Otherside，Mac和Ryan於2010年與西雅圖樂團FENCES一同推出的歌曲，歌曲以毒品為主軸，並描述毒品如何的摧殘、掠奪人的無限可能，同時也提出許多偶像歌手在歌曲、行為上合理化吸毒這項行為的不可取之處。Mac除了是位饒舌歌手，同時也是其他歌手的粉絲，但他認為歌手們低估自己對於群眾的影響力，這種不正當的偶像崇拜將導致無法挽回的後果。
Oh girl, this boat is sinking
女孩聽我說，我已深陷混沌之中
There's no sea left for me
這世上已經沒有我的容身之處
And how the sky gets heavy
又為何當我面對你的時候
When you are underneath it!
感覺連天空都沉重地朝我壓來
Oh. I want to sail away from here.
喔，我真想遠遠地逃離這裡
And God. He came down down down down down downdown down
上帝朝著我重步走來
And said (down down down down down downdown down)
卻沉默地凝視著
Nothing (down down down down down down downdown)
連一句話也沒說
He rolled up, asked him what he was sippin'on
朋友在他啜飲時貼了過來
He said lean, You want to hit it, dawg?
他說：好夥伴，你想試試Lean(一種以感冒糖漿及其他材料調配成的毒品飲料，其含有大量可待因會使人上癮)嗎?
That's the same stuff Weezy's sippin' huh?
你是說Lil Wayne在他歌曲裡提到的那個玩意嗎？
And tons of other rappers that be spittin'hard
其他說唱歌手也不停哄抬的飲料
Yup yup he had five up on
他決定花了五塊錢試試看
When he passed him that Styrofoam the Easterpink, heard it in a rhyme before
當他遞來用塑膠杯裝著的自製毒品，就像曾在其他歌曲中聽到的那種
Finally got to see what all the hype was on
他也想體會這股熱潮(指飲料)很久了
And then he took a sip, sittin' in theLincoln
他喝了一口，輕輕靠在他的林肯轎車的椅背上
thinkin' he was pimpin' as he listened tothe system
認為自己或許就只是被那些歌手給拐了
Little did he know that it was just asaddictive as base
但卻沒認知到這成癮性簡直如地基一般無法根除
Not the kind of hit from the kick drum
沉重地、持續地、毒癮如大鼓般在心頭刺激著他
Hot box, let the bass bump
毒煙塞滿車中每個角落，鼓聲持續在心中作響
Take it to the face, gulp
直到大口大口地吞下這些毒品
Months later the use went up
直到幾個月後變得無法自拔
Every blunt was accompanied by the pinkstuff
身上的每個毛孔都被紫色毒癮入侵
But goddamn he loved that feelin'
但他卻深陷於這種快感之中
Purple rain coated in the throat
紫色惡魔深深在喉嚨中劃下痕跡
Just so healin'
真令人愉悅
Medicine alleviate the sickness
藥物慢慢地減緩了病狀(雙關語，一是指糖漿，二是指毒品的快感降低)
Liquid affix and it comes with a cost
急切渴求的這股衝動已經根深蒂固了
Wake up, cold sweat, scratchin', itchin'
起身，冷汗直流，全身不停發癢
Trying to escape the skin that barely fithim
試著掙脫這副彷彿不屬於自己的身體(有一說是毒品會讓人感覺自己的皮膚快被裏頭撐破，十分不舒服，上一句也是毒品的副作用)
Gone, get another bottle just to get acouple swallows
再也無法忍受，立刻再度將自己送入紫色迷霧之中
Headed towards the bottom couldn't get offit
但就算再多似乎也無法滿足腦內的渴望
Didn't even think he had a problem
連自己都還沒發現已經走火入魔
Though he couldn't sleep without gettin'nauseous
認為自己就連睡前也無法不再來一口(英文歌詞句尾的nauseous噁心感 也是毒品的副作用)
Room spinnin', thinkin' he might've sippedjust a little bit too much of that cough syrup
頓時房內彷彿旋轉了起來，他以為自己或許多喝了點罷了
His eyelids closed shut
他試著將沉重的雙眼闔上
Sat back in the chair clutchin' that cup
想靠睡眠幫助自己度過這份不悅，手中仍緊握著那杯子
Girlfriend came and a couple hours latersaid his name shook him but he never got up
女朋友一陣子後進到房裡來，在耳邊呼喚著他，他卻不再醒來
He never got up, he never got up
雙眼緊緊閉闔，正如緊握著杯子的雙手一般，永遠不再鬆開
We live on the cusp of death thinkin' thatit won't be us
我們總認為命運之神不會選上自己
It won't be us, it won't be us, it won't beus
不會是我們！不停的催眠著自己
Nah, it won't be us
沒錯…再怎樣也不可能
Oh girl, this boat is sinking
喔女孩，我已無法自拔了
There's no sea left for me
這世上已經沒有屬於我的救贖
And how the sky gets heavy
又為何當我面對你的時候
When you are underneath it!
感覺連天空都沉重地朝我壓來
Oh. I want to sail away from here.
