Side Effects

these lyrics are way wrong lol "When I space am I still dreaming 'bout them violent times?"

it's "wake up scared some nights,still dreaming bout them violent times." i seen some other mistakes in the song too so here are the CORRECT lyrics below:

"Side Effects" (feat. Young Jeezy)

[Young Jeezy:] It's M.C. and Y.J. Another hit, OK We lookin' fly, takin' off Saw us on a runway On any given Sunday, Monday, Tuesday They try to confuse me, I never let 'em use me

I was a girl, you was a man I was too young to understand I was naïve, I just believed Everything that you told me Said you were strong, protecting me Then I found out that you were weak Keepin' me there, under your thumb 'cause you were scared that I'd become much More than you could handle, Shining like a chandelier That decorated every room inside The private hell we built, And I dealt with it Like a kid I wished I could fly away

But instead, I kept my tears inside 'cause I knew if I started I'd keep crying For the rest of my life with you I finally built up the strength to walk away Don't regret it but I still live with the side effects

[Chorus:] Waking up scared some nights still dreaming 'bout them violent times? Still little protective 'bout the people that I let inside Still little defensive thinkin' 'bout me tryin' to run my life Still little depressed inside, I fake a smile and deal with the side effects (oh, oh) Side effects (oh, oh) Side effects (oh, oh) Side effects (oh, oh)

Vacant inside, no one was there Couldn't be real, had to keep quiet Once in awhile, put up a fight It's just too much, night after night After awhile I would just lie, You was dead wrong, said you was right Did what I could, just to survive Couldn't believe this was my life, Flickering like a candle Doin’ my best to handle sleeping with the enemy Aware that he was smothering every last part of me So I broke away and finally found the strength to leave

Still kept the tears inside 'cause I knew if I started I'd keep crying For the rest of my life with you I finally built up the strength to walk away Don't regret it but I still live with the side effects

[Chorus]

Hey, hey, hey Let's go!

[Young Jeezy:] Hey magnifico or should I say magnificent? Ain't nothing worth your happiness And I ain't caring who you're with Misery loves company so we ain't tryin' to hang with you all Hurt you if you let 'em in Gotta keep you sucker smilin' Keep tryin' to play I tell him I ain't blowin' though Think they want me outta here, I tell 'em I ain't goin' though Side effects be drowsiness, Loneliness, How is this? I think the call it hateration, What can you prescribe for this?

Forgive but I can't forget, Every day I deal with this I live with the side effects But I ain't gonna let them get the best of me

Forgive but I can't forget, Every day I deal with this I live with the side effects But I ain't gonna let them get the best of me

Kept my tears inside 'cause I knew if I started I'd keep crying For the rest of my life with you I finally built up the strength to walk away Don't regret it but I still live with the side effects

[Chorus]

AND YES ITS ABOUT TOMMY MOTTOLA. i don't care if it's about the prince of england-this is my fav MC song and i hope she releases a video for it

Well firstly I think this is the best song on E=MC2 for sure...the song needs its own release as a single.

I believe it's about a woman and her abusive husband...how she tried to escape numerous times but couldn't cuz she was too scared to leave....then in later life she found the strength to escape but still lives with the 'side effects'...

I think! :) peace.

wow, I really this song is about ahem, Tommy Mottola...anyone else agree?

It's another song about Tommy (rolls eyes). I thought she got over this with Charmbracelet and Rainbow. Why hasn't she moved on yet?

Geeez. Best song! I definitely agree that this should be a single. Who cares who it's about tho, it's an awesome song, so that's all that matters really :P

I think it's just about havihg a tough relationship and still finding that you can still feel the side effects from it..

-hayles-

I agree that this song could be about Tommy Mottola. However, to the people who think she should just 'get over' her abusive relationship, it's not that easy. You can write a million songs, several books and go to countless hours of therapy, and never be over an abusive relationship. People who've lived with someone abusive, take that experience and apply it to everyday life. Their self esteem has been so damaged, that they might never recover. You always have a guard up, and you try to deal with it as best you can. If Mariah writes another 1000 songs dedicated to her trying to deal with that she went through, I'd still listen to every one. As someone who was in an abusive relationship for 2 years, I can understand how she feels. To hear people say I, or anyone else should 'be over it by now' is sickening. Mariah says "I finally built up the strength to walk away Don't regret it but I still live with the side effects". Yes, she has moved on, but obviously she still lives with the crap he put her through mentally.

Flickering like a candle, do my best to handle sleeping with the enemy wheather he was smothering every last part of me so i broke away and finally found the strength to leave CORRECT LYRICS:

Flickering like a candle, DOIN my best to handle sleeping with the enemy AWARE THAT he was smothering every last part of me so i broke away and finally found the strength to leave

I think the song is just about letting ppl get the best of you plain and simple but I'll use this analogy:

A male (26) gets a naive minor (16) pregnant and isn't there for the child wholeheartedly and has this minor mentally. But soon the minor sees that behind the thug attitude and front she sees he isn't strong and leaves him......

the song is about tommy mottola, and also about her dodgy upbringing with her father, its unclear but she states it wasnt the best childhood with her father.

you can also tell it has somethingmto do with parents in ti when it says " folks been trying to run my life" and so on

then it is about a husband again with "sleeping with the enemy aware that he was smothering every last part of me"