Can't Hold It Back

[Intro]
(Yeah)
Turn it up, uh
Can't hold it back
Listen

[Chorus]
They can't hold it back when I step on the track (step on the track)
Bassline walk mean, breakbeat kick back (kick back)
Pretty little package but the skill set lack (skill set lack)
I been quiet for a minute, now I can't hold it back (can't hold it back)
They can't hold it back when I snap like that (snap like that)
Whole room shake when the funk line slap (funk line slap)
They all fade out, I be built to last (built to last)
I been quiet for a minute, now I can't hold it back (can't hold it back)

[Verse 1]
Yeah, they sellin' you a face and a filter, no flame in the center
Labels push a cover, but the core feel thinner
Got a million on the 'Gram but they verse sound beginner
All image, no image in the mind of a winner
I been buildin' up a pen game, brick by brick
While they worried 'bout an angle and a thirst trap pic
Every bar that I spit got a kick like a brick
They be searchin' for a caption, I be chargin' for a fix

You can keep your lil' budget on your lace-front wig
If the cadence ain't tough, then the record ain't big
Yell loud on a hook but the patterns all mid
Every flow sound borrowed, every word counterfeit
I can hear it in the rhythm when they try to pretend
Say they "body every track" but they barely begin
They ain't ready for the battle when I'm holdin' this pen
I turn the booth to a grave, chalk outline on the snare and the rim

[Verse 2]
I remember every flyer that they left me off
Now they playin' every record tryna steal my sauce
They rehearse in the mirror, but they can't pull off
What I do in one take when the red light's on
I been writin' in the margins while they practiced a pose
Study rhythm like a science, how the pocket unfolds
Multi-syllable precision when I lock in the flow
They be runnin' out of breath on the simplest notes

Yeah, I'm tired of the hype with a hollow inside
Of the chorus that they bought from a template site
Of the "boss" in the bio but the bar's all lies
Of the streams that they boost when the talent won't rise
I don't envy any crown that ain't earned by the bar
You can decorate a shell, still empty at heart
While they polish up a brand, I been sharpenin' darts
So when I aim at the beat, it's a permanent mark

[Bridge]
Can't hold it, can't hold it, can't hold it back (nah)
When the real ones slide and the weak ones crack (crack)
All that glitter on the 'Gram don't matter on wax
'Cause the crowd go wild when the skills intact (intact)
Can't hold it, can't hold it, can't hold it back (no)
When the kick drum knock and the bassline slaps (slap)
All that buzz fall dead when the track don't last
I be here next year while they fade to black

[Outro]
Can't hold it, can't hold it, can't hold it back
Nah, they can't hold it back
Bassline walk mean, let the needle scratch
I been quiet for a minute, now I can't hold it back

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[Intro] (Yeah) Turn it up, uh Can't hold it back Listen [Chorus] They can't hold it back when I step on the track (step on the track) Bassline walk mean, breakbeat kick back (kick back) Pretty little package but the skill set lack (skill set lack) I been quiet for a minute, now I can't hold it back (can't hold it back) They can't hold it back when I snap like that (snap like that) Whole room shake when the funk line slap (funk line slap) They all fade out, I be built to last (built to last) I been quiet for a minute, now I can't hold it back (can't hold it back) [Verse 1] Yeah, they sellin' you a face and a filter, no flame in the center Labels push a cover, but the core feel thinner Got a million on the 'Gram but they verse sound beginner All image, no image in the mind of a winner I been buildin' up a pen game, brick by brick While they worried 'bout an angle and a thirst trap pic Every bar that I spit got a kick like a brick They be searchin' for a caption, I be chargin' for a fix You can keep your lil' budget on your lace-front wig If the cadence ain't tough, then the record ain't big Yell loud on a hook but the patterns all mid Every flow sound borrowed, every word counterfeit I can hear it in the rhythm when they try to pretend Say they "body every track" but they barely begin They ain't ready for the battle when I'm holdin' this pen I turn the booth to a grave, chalk outline on the snare and the rim [Chorus] They can't hold it back when I step on the track (step on the track) Bassline walk mean, breakbeat kick back (kick back) Pretty little package but the skill set lack (skill set lack) I been quiet for a minute, now I can't hold it back (can't hold it back) They can't hold it back when I snap like that (snap like that) Whole room shake when the funk line slap (funk line slap) They all fade out, I be built to last (built to last) I been quiet for a minute, now I can't hold it back (can't hold it back) [Verse 2] I remember every flyer that they left me off Now they playin' every record tryna steal my sauce They rehearse in the mirror, but they can't pull off What I do in one take when the red light's on I been writin' in the margins while they practiced a pose Study rhythm like a science, how the pocket unfolds Multi-syllable precision when I lock in the flow They be runnin' out of breath on the simplest notes Yeah, I'm tired of the hype with a hollow inside Of the chorus that they bought from a template site Of the "boss" in the bio but the bar's all lies Of the streams that they boost when the talent won't rise I don't envy any crown that ain't earned by the bar You can decorate a shell, still empty at heart While they polish up a brand, I been sharpenin' darts So when I aim at the beat, it's a permanent mark [Chorus] They can't hold it back when I step on the track (step on the track) Bassline walk mean, breakbeat kick back (kick back) Pretty little package but the skill set lack (skill set lack) I been quiet for a minute, now I can't hold it back (can't hold it back) They can't hold it back when I snap like that (snap like that) Whole room shake when the funk line slap (funk line slap) They all fade out, I be built to last (built to last) I been quiet for a minute, now I can't hold it back (can't hold it back) [Bridge] Can't hold it, can't hold it, can't hold it back (nah) When the real ones slide and the weak ones crack (crack) All that glitter on the 'Gram don't matter on wax 'Cause the crowd go wild when the skills intact (intact) Can't hold it, can't hold it, can't hold it back (no) When the kick drum knock and the bassline slaps (slap) All that buzz fall dead when the track don't last I be here next year while they fade to black [Chorus] They can't hold it back when I step on the track (step on the track) Bassline walk mean, breakbeat kick back (kick back) Pretty little package but the skill set lack (skill set lack) I been quiet for a minute, now I can't hold it back (can't hold it back) They can't hold it back when I snap like that (snap like that) Whole room shake when the funk line slap (funk line slap) They all fade out, I be built to last (built to last) I been quiet for a minute, now I can't hold it back (can't hold it back) [Outro] Can't hold it, can't hold it, can't hold it back Nah, they can't hold it back Bassline walk mean, let the needle scratch I been quiet for a minute, now I can't hold it back

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