Holding Me Back

[Verse 1]
I ain’t gotta follow nobody
Ain’t nobody gonna come like me
Ain’t nobody feel the breeze on the trees
Ain’t nobody gonna go rhyme like day
Ain’t nobody on the 8-0-8
Gonna fade away like I made Coldplay
With a double A
I’m the N-double A-C-P, you can’t see me
If you think so, that is cool
I am flatter by a choose
I will give you tissues for your issues
And then I’ll bless you
I am ‘bout community
Unity, Unity
They thought that ????? was a day late
Like it’s truancy
But I was actually a day early
Tryin’ to stay true to me
Cuz that’s the way it’s gotta go
Everybody gotta find their own damn floor
There’s many opportunities
Everybody gotta find their own damn door
And when you find it
Make sure you don’t turn around
Just go, go, GO!

[Chorus]
Holdin’ me back
Holdin’ me back
Had to shake it off
Had to shake it off
It was holding me back

Holdin’ me back
Holdin’ me back
Had to shake it off
Had to shake it off
Had to shake it off

Holdin’ me back
Holdin’ me back
Had to shake it off
Had to shake it off
It was holding me back

Holdin’ me back
Holdin’ me back
Shit Shit Shit

[Verse 2]
How many days when I didn’t believe?
How many days when I was on my knees?
Like beggin’ please
Like beggin’ please
Like beggin’ please
Like beggin’ please!
Hope someone is out there
Hope someone can hear me
Hope someone can understand what I’m trying to say without fearin’ me
Hope someone can help me
Hope someone can look past
All the things I’ve done did
All the people I’ve hurt in my past
Don’t hate the player, don’t hate the game
So long as you hate, ain’t shit gon’ change
Nobody care about the boy who cry wolf
That little boy ain’t even got no name
Once you know, then you know you do different
You the one to blame
I’m just sayin’
I’m just sayin’
I’m just sayin’
I’m just sayin’
What you say?
You know what I said
Time to get that fear up out your head
You are the monster under your bed
Holdin’ your self back, back

[Chorus]
Holdin’ me back
Holdin’ me back
Had to shake it off
Had to shake it off
It was holding me back

Holdin’ me back
Holdin’ me back
Had to shake it off
Had to shake it off
Had to shake it off

Holdin’ me back
Holdin’ me back
Had to shake it off
Had to shake it off
It was holding me back

Holdin’ me back
Holdin’ me back
Shit shit shit

[Verse 3]
Make sure that they know your name
Make sure they know who you is
Make sure they give you what you deserve
When they be gettin’ this
Casually turns casualty
Gettin’ burnt, no aloe-V
Have you runnin’ like who nose
Damn, call you allergy
Underground like Anarchy
Underwater, manatee
Have you lookin’ every-damn-where, like
Where’s humanity?
Have you lookin’ every-damn-where, like
Where’s humanity?
You feel you lost your sanity
Feel you lost your sanity
I’ve been there, done that, did that, run that
Now I feel that oh so free
I’m bettin’ on my damn self
Like I was an OTB
I’m lookin’ in the mirror with some purpose and some urgency
Lookin’ for that energy, energy, energy

[Chorus]
Holdin’ me back
Holdin’ me back
Had to shake it off
Had to shake it off
It was holding me back

Holdin’ me back
Holdin’ me back
Had to shake it off
Had to shake it off
Had to shake it off

Holdin’ me back
Holdin’ me back
Had to shake it off
Had to shake it off
It was holding me back

Holdin’ me back
Holdin’ me back
Shit Shit Shit

Holdin’ me back
Holdin’ me back
Had to shake it off
Had to shake it off
It was holding me back

Holdin’ me back
Holdin’ me back
Had to shake it off
Had to shake it off
Had to shake it off

Holdin’ me back
Holdin’ me back
Had to shake it off
Had to shake it off
It was holding me back

Holdin’ me back
Holdin’ me back
Shit Shit Shit