Thin Line Lyrics

[Chorus: Buffalo Madonna]
And on, on and on, and on we go
And on, on and on, and on we go
We love what we had, but now it's gone
Let's leave before we eat each other alive
Alive

[Verse 1: Macklemore]
Same city, yeah, we can't break up
Nice mask on, I wore the same one
The greatest trick that the devil ever pulled
Was convincing women that they looked better in their makeup

I wear war paint, fight to the casket
Too tired to apologize on this mattress
Emotional detachment, what's the matter?
She's learning that she never should have dated a rapper
I don't blame her, my mind is gone
I'm at dinner checking phone calls, texts and blogs
I don't hear a word, I know nothing at all
Just concerned about the world memorizing these songs
It goes on and on
Don't wanna break you, but I'm leading you on
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, on
And now it's gone

[Chorus: Buffalo Madonna]
And on, on and on, and on we go
And on, on and on, and on we go
We love what we had, but now it's gone
Let's leave before we eat each other alive
Alive
[Post-Chorus: Buffalo Madonna]
You are the love of my life
You are the love of my life
You were the love of my life
This time we know, we know
It's over
Over


[Verse 2: Buffalo Madonna]
Didn't believe in love until we fell out
Gave the keys back, now I'm on the homie's couch
Always going out, sleeping 'round with strangers
Danger, but you can't live without her
Now you're paranoid, checking on her cellphone
Making sure she ain't like you alone
Haven't made love with the lights still on
It's like you're hiding something from me

[Verse 3: Macklemore]
Let's fake another toast to the good life
Predict the future, clean slate, blue sky
Fantasy of me, husband and you, wife
Lyin', staring into those two eyes
And I can't take it back to where we came from
A pavement past emotional earthquake foundation
Yeah, let's keep swimming in the snake pit, get bit
Get out, then jump back into the suffocation
Make up and fuck to save us like we got this
Come on, this is just us, baby
And this is just a fight, this is just love, maybe
Is it just you or am I fucking crazy?
I swear to God, I wish that I could Photoshop the scars off
Cold world and gettin' my heart thawed
Then I said it all and never get lock jaw
Mouth is a sawed off shotgun at any second could pop off
How does the truth taste?
My job comes with a complimentary toothpaste
Lately, I've been living up out of my suitcase
Building trust in that I'm leaving on Tuesday
Bought a one night stand, just a bootleg
A duplication of something authentic

Heart augmented, and it's so hard to end it
I said peace before, but this time I meant it
[Bridge: Macklemore & Buffalo Madonna]
Can't get her out of my head
This place is a mess
Holding onto cobwebs
It has us both on the fence
She walks that thin line
In and out of my bed
Each time I love her less
Can't get her out of my head
This place is a mess
Holding onto cobwebs
It has us both on the fence
She walks that thin line
In and out of my bed
Each time I love her less

[Chorus: Buffalo Madonna]
And on on and on and on we go
And on on and on and on we go
Love what we had but now it's gone
Let's leave before we eat each other alive
Alive

[Post-Chorus: Buffalo Madonna]
You are the love of my life
You are the love of my life
You were the love of my life
This time we know, we know
It's over

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This song chronicles the battle Macklemore and other Hip Hop artists face. The battle is between their relationships with other people and their relationship with the rap game. It’s hard for him to split the two, and sometimes the rap game seems more important to him, until the human relationships are gone, and he realizes that he wishes he did things differently.

What’s interesting is that Macklemore has stated in interviews that he has a healthy relationship with his girlfriend, so this song may be about the average rapper.

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Recorded At
Macklemore/RyanLewis Studios, Seattle, WA
Release Date
October 9, 2012
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