind the camera
And then you’ll find an answer
On the other side
The closer you will find
A message for the dreamer
The grass ain’t always greener (Rest in peace)
On the other side (Uh)

[Verse 1]
Got a call at work around seven in the evenin’
I remember like it was yesterday
Still wishin’ that I nevеr received it
Prеssin’ accept’s some shit I still regret today
I mean I was in the centre of a meetin’
I could’ve pressed reject, I could’ve let it wait
And don’t get it twisted, I’m still breathin’
I’m just doin’ what he’d want, I’m tryna celebrate
And it’s drivin’ me insane, but if I don’t hit a brake
It’s only right for the pain to accelerate
Why can’t I accept it, that friends seperate?
Why do I let this feelin’ of pain perpetuate?
All I need in this life of sin
Is a better day, pen and page, mic and a centre stage
I need to ventilate
But you know I ain’t gonna work
Tryna apply myself without a résumé

[Chorus]
They only see the light
But look behind the camera
And then you’ll find an answer
On the other side (On the other side)
The closer you will find
A message for the dreamer
The grass ain’t always greener
On the other side (Real shit)

[Verse 2]
The way I felt on Jan twenty fourth was the way I felt on May third
No way the same words
A reaction of shock, another casualty lost
Now how can I make music when the passion is lost?
When somethin’ happens it’s bigger than rappin’, I’m backin’ off
Now I’m back to rackin’ a track on the cough medicine
Nah, I’ve never been in a position where life actually stops
Gone with the wind, I feel distant
And I think about it every day
Through my life I’m happy I knew you as one of my better mates
But I think the jealousy got between us
That’s Haytch too, that goes for all three of us
I swear I see you everywhere, man, it’s fuckin’ fried
Another dude turns around, it’s just another guy
I can see you when I look into your mother’s eyes
I miss you, brother, and I’ll see you on the other side

[Chorus]
They only see the light
But look behind the camera
And then you’ll find an answer
On the other side (On the other side)
The closer you will find
A message for the dreamer
The grass ain’t always greener
On the other side

[Verse 3]
But that’s life, at times you get down in the dumps
And when the road gets rough you seize ‘round for the bumps
That’s what separates the fake from the truer friends
I lost two mates that would’ve been helpin’ me with losin’ them
Still expectin’ the calls, become the norm
The memories, New Years, the summer and lawn
See? I’m realisin’ somethin’ I’m warned, that life can be sunny
But when I’m under the weather, a thunder, it storms