“Head Up High” is Fitz and The Tantrums frontman Michael Fitzpatrick’s debut solo single as FITZ. It was inspired by his time being stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, and also by the idea of continuing to create music even after reaching the ripe age of 50.
The song is in a more pop-rock st...
[Intro]
Hey
[Verse 1]
I'm under pressure, underpaid and working overtime
I mix the pleasure with the pain, I make it rain tonight
Ooh-ooh
No one said it would be easy
Ooh-ooh
Even if you don't believe me
Even on my darkest days
[Chorus]
I get knocked down but I just keep my head up high, high, high
Oh, high, high, high
Stuck on the ground but I just keep my head up high, high, high
Oh, high, high, high
Keepin' my head up high, high-high
Keepin' my head up, head up
[Verse 2]
I got a headache and a heartache but it's summertime
I'm runnin' circles tryna find another finish line
Plug in that power system, light up that optimism
Even on my darkest days
[Chorus]
I get knocked down but I just keep my head up high, high, high
Oh, high, high, high
Stuck on the ground but I just keep my head up high, high, high
Oh, high, high, high
Keepin' my head up high, high-high
Keepin' my head up, head up
Keepin' my head up, head up
[Bridge]
Ooh-ooh, no one said it would be easy
Ooh-ooh, even if you don't believe me
Even on my darkest days
[Chorus]
I get knocked down but I just keep my head up high, high, high
Oh, high, high, high
Stuck on the ground but I just keep my head up high, high, high
Oh, high, high, high
Keepin' my head up high, high-high
Keepin' my head up, head up
Keepin' my head up, head up
Head Up High was written by Sean Van Vleet & Dark Waves & Ryan Daly & FITZ.
FITZ released Head Up High on Thu Oct 22 2020.
When I wrote that song, it was a couple months into the pandemic. I was feeling overwhelmed, depressed. I walked into my studio and picked up an acoustic guitar and started angrily strumming these pretty chords. I was like, ‘I’m under pressure, underpaid, and working overtime.’ I needed to write a s...