喔，我真想遠遠地逃離這裡
And God. He came down down down down downdown down down
上帝朝著我重步走來
And said (down down down down down downdown down)
卻沉默地凝視著我
Nothing (down down down down down down downdown)
連一句話也沒說
He just wanted to act like them
他不過想學那些說唱歌手
He just wanted to rap like him
他就只想像他們一樣成名
Us as rappers underestimate the power andthe effects that we have on these kids
我們這些人卻低估我們對年輕一代所具備著的影響力
Blunt passed, ash in a tin, pack beingpushed, harassed by the feds
碰了這些東西下半輩子就再也無法脫身，販毒或進監獄都成了家常便飯
The fact of it is most people that rap likethis talkin' about some shit they haven't lived
而事實是大多數人嘴中唱著從不屬於他們的生活
Surprise, you know the drill
大家都知道故事接下來會如何發展
Trapped in a box, declined record sales
就像無止盡的循環，漸漸地不再受到矚目
Follow the formula "Violence, Drugs,and Sex" sells
跟隨大浪潮隨波逐流，唱著充斥暴力、毒品與性愛卻又一成不變的歌詞
So we try to sound like someone else
但我決定跳脫這個窠臼
This is not Californication
歌曲不該存在這麼多荒淫無道的惡習
There's no way to glorify this pavement
更別說試圖去合理化這種毒害人的事情
Syrup, Percocet, and an eighth a day willleave you broke, depressed, and emotionally vacant
不管毒飲或麻，這些東西到頭來只會掏空你的錢包，以及你的內心
Despite how Lil Wayne lives
不管Lil Wayne他是怎麼想的
It's not conducive to being creative
將毒品當成靈感之泉就是一件愚蠢至極的事
And I know 'cause he's my favorite
我想得很清楚，因為Lil Wayne是我的最愛
And I know 'cause I was off that same mix
而我更加了解的是這份無法克制的渴望
Rationalize the shit that I'd try after Ilisten to "Dedication"
在我聽完他的專輯(Dedication)後我居然也開始洗腦自己
But he's an alien, I'd sip that shit, passout or play PlayStation
正如同他所言，這毒腐化我的裡裡外外，讓我成了個廢人
Months later I'm in the same place
幾個月過去我仍在原地打轉
No music made, feeling like a failure
不僅毫無任何收穫可言，突然感覺自己就是個笑話
And trust me it's not dope to be 25 andmove back to your parent's basement
在25歲搬回父母家地下室住也不是件值得炫耀的事(美國通常小孩長大就會搬出去住，而不是跟家人住在一起)
I've seen my people's dreams die
我曾目睹人們的夢想與一切被毒品徹底毀掉
I've seen what they can be denied
人們的潛能受毒品抑制無法發揮
And "Weed's not a drug", that'sdenial
“大麻不是毒品”這句話就是徹頭徹尾的騙局
Groundhog-Day life repeat each time
癮君子的生活有如電影一般不停地再次重演
I've seen Oxycontin take three lives
我說我曾看過三條人命被毒品帶入棺材(有人說後來改成四條，在之後的現場演唱會又改成九條)
I grew up with them, we used to chief dimes
他們是我的好友，我們甚至曾為了買毒窮盡一切
I've seen cocaine bring out the demonsinside
我也曾見證古柯鹼如何引出他們心中的惡魔
Cheatin' and lyin'
謊言與欺騙
Friendship cease, no peace in the mind
友誼被毒品衝垮，心中的想法則被混亂所取代
Stealin' and takin' anything to fix thepieces inside
偷拐搶騙只為了填滿心中的空虛
Broken, hopeless, headed nowhere
身無分文，渴求幫助卻又無處可去
Only motivation for what the dealer'ssupplying
唯一的庇護所卻是藥頭伸出的橄欖枝
That rush, that drug, that dope
那股快感、那些毒藥、那些沖昏腦袋的衝動
Those pills, that crumb, that roach
那些藥丸、那些粉末、還有那燒盡的紙捲煙嘴
Thinkin' I would never do that, not thatdrug
我自認我不可能會去碰那些禁忌
And growing up nobody ever does
活出個獨一無二的光彩人生
Until you're stuck, lookin' in the mirrorlike I can't believe what I've become
直到有天你從鏡中看到深陷泥沼的自己，一時卻無法置信
Swore I was gonna be someone
才下定決心要徹底將這些過去抹滅
And growing up everyone always does
重回天日之下，過個正常的人生
We sell our dreams and our potential
我們賤賣自己的夢想與未來
To escape through that buzz
只為求得一時的歡愉
Just keep me up, keep me up
拜託，在一下子就好….
Hollywood here we come
我相信我快找到心中的樂園了
Oh girl, this boat is sinking
喔女孩，我已無法自拔了
There's no sea left for me
這世上已經沒有屬於我的救贖
And how the sky gets heavy
又為何當我面對你的時候
When you are underneath it!
感覺連天空都沉重地朝我壓來
Oh. I want to sail away from here.
喔，我真想遠遠地逃離這裡
And God. He came down down down down downdown down down
上帝朝著我重步走來
And said (down down down down down down downdown)
卻沉默地凝視著我
Nothing (down down down down down down downdown)
連一句話也沒說
創作內容
【中英歌詞】Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. FENCEES－Otherside
Life is strange (2)