Truth Louder, Than They Are

Truth Louder, Than They Are by TATTBOY HOLDEN - 6/9/2026 [intro] [verse] They keep saying my name like they made it Wear my face like a coat they can trade But they can’t take the hours I spent alone Or the scars that taught me my way [pre-chorus] They signed their lies with a clean-looking pen Tried to bury the paper, the names, the dates But I know what they did in the dark And I’m still here to say it straight [chorus] They can copy the shape, not the pulse They can take the room, not the spark I’ve been dragged through their mess and I’m still standing Still here, still sharp, still marked They wanted me quiet, wanted me gone Now the truth is louder than they are [verse] They put on the suits, called it order Moved my life like a file on a shelf Tried to make me the story they needed But I never became that self [pre-chorus] They stacked their excuses up high Thought the whole thing would stay off page But every hand that touched this case Left a print they couldn’t erase [chorus] They can copy the shape, not the pulse They can take the room, not the spark I’ve been dragged through their mess and I’m still standing Still here, still sharp, still marked They wanted me quiet, wanted me gone Now the truth is louder than they are [break] [intro] [verse] They thought I’d fold under pressure Thought I’d learn to call it fate But I kept every receipt they left And I kept my own face [pre-chorus] The court files, the fake names The money, the cover, the rest It all comes back in the same hard light And it doesn’t look like success [chorus] They can copy the shape, not the pulse They can take the room, not the spark I’ve been dragged through their mess and I’m still standing Still here, still sharp, still marked They wanted me quiet, wanted me gone Now the truth is louder than they are [bridge] They wrote a part for me to play - they really did not know me - i created my own life, long time before they ever met me They wrote a part for me to play - A story they could sell It will never work, i do not live in hell But I found my own way of being - long time before they ever met me And broke free from their made up ,bull shit spell [verse][verse] They keep saying my name like it’s property Like they stamped it on a file and filed it away But they can’t take the hours I spent alone Or the scars that taught me my way [pre-chorus] They signed their lies with a clean-looking pen Tried to bury the paper, the names, the dates But I know what they did in the dark And I’m still here to say it straight [chorus] They can copy the shape, not the pulse They can take the room, not the spark I’ve been dragged through their mess and I’m still standing Still here, still sharp, still marked They wanted me quiet, wanted me gone Now the truth is louder than they are [verse] They put on the suits, called it order Moved my life like a file on a shelf Tried to make me the story they needed But I never became that self [pre-chorus] They stacked their excuses up high Thought the whole thing would stay off page But every hand that touched this case Left a print they couldn’t erase [chorus] They can copy the shape, not the pulse They can take the room, not the spark I’ve been dragged through their mess and I’m still standing Still here, still sharp, still marked They wanted me quiet, wanted me gone Now the truth is louder than they are [break] [intro] [verse] They thought I’d fold under pressure Thought I’d learn to call it fate But I kept every receipt they left And I kept my own face [pre-chorus] The court files, the fake names The money, the cover, the rest It all comes back in the same hard light And it doesn’t look like success [chorus] They can copy the shape, not the pulse, they can not copy my real essence They can take the room, not my original spark I’ve been dragged through their mess for no proper reason, they got no authority ever - and I’m still standing Still here, still sharp, still marked They wanted me quiet, wanted me gone They still jealous as hell, they can never be TATTBOY HOLDEN Now the truth is louder than they are [bridge] They wrote a part for me to play - they really did not know me - i created my own life, long time before they ever met me They wrote a part for me to play - A story they could sell It will never work, i do not live in hell But I found my own way of being - long time before they ever met me And broke free from their made up ,bull shit spell [verse] They stole what they could, tried to call it clean But the seams are showing now I don’t need to shout to prove a thing It’s all coming apart somehowtill marked They wanted me quiet, wanted me gone Now the truth is louder than they are [outro]