Hold It Back - Oddisee

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 ya how I feel, being quiet is a crime

Not enough fake Gs 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

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back (no I can’t)

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back (no I can’t)

Hold it back

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, uh

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 'fore 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

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back (no I can’t)

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back (no I can’t)

Hold it back

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 résumé 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

We’re keeping logic hostage

We need to stop

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back (no I can’t)

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back (no I can’t)

Hold it back

Hold it back, hold it back, hold it back, hold it

Hold it back, hold it back, hold it back, hold it

Hold it back, hold it back, hold it back, hold it

Hold it back, hold it back, hold it back, hold it

Hold it back, hold it back, hold it back, hold it

Hold it back, hold it back, hold it back, hold it

Hold it back, hold it back, hold it back, hold it

Hold it back, hold it back, hold it back, hold it