Thought You Could Hold Me Down
by Unknown
Lyrics
Verse 1
Thought you could hold me down, chains on my soul
Cold nights in the dark tryna fight for control
Everybody switched sides when I needed help
Had to learn real quick how to save myself
Backstab scars still fresh in my skin
Smiles in my face while they pray I don’t win
But pressure make diamonds, pain made a beast
Now I eat every track like I ain’t had a feast
I was broke, lost, angry, running on fumes
Too many dark days trapped in one room
Now I step in the light and the whole room froze
You can’t bury a flame when it already knows
Pre-Chorus
I felt that weight
I shook that chain
I took that hit
I still remained
Look at me now
Still standing tall
You built that wall
I broke it all
Chorus
You thought I’d stay down
You thought I’d stay down
Watch me come back loud
Watch me come back loud
I don’t break now
I don’t break now
You thought I’d stay down
But I came back loud (back loud)
Verse 2
Now they say my name like they knew me first
Funny how they love you when you climb out the dirt
Same ones that laughed when I hit my low
Now they on the line like they need that glow
I kept my head low, kept my pride in check
Had to build my own throne from a broken deck
Took every hit, turned it into a scar
Every dead-end road still led me far
I don’t chase peace, I make my own
You can hear my steps when I hit that floor
No more begging for a seat at the table
I brought my own plate, yeah, I came in able
Pre-Chorus
I felt that weight
I shook that chain
I took that hit
I still remained
Look at me now
Still standing tall
You built that wall
I broke it all
Chorus
You thought I’d stay down
You thought I’d stay down
Watch me come back loud
Watch me come back loud
I don’t break now
I don’t break now
You thought I’d stay down
But I came back loud (back loud)
Bridge
Say what you want
I’ve heard worse
Buried alive
Still got nerve
Hands in the dirt
Blood in my drive
I lost my way
Then found my fire
Final Chorus
You thought I’d stay down
You thought I’d stay down
Watch me come back loud
Watch me come back loud
I don’t break now
I don’t break now
You thought I’d stay down
But I came back loud (back loud)
You thought I could drown
You thought I could drown
Now I’m breaking out
Now I’m breaking out
I don’t break now
I don’t break now
You thought I’d stay down
But I came back loud (back loud)