Held Down
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โฑ๏ธ 4:55 duration
๐ ID: 7953969
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Allow me. to break it down. ah yea yea yea yea yea
Life.
This is dedicated to all my folks
Diagnosed with a bad case of that proper upbringin
And never took the time to fall in line or follow
Or swallow the thoughts
Of the recognized committees who lurk throughout ya cities
Ya hood, ya town, no matter which type
You from the same type of people try to hold you down
Just because you tailor made for bigger and better things
Never missed a chance to move ahead of things
And what does it bring? I tell you for me
It brought jealousy in back wounds from all the stabbin
Cats posin as my fan just to get grabbin what's mine
I'm livin in times where my daughters are found around
Kids who can't afford thinkin caps
But always found drinkin raps and eatin off beats
Claimin laws of the streets - but who made the laws?
Everybody playin rebel with no sign of a cause
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down, just to be down
You've got to make up your mind, where you wanna be
Where you wanna go with your life
With your life...
Yo, I'm never singin the blues but findin the clues to maintain
And I been blessed to reign supreme over nearly every dream
I had, and I made it come true
I'm an imperfect man and I'm holdin the clue
To perfection, it doesn't seem to matter what direction I look
I find people settin traps
Tryin to find the goal - without havin any maps
Even friends of mine, jumped on line, just to become my adversary
They felt they were entitled to the dairy I made
They don't come to chill or behave
And they got, toast ready to burn
Not learnin to live, but they yearnin to take what you earn
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down, just to be down
You see - you've got to make up your mind,
Where you wanna be
And where you wanna go with your life
With your life...
So quick to place blame,
And deny the shame we bring upon ourselves
So many names held accountable for my own account
When a large amount was weight, that I made and shaped
When I climbed I found
It was hard to find others around to point my fingers at
Which made me realize the truth
The biggest suppressor could be your own ego
Lookin for an excuse
To plant roots, in a field of self-sorrow
To sprout and follow the first thing you feel
Nourishes your hunger to be respected, it gets hectic
And when I'm watchin the news, and my daughter walks in
And choose to ask, "Why were all those people on the floor
Sleepin, covered in red?" I told her
That they were lookin for God,
But found religion instead
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down;
Just to be down
You see, you've got to make up yo' mind,
Where you wanna be
And where you wanna go with yo' life
With your life, with your life
I need my space, to live...
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down;
Just to be down
You see, you've got to make up yo' mind,
Where you wanna be
And where you wanna go with yo' life
With your life, with your life
Life.
This is dedicated to all my folks
Diagnosed with a bad case of that proper upbringin
And never took the time to fall in line or follow
Or swallow the thoughts
Of the recognized committees who lurk throughout ya cities
Ya hood, ya town, no matter which type
You from the same type of people try to hold you down
Just because you tailor made for bigger and better things
Never missed a chance to move ahead of things
And what does it bring? I tell you for me
It brought jealousy in back wounds from all the stabbin
Cats posin as my fan just to get grabbin what's mine
I'm livin in times where my daughters are found around
Kids who can't afford thinkin caps
But always found drinkin raps and eatin off beats
Claimin laws of the streets - but who made the laws?
Everybody playin rebel with no sign of a cause
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down, just to be down
You've got to make up your mind, where you wanna be
Where you wanna go with your life
With your life...
Yo, I'm never singin the blues but findin the clues to maintain
And I been blessed to reign supreme over nearly every dream
I had, and I made it come true
I'm an imperfect man and I'm holdin the clue
To perfection, it doesn't seem to matter what direction I look
I find people settin traps
Tryin to find the goal - without havin any maps
Even friends of mine, jumped on line, just to become my adversary
They felt they were entitled to the dairy I made
They don't come to chill or behave
And they got, toast ready to burn
Not learnin to live, but they yearnin to take what you earn
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down, just to be down
You see - you've got to make up your mind,
Where you wanna be
And where you wanna go with your life
With your life...
