Oddisee - Hold It Back lyrics

[Verse One] I'm asked to speak but not to tell the truth Anonymously in the credits you can check the proof In the camera, innovators and creators real In the mirror imitators and the takers steal That's a practice put in action that could win awards Yeah we love the frauds But hate the ones that really come with cause Moment of silence for me, I don't really need applause Think I'm loud enough when I'm alone with all my inner thoughts May I never meet the people I'm inspired by, and find out that they're really, really fake or they just kind of lied Kind of surprised I was able to keep my mouth shut This long, but On this song, I'ma tell how I feel being quiet is a crime Not enough fake G's doing time I’m not the only one to notice that I’m cutting all my ties I think it's time I stopped holding back [Hook] Hold it back (No I can't) ​(Repeated) [Verse Two] I make more than my sister Cause I was born as a mister And I ain't never been to college, and she graduated honors Yet the bosses think that I'm a better fit, huh Well, that annoy me more than cargo shorts And yoga pants that's worn at anything that's not a sport Dinner plans at eight And if show you up in some sneakers better call me in advance to say you running late I’m a contemporary man I mean take it back to what, so y'all could screw it up again While you’re running for an office, I'ma run away from coffins Pray the policies show progress before they boot it up again Cause every time we restart it We gon' push the demons deeper in the closet It ain't no secret they just seeping out regardless We're keeping logic hostage We need to stop [Hook] Hold it back (No I can't) ​(Repeated) [Verse Three] Tell them how you really feel, they label you a hater That's the greatest trick impostors ever played on the creator You around here acting like we’re equal but we greater Bring up talent all you want but you can keep your resume though Talk is cheaper now and it is just dropping by the day though Take precaution putting stock in anything somebody say though We gon' tell you anything we want to get a payload Don't be shocked if we come talking to you like it was a day old Clock restarted We gon' push the demons deeper in the closet It ain't no secret they just seeping out regardless Keeping logic hostage We need to stop [Hook] Hold it back (No I can't) ​(Repeated)