Hold It Back-Oddisee

[ti:Hold It Back] [ar:Oddisee] [al:The Iceberg] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Hold It Back - Oddisee [00:30.48]I'm asked to speak but not to tell the truth [00:32.25]Anonymously in the credits you can check the proof [00:34.23] [00:34.89]In the camera innovators and creators real [00:36.63] [00:37.42]In the mirror imitators and the takers steal [00:39.07] [00:39.86]That's a practice put in action that could win awards [00:41.90]Yeah we love the frauds [00:42.79]But hate the ones that really come with cause [00:44.50]Moment of silence for me I don't really need applause [00:46.18]Think I'm loud enough when I'm alone with all my inner thoughts [00:49.35]May I never meet the people I'm inspired by [00:50.95]And find out that they're really really fake or they just kind of lied [00:54.30]Kind of surprised I was able to keep my mouth shut [00:56.83]This long but [00:57.84]On this song I'ma tell how I feel being quite is a crime [01:00.37]Not enough fake g's doing time [01:03.05]I m not the only one to notice that [01:04.84]I m cutting all my ties [01:06.57]I think it's time I stopped holding back [01:08.15]Hold it back [01:09.90] [01:38.36]I make more than my sister [01:39.92] [01:40.45]'Cause I was born as a mister [01:42.76]And I ain't never been to college and she graduated honors [01:44.95]Yet the bosses think that I'm a better fit huh [01:47.51]Well that annoy me more than cargo shorts [01:50.74]And yoga pants that's worn at anything that's not a sport [01:53.15]Dinner plans at eight [01:54.32]And if show you up in some sneakers better call me [01:56.27]In advance to say you running late [01:57.88]I m a contemporary man [01:59.26]I mean take it back to what so y'all could screw it up again [02:01.68]While you re running for an office I'ma run away from coffins [02:03.88]Pray the policies show progress before they boot it up again [02:06.70]'Cause every time we restart it [02:08.46] [02:09.04]We gon' push the demons deeper in the closet [02:11.38]It ain't no secret they just seeping out regardless [02:13.07] [02:13.74]We're keeping logic hostage [02:15.69]We need to stop [02:16.72]Hold it back [02:17.63] [02:56.80]Tell them how you really feel they label you a hater [02:59.08]That's the greatest trick impostors ever played on the creator [03:01.37]You around here acting like we re equal but we greater [03:03.39]Bring up talent all you want but you can keep your resume though [03:05.92]Talk is cheaper now and it is just dropping by the day though [03:08.53]Take precaution putting stock in anything somebody say though [03:11.21]We gon' tell you anything we want to get a payload [03:13.20]Don't be shocked if we come talking to you like it was a day old [03:16.36]Clock restarted [03:16.96] [03:17.76]We gon' push the demons deeper in the closet [03:19.48] [03:20.14]It ain't no secret they just seeping out regardless [03:21.83] [03:22.39]Keeping logic hostage [03:24.10]We need to stop [03:25.29]Hold it back [03:26.49] [03:27.21]Hold it back [03:28.63] [03:29.52]Hold it back