So quick to place blame,
And deny the shame we bring upon ourselves
So many names held accountable for my own account
When a large amount was weight, that I made and shaped
When I climbed I found
It was hard to find others around to point my fingers at
Which made me realize the truth
The biggest suppressor could be your own ego
Lookin for an excuse
To plant roots, in a field of self-sorrow
To sprout and follow the first thing you feel
Nourishes your hunger to be respected, it gets hectic
And when I'm watchin the news, and my daughter walks in
And choose to ask, "Why were all those people on the floor
Sleepin, covered in red?" I told her
That they were lookin for God,
But found religion instead
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down;
Just to be down
You see, you've got to make up yo' mind,
Where you wanna be
And where you wanna go with yo' life
With your life, with your life
I need my space, to live...
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down;
Just to be down
You see, you've got to make up yo' mind,
Where you wanna be
And where you wanna go with yo' life
With your life, with your life
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:00.75] Allow me. to break it down. ah yea yea yea yea yea
[00:09.66] Life.
[00:19.60] This is dedicated to all my folks
[00:23.17] Diagnosed with a bad case of that proper upbringin
[00:26.53] And never took the time to fall in line or follow
[00:29.20] Or swallow the thoughts
[00:30.47] Of the recognized committees who lurk throughout ya cities
[00:33.15] Ya hood, ya town, no matter which type
[00:35.52] You from the same type of people try to hold you down
[00:38.30] Just because you tailor made for bigger and better things
[00:41.35] Never missed a chance to move ahead of things
[00:44.01] And what does it bring? I tell you for me
[00:46.57] It brought jealousy in back wounds from all the stabbin
[00:49.41] Cats posin as my fan just to get grabbin what's mine
[00:52.96] I'm livin in times where my daughters are found around
[00:55.98] Kids who can't afford thinkin caps
[00:57.99] But always found drinkin raps and eatin off beats
[01:00.57] Claimin laws of the streets - but who made the laws?
[01:02.70] Everybody playin rebel with no sign of a cause
[01:05.73] Well I, feel the world around me
[01:08.61] I've found, that others, will bring you down, just to be down
[01:13.11] You've got to make up your mind, where you wanna be
[01:17.38] Where you wanna go with your life
[01:19.80] With your life...
[01:21.56] Yo, I'm never singin the blues but findin the clues to maintain
[01:24.55] And I been blessed to reign supreme over nearly every dream
[01:28.05] I had, and I made it come true
[01:30.05] I'm an imperfect man and I'm holdin the clue
[01:32.78] To perfection, it doesn't seem to matter what direction I look
[01:36.02] I find people settin traps
[01:37.72] Tryin to find the goal - without havin any maps
[01:40.43] Even friends of mine, jumped on line, just to become my adversary
[01:44.48] They felt they were entitled to the dairy I made
[01:47.33] They don't come to chill or behave
[01:49.20] And they got, toast ready to burn
[01:51.52] Not learnin to live, but they yearnin to take what you earn
[01:54.73] Well I, feel the world around me
[01:57.88] I've found, that others, will bring you down, just to be down
[02:01.47] You see - you've got to make up your mind,
[02:04.55] Where you wanna be
[02:06.29] And where you wanna go with your life
[02:08.93] With your life...
[02:15.07] So quick to place blame,
[02:20.86] And deny the shame we bring upon ourselves
[02:24.25] So many names held accountable for my own account
[02:27.43] When a large amount was weight, that I made and shaped
[02:30.46] When I climbed I found
[02:32.45] It was hard to find others around to point my fingers at
[02:35.20] Which made me realize the truth
[02:37.56] The biggest suppressor could be your own ego
[02:39.57] Lookin for an excuse
[02:41.11] To plant roots, in a field of self-sorrow
[02:43.19] To sprout and follow the first thing you feel
[02:45.75] Nourishes your hunger to be respected, it gets hectic
[02:49.01] And when I'm watchin the news, and my daughter walks in
[02:51.73] And choose to ask, "Why were all those people on the floor
[02:55.11] Sleepin, covered in red?" I told her
[02:57.07] That they were lookin for God,
[02:58.89] But found religion instead
[03:00.29] Well I, feel the world around me
[03:03.49] I've found, that others, will bring you down;
[03:06.32] Just to be down
[03:08.03] You see, you've got to make up yo' mind,
[03:10.28] Where you wanna be
[03:11.75] And where you wanna go with yo' life
[03:14.14] With your life, with your life
[03:45.20] I need my space, to live...
