Turning Up The Bottle
Rittz Lyrics

He was a cook at a dead-end job, 26-years-old
He was 26-years-old and worked as a cook at a job with no prospects for advancement

She moved back to Atlanta, fucked over by her father she had got disowned
She returned to Atlanta after being cast out by her father and disowned

He was a ? for the rap, but after so long he done quit and lost hope
He tried to rap but eventually gave up and lost faith in his abilities

She was addicted to meth, so was everybody living in the household
She struggled with addiction to meth, as did others living in the same house

Both of them worked on the daytime shift
They both worked during the day

On break time, kicked it and sparks just flew
During their breaks, they spent time together and chemistry was evident

She said she heard through the grapevine, he had a girlfriend
She had heard rumors that he was already in a relationship

He told her "Nah we're through"
He denied that he was in a relationship and confirmed that it was over

But what they had in common was a fucked up life
Despite their differences, they shared a troubled background

Shit she'd experience, he had gone through, too
They had similar negative experiences

Both of them thought that the world was against them
They both felt like they were underdogs and facing a hostile world

Childhood innocence gone too soon
Both of them had lost their innocence at a young age

They hooked up and then she moved in
They started dating and she moved in with him

With him and his parents, she was detoxing
She was going through detox while living with him and his parents

He did meth, too, it helped him write songs
He also used meth, which he believed helped him create music

But he quit writing shit the minute she got clean
When she got sober, he stopped creating music altogether

You would think that things got better but they didn't
One might assume things improved, but they did not

Cause instead of doing drugs they'd just sit around and drink
They substituted drugs with alcohol and became idle

Day in and day out cause they hate being sober
They spent each day getting drunk because they disliked being sober

they broke as a joke, and they think that
They were broke and disillusioned

Everything is bad, but it all seems OK
Despite everything going wrong, things appear alright to them

When we're turning up the bottle
They turn to alcohol to cope with their problems

Trying to see the sun but the sky seems so gray
They attempt to look on the bright side, but their situation remains bleak

Drowning in our sorrow
They are overwhelmed by their troubles

His parents kicked him out, they was sick of the drinking, it was constant
His parents evicted him because they were tired of his drinking

They moved in with his sister and her fiance at the spot where her mom lived
They went to live with his sister and her partner at a residence that belonged to his sister's mother

Now they can drink without a conscious
Without anyone to hold them accountable, they can drink excessively with no shame

no one was there to tell them it was time to grow up
Without guidance, they failed to mature and take responsibility for their lives

She worked nights at the bar, but they shared one car
She worked at a bar at night, but they had only one vehicle

he would pick her up and drive home drunk
He would drive drunk to get her from work

When they drinking was the only time that life don't suck
They felt good about life only when drinking

Only problem was, they would fight so much
They often argued despite finding solace in drinking together

Had to hide any guns in the house cause they might go nuts
They had to conceal firearms in their home because they feared they might become violent

Shoot each other, or they might go fuck
They used the firearm as a possible means of homicide or suicide

It could go either way, '09 came, adios to a way
'09 arrived and marked the end of a certain phase

Both of them got laid off, so did her mom and her sister
All of them lost their jobs, including her mom and sister

Face of a closed but
They encountered rejection and disappointment

No dough put away, Ramon Noodles every night
They did not have savings and could only afford to eat cheap noodles

They applied everywhere to try to get a job
They sought jobs everywhere they could

Looking like white trash, wearing hand-me-down clothes
They had a poor appearance and wore discarded clothing

To the job interviews, so nobody ever call
They would not receive job offers because of their unimpressive appearance

Running out of time, running out of alcohol
They were growing short on time and alcohol

Maybe if they sobered up then the shit would change
Having a sober lifestyle may positively impact their circumstances

But instead they keep on emptying the piggy bank
Rather than save money, they spent it all on alcohol

Up in the liquor store buying something cheap to drank, because
They purchased a low-cost drink from the liquor store because it was all they could afford

He went to a specialist, the doctor said he had an ulcer in his stomach
He saw a specialist and was diagnosed with a stomach ulcer

Probably cause he ? and he tried to make himself throw up and vomit
The likely cause of his ulcer was his tendency to vomit after drinking

Making room so he could drink cause he's a drunk
He would force himself to vomit so that he could drink more

and he's a glutton but the combination's common
His binge eating and drinking behaviors were not unusual

But the fact that he was young with stomach problems for so long
It was concerning that he had long-standing stomach issues despite his young age

But the ulcer wasn't cancerous, right then he made a promise to his mama
Fortunately, the ulcer was not cancerous, and he vowed to his mother that he would quit drinking

He would quit, he's full of shit he wasn't honest
He failed to keep his promise to quit drinking, and therefore, was dishonest

Cause he only went a month and started chugging another bottle
He only stopped drinking for a month before falling back into his old habits

She was getting sick of always shaking, she's afraid
She was growing tired of constantly shaking and being afraid

Cause everything she ate was coming up and when she made a date
She was suffering from constant nausea and vomiting, which made it difficult to keep any food down

To see the doctor, told him she's an alcoholic
She revealed to the doctor that she had an addiction to alcohol

Plus the color of her skin and mouth ?? is turning yellow
Her skin and eyes had become yellow, indicating liver damage

But she never listened, turning up that bottle
Despite her medical problems, she continued to drink heavily