DMX

Slippin'

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Slippin' Lyrics

	


Hahahahaha...Uh

You see, to live is to suffer
And to survive, well, thats to find meaning in the suffering

[Chorus (2x)]
Hey yo I'm slipping, I'm falling, I can't get up
Hey yo I'm slipping, I'm falling, I can't get up
Hey yo I'm slipping, I'm falling, I gotsta get up
Get back on my feet so I can tear shhhh 

I been through mad different phases
Like mazes to find my way
And now I know that happy days are not far away
If I'm strong enough I'll live long enough
To see my kids doing something more constructive with their time, than bids
I know because I've been there
Now I'm in there (uh)
Sit back and look at what it took for me to get there (Uh)
First came the (woo!) the drama with my mama
She got on some fly (what!)
So I split and said that I'm gonna be the seed that doesn't need
Much to succeed (uh)
Strapped with mad greed
And a heart that doesn't bleed (what!)
I'm ready for the world, or at least I thought I was
Back in (uhh) when I caught a buzz
Thinking about how short I was (come on!)
Going too fast it wouldn't last, but yo I couldn't tell
Group homes and institutions prepared my ass for jail (uh huh)
They put me in a situation forcing me to be a man
When I was just learning to stand without a helping hand
Damn! Was it my fault, something I did to make a father leave his first kid? At 7 doing my first bid, back on the scene at 14
Broke a scheme to get more green than I'd ever seen in a dream 
And by all means I will be living high off the hog (what!)
And I never gave a (what!) about much but my dogs (what!)
It's the only (woo!) I'd hit off for my last
Just another little (come on!) headed nowhere fast

[Chorus (3x)]

That ain't the half (uh) (arr)
Gets worse as I get older (uh huh)
Actions become bolder
Heart got colder (uh huh)
Chip on my should that I dared a (uhh) to touch
Didn't need a clique because I scared (uh huh) that much (come on!)
One deep, started (edited) for kicks
Catching vicks, throwin bricks
Getting by being slick (uh)
Used to get high just to get by (what!)
Used to have to (woo!) in the morning before I could fly (what!)
Ate something, couple of 40s made me hate something (uh huh)
After some (arr) now I'm ready to take something
3 years later showing signs of stress
Didn't keep my hair cut or give a (come on!) how I dressed
I'm possessed by the darker side
Living the cruddy life (what!)
Like this kept a (come on!) with a bloody knife
Wanna make records but I'm woo'ed up (why?!)
I'm slipping, I'm falling, I can't get up

[Chorus (3x)]

Uh, uh, uh
Wasn't long before I hit rock bottom (woo!)
Like damn, look how that (what!) got em
Open, like a window
No more indo (uh)
Look at a video, say to myself, that coulda been yo
(edited) on the tv, believe me
It could be done (yes)
Somethings gotsta give
Gotsa change because now I got a son (yes)
I gotsta do the right thing for shorty
And that means no more getting high, drinking 40s (come on!)
So I get back, looking tight, slick again (uh)
Fake (what!) jump back on my (uh!) again (uhh huh)
Nothing but love for those that know how it feels
And much respect to all my (come on!) that kept it real
Be strong, kept a from doing wrong (uh!)
Through the years, and this is your (what!) song (uh!)
And to my boo who stuck with it (arr) through
All the bullshit, you'll get yours because it's due (come on!)

[Chorus (3x)]

Cant get up....gotsta get up
This is from the heart baby, don't get it twisted
Ah X baby!

	

Submitted by

mike On May 28, 2001

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by KandiK

16y ago

Despite the genre, poetry is poetry. This is one of the best songs ever written. It takes the listener on a journey thru his inner turmoil. It is so relatable. Powerful background vocals make it haunting.

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23y ago

Great song. Hope can somtimes be hard to see...but you gotsta get up.

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by Reminisce

23y ago

This is a great song music wise, i must say. But you gotta find your own interpertation about life and hope

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by osubuckeye4

23y ago

I'm not a huge rap fan, but "Slippin" by DMX, "Changes" by Tupac and "If I ruled the world" by NAS are three of my favorite songs of all time just cause they are tellin it how it is...

I wish all rap could be like this and not just about drinkin 40's, riding on 20 inch rims and bling blingin... DMX is telling it from the heart and I think anyone who listens to this song and has been through any adversity has gotta appreciate it.

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by asilbaby23

23y ago

this song almost makes me cry everytime i hear it...

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by 3V1L.D

23y ago

Songs like these show how greate DMX is, not only a men whos makin hardcore things he got a voice and he got skill thats why hes the best 4 real ! Everytimy when i hear this song i must remamber about the last day years its like a mashine that turns on if ihear it i love it and that why i started 2 rap but howerver DMX ist the best ! RUFF RYDERS 4 LIFE

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by Ronnie29

22y ago

iight DMX will always be the best fuckin rapper out there.... but this song.. wooo tear that shit off the hook

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by koolguy76

22y ago

dmx is one of the greatest, short of tupac shakur, but this is my favorite song by dmx, and it just makes me want to do something to change my life

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by yeahyeahyoyo

20y ago

dmx was kickin ass where is he. i think this song is great, yeah, he's saying life can be hard, but you just gotta get up like when your writing a whole bunch of songs and they keep turning you down but you gotta keep going at it

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by cienfuegos

19y ago

good song i turn to for solace when im at my lowest points

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