[Verse 1 Mike Shinoda] I had a friend named Victor The two of us used to hang every single day And it seemed like overnight that his whole life just changed I know when his mom and dad broke up, it didnt make sense But I know that his dad was a drunk and he gambled away the rent Pretty soon, Vic was seeing red, pissed off, but instead Hed drink every night til he passed out, then hed do it all again The whole time, smiling on the outside to cover the pain But on the inside, all he was trying to do was get away [Chorus Jonah Kenna] Hes dying to get away Let the pain of yesterday go Slipping through the cracks [Verse 2 Tak] Yo, funny how things change color Then fade to another shade When you had it made It was all good, but now look, just another day It was so fresh, it was so clean Now its all gone, one, two, three, lights out Which way to turn, cant get a grip All alone in a big white house Every day gets worse And you just curse til your head bursts And it hurts so bad, she left, now you suffer Shouldve thought of that one first No family, no kids, cant accept what you did Now you wanna run away but you cant Cause the past comes back again [Verse 3 Ryu] Slipping through the cracks, sip a little Jack Go to bed half dead, what about rent? Why does every cent gotta be a bet? Whens it gonna end? Oh my god, we dont got a penny left My moms gotta find a way to get a job Out of debt, out of dodge Out of breath, out of this big problem My pops wanna get away from the pain In a better place in his brain But the medication he takes makes him wasted So sick, if hes gonna think That the good lord would come take him Im shaking him, Wake up, you son of a bitch! [Chorus Jonah Kenna] Hes dying to get away Let the pain of yesterday go slipping through the cracks Hiding himself away Watching all the memories fade away from red to black Hes dying to get away Let the pain of yesterday go slipping through the cracks Hiding himself away Watching all the memories fade away from red to black [Outro] Slipping through the cracks Slipping through the cracks Slipping through the cracks
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