[03:53.69] Well I, feel the world around me
[04:00.32] I've found, that others, will bring you down;
[04:03.48] Just to be down
[04:05.75] You see, you've got to make up yo' mind,
[04:07.42] Where you wanna be
[04:08.91] And where you wanna go with yo' life
[04:11.32] With your life, with your life
[04:17.59]
[00:09.66] Life.
[00:19.60] This is dedicated to all my folks
[00:23.17] Diagnosed with a bad case of that proper upbringin
[00:26.53] And never took the time to fall in line or follow
[00:29.20] Or swallow the thoughts
[00:30.47] Of the recognized committees who lurk throughout ya cities
[00:33.15] Ya hood, ya town, no matter which type
[00:35.52] You from the same type of people try to hold you down
[00:38.30] Just because you tailor made for bigger and better things
[00:41.35] Never missed a chance to move ahead of things
[00:44.01] And what does it bring? I tell you for me
[00:46.57] It brought jealousy in back wounds from all the stabbin
[00:49.41] Cats posin as my fan just to get grabbin what's mine
[00:52.96] I'm livin in times where my daughters are found around
[00:55.98] Kids who can't afford thinkin caps
[00:57.99] But always found drinkin raps and eatin off beats
[01:00.57] Claimin laws of the streets - but who made the laws?
[01:02.70] Everybody playin rebel with no sign of a cause
[01:05.73] Well I, feel the world around me
[01:08.61] I've found, that others, will bring you down, just to be down
[01:13.11] You've got to make up your mind, where you wanna be
[01:17.38] Where you wanna go with your life
[01:19.80] With your life...
[01:21.56] Yo, I'm never singin the blues but findin the clues to maintain
[01:24.55] And I been blessed to reign supreme over nearly every dream
[01:28.05] I had, and I made it come true
[01:30.05] I'm an imperfect man and I'm holdin the clue
[01:32.78] To perfection, it doesn't seem to matter what direction I look
[01:36.02] I find people settin traps
[01:37.72] Tryin to find the goal - without havin any maps
[01:40.43] Even friends of mine, jumped on line, just to become my adversary
[01:44.48] They felt they were entitled to the dairy I made
[01:47.33] They don't come to chill or behave
[01:49.20] And they got, toast ready to burn
[01:51.52] Not learnin to live, but they yearnin to take what you earn
[01:54.73] Well I, feel the world around me
[01:57.88] I've found, that others, will bring you down, just to be down
[02:01.47] You see - you've got to make up your mind,
[02:04.55] Where you wanna be
[02:06.29] And where you wanna go with your life
[02:08.93] With your life...
[02:15.07] So quick to place blame,
[02:20.86] And deny the shame we bring upon ourselves
[02:24.25] So many names held accountable for my own account
[02:27.43] When a large amount was weight, that I made and shaped
[02:30.46] When I climbed I found
[02:32.45] It was hard to find others around to point my fingers at
[02:35.20] Which made me realize the truth
[02:37.56] The biggest suppressor could be your own ego
[02:39.57] Lookin for an excuse
[02:41.11] To plant roots, in a field of self-sorrow
[02:43.19] To sprout and follow the first thing you feel
[02:45.75] Nourishes your hunger to be respected, it gets hectic
[02:49.01] And when I'm watchin the news, and my daughter walks in
[02:51.73] And choose to ask, "Why were all those people on the floor
[02:55.11] Sleepin, covered in red?" I told her
[02:57.07] That they were lookin for God,
[02:58.89] But found religion instead
[03:00.29] Well I, feel the world around me
[03:03.49] I've found, that others, will bring you down;
[03:06.32] Just to be down
[03:08.03] You see, you've got to make up yo' mind,
[03:10.28] Where you wanna be
[03:11.75] And where you wanna go with yo' life
[03:14.14] With your life, with your life
[03:45.20] I need my space, to live...
[03:53.69] Well I, feel the world around me
[04:00.32] I've found, that others, will bring you down;
[04:03.48] Just to be down
[04:05.75] You see, you've got to make up yo' mind,
[04:07.42] Where you wanna be
[04:08.91] And where you wanna go with yo' life
[04:11.32] With your life, with your life
[04:17.59]