Hold It Back-Oddisee

[00:30.70]I'm asked to speak but not to tell the truth [00:32.41]Anonymously in the credits you can check the proof [00:34.62]In the camera, innovators and creators real [00:37.03]In the mirror imitators and the takers steal [00:39.43]That's a practice put in action that could win awards [00:41.85]Yeah we love the frauds [00:43.61]But hate the ones that really come with cause [00:44.71]Moment of silence for me, I don't really need applause [00:46.62]Think I'm loud enough when I'm alone with all my inner thoughts [00:49.73]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 [00:54.36]Kind of surprised I was able to keep my mouth shut [00:56.86]This long, but [00:58.16]On this song, I'ma tell how I feel being quiet is a crime [01:01.23]Not enough fake G's doing time [01:03.23]I’m not the only one to notice that [01:05.09]I’m cutting all my ties [01:06.13]I think it's time I stopped holding back [01:07.60][Hook] [01:08.85]Hold it back (No I can't) [01:14.36]?(Repeated) [01:38.29]I make more than my sister [01:40.03]Cause I was born as a mister [01:42.54]And I ain't never been to college, and she graduated honors [01:45.09]Yet the bosses think that I'm a better fit, huh [01:47.56]Well, that annoy me more than cargo shorts [01:50.46]And yoga pants that's worn at anything that's not a sport [01:52.77]Dinner plans at eight [01:54.62]And if show you up in some sneakers better call me in advance to say you running late [01:57.57]I’m a contemporary man [01:59.92]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 [02:04.93]Pray the policies show progress before they boot it up again [02:07.81]Cause every time we restart it [02:09.09]We gon' push the demons deeper in the closet [02:11.44]It ain't no secret they just seeping out regardless [02:13.68]We're keeping logic hostage [02:16.18]We need to stop [02:16.84][Hook] [02:25.10]Hold it back (No I can't) [02:34.01]?(Repeated) [02:56.87]Tell them how you really feel, they label you a hater [02:58.77]That's the greatest trick impostors ever played on the creator [03:00.94]You around here acting like we’re equal but we greater [03:03.35]Bring up talent all you want but you can keep your resume though [03:06.12]Talk is cheaper now and it is just dropping by the day though [03:08.50]Take precaution putting stock in anything somebody say though [03:10.93]We gon' tell you anything we want to get a payload [03:13.39]Don't be shocked if we come talking to you like it was a day old [03:16.15]Clock restarted [03:17.66]We gon' push the demons deeper in the closet [03:20.07]It ain't no secret they just seeping out regardless [03:22.44]Keeping logic hostage [03:24.19]We need to stop [03:25.65][Hook] [03:33.68]Hold it back (No I can't) [03:43.55]?(Repeated)