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Lyrics of Side Effects by Mariah Carey,Jeezy
intro
It's M.C. and Y.J.
Another hit, okay
We lookin' fine, takin' off
Saw us on a runway
On any given Sunday
Monday, Tuesday
They try to confuse me
I never let 'em use me
verse
I was a girl, you was a man
I was too young to understand
I was naive, 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
pre-chorus
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
chorus
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
Wakin' up scared some nights still dreaming 'bout them violent times
Still a little protective 'bout the people that I let inside
Still a little defensive thinkin' folk be tryna run my life
Still little depressed inside, I fake a smile and deal with the side effects
hook
(Oh, oh)
Side effects (oh, oh)
Side effects (oh, oh)
Side effects (oh, oh)
verse
It didn't stop, no one was there
Couldn't be real, had to keep quiet
Once in a while, put up a fight
It's just too much, night after night
After a while 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
pre-chorus
Flickering like a candle
Do my best to handle sleeping with the enemy
Whether he was smothering every last part of me
So I broke away and finally found the strength to leave
chorus
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
Wakin' up scared some nights still dreaming 'bout them violent times
Still a little protective 'bout the people that I let inside
Still a little defensive thinkin folk be tryna run my life
Still a little depressed inside, I fake a smile and deal with the side effects
hook
(Oh, oh)
Side effects (oh, oh)
Side effects (oh, oh)
Side effects (oh, oh)
Hey, hey, hey
Let's go!
verse
Hey Magnifico or should I say Magnificent?
Ain't nothing worth your happiness
And I ain't caring who you're with
Misery love company so we ain't tryin' to hang with y'all
Hurt you if ya let 'em in
Gotta keep ya sucka 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
verse
Side effects be drowsiness
Loneliness
How is this?
I think they call it hateration
What can you prescribe for this?
bridge
Forgive but I can't forget
Every day I deal with this
I live with the side efffects
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 efffects
But I ain't gonna let them get the best of me
chorus
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
Wakin' up scared some nights still dreaming 'bout the violent times
Still a little protective 'bout the people that I let inside
Still a little defensive thinkin folk be tryna run my life
Still a little depressed inside, I fake a smile and deal with the side effects
outro
(Oh, oh)
Side effects (oh, oh)
Side effects (oh, oh)
Side effects (oh, oh)
Writer(s): Mariah Carey, Scott Spencer Storch, Jay W. Jenkins, Crystal Nicole Johnson
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E=MC2
Album • 2008 • 16 tracks
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