Hold Me Down

By Rustage

On Sword & Sorcery

Released on March 31, 2023

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[Verse 1: Rustage]

It’ll only take a second but

Seconds turn into minutes and minutes turn into sessions

I’m losing myself to time in a myriad of obsessions

Know the pen can be my solace but fear makes it a weapon

Cus I feel I’m losing presence, I can’t focus on the now

I can’t act like all my brethren, I'm not known to buckle down

Search for answers for my questions and I'm hoping that its found

I had people getting mad at me for floating in the clouds

I've been thinking way too loud

But then I never think it through

Only started on this song cause I got other work to do

Every other task is capturing my attention like it’s breaking news

I be acting panicked but still chilling in the waiting room

I’m sick and tired, always living in this way

I’ve been trying to be gentle but I’m filling it with hate

I don’t feel like I'm a person, just a image of my brain

All my traits I thought were special are just symptoms on display


[Pre-Chorus/Bridge: McGwire]

My mind is racing

I can't stop to slow it down

My fate impatience

I've been racked with sober doubt, hold me down


[Chorus: McGwire]

Same shock, could never get rid of it

Thank god, you're holding me steady

I thought I'm out of my mind

To gather my time and stopping my headache

Yeah, I'm frozen in space

All over the place

I need someone to just

Hold me down


[Verse 2: Rustage]

Cutting off distractions like a hydra they keep coming back

Unhealthy forms of coping, treat my brain like it’s a punching bag

Mind is a controller that came equipped with a rumble pack

I’m surprised that all my patrons don’t want their money back

I’ve always thought that I was lazy

I been handling a rusty car like driving a Mercedes

Cus I'm driven but I'm always backed up, caught up in a daydream

I've been pedalling so hard but I forgotten where the chain be

I be loving running D&D, but hate it when I'm playing

Sick of all the waiting

Want them to listen to what I'm saying

I be so self centred

I’m sick of the celebrating

I ain’t sitting still, I'm moving up and down the station pacing

Or I’m paralyzed

My brain is yelling, body won’t cooperate

Embarrassed by my symptoms

And this shit I’m leaving on display

Every thought gon' block the way

I’m useless in the modern day

Feel guilty for my friends and all the shit they gotta tolerate


[Chorus: McGwire]

Same shock, could never get rid of it

Thank god, you're holding me steady

I thought I'm out of my mind

To gather my time and stopping my headache

Yeah, I'm frozen in space

All over the place

I need someone to just

Hold me down


[Bridge: Rustage]

My parents told me it’s a blessing

It’s part of the reason I’m good at this

But there’s a big list I’m forgetting

And they're wanting something I couldn’t give

I know there are ways to address it

I’m scared it’ll change who I am

I’m scared it’ll change who I am

I know I want to be happy

But I'm still a coward

So I will just do what I can


[Pre-Chorus: McGwire]

My mind is racing

I can't stop to slow it down

My fate impatience

I've been rocked with sober doubt, hold me down


[Chorus: McGwire & Rustage]

Same shock, could never get rid of it

Thank god, you're holding me steady

I thought I'm out of my mind

To gather my time and stopping my headache

Yeah, I'm frozen in space (I can not slow it down, I can not move)

All over the place (I can not hold it down, I can not choose)

I need someone to just (I can not slow it down, I can not move)

Hold me down (I can not win, but I will not lose)