Held Down Lyrics
| Song | Held Down |
| Artist | De La Soul |
| Album | AOI: Bionix |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| 作词 : Jolicoeur, Mason, Mercer | |
| [Cee-Lo] Allow me.. to break it down.. ah yea yea yea yea yeahh.. | |
| Life.. [humming] [Pos] | |
| 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+ [Chorus: Cee-Lo] | |
| 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.. [Pos] | |
| 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 [Chorus: Cee-Lo] | |
| 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.. [Pos] | |
| 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 supressor 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 [Chorus: Cee-Lo] | |
| 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.. [Cee-Lo harmonizes and ad libs with choir] [Cee-Lo] | |
| I need my | |
| SPAAAACE, 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.. |
| zuo ci : Jolicoeur, Mason, Mercer | |
| CeeLo Allow me.. to break it down.. ah yea yea yea yea yeahh.. | |
| Life.. humming Pos | |
| 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 Chorus: CeeLo | |
| 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.. Pos | |
| 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 Chorus: CeeLo | |
| 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.. Pos | |
| 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 supressor could be your own ego lookin for an excuse to plant roots, in a field of selfsorrow 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 Chorus: CeeLo | |
| 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.. CeeLo harmonizes and ad libs with choir CeeLo | |
| I need my | |
| SPAAAACE, 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.. |
| zuò cí : Jolicoeur, Mason, Mercer | |
| CeeLo Allow me.. to break it down.. ah yea yea yea yea yeahh.. | |
| Life.. humming Pos | |
| 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 Chorus: CeeLo | |
| 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.. Pos | |
| 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 Chorus: CeeLo | |
| 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.. Pos | |
| 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 supressor could be your own ego lookin for an excuse to plant roots, in a field of selfsorrow 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 Chorus: CeeLo | |
| 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.. CeeLo harmonizes and ad libs with choir CeeLo | |
| I need my | |
| SPAAAACE, 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.. |
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