Holding on Is Holding You Back

Alright, alright
Settle down, settle down
Yeah
Yeah
Oh yeah

In these times I'm surprised I've let these things end in a mess
I've bottled it up so much its infected my head
But it was hard to write it down on a page
With someone else holding the pen

And now I'm left with no inhibitions, it's only myself to please
There's only so many dicks you can suck
Till your knees start to bleed
And your jaw starts to lock as you mumble
"Set me free!"

It's like I was a child in a supermarket and
Someone was holding me by the collar so I didn't get lost
And I was stuck by the fruit and veg section screaming
"Has anyone seen my dad? I don't know where he is!"

And so for a while, it seemed like I was wandering around
Tryna figure out what it all means like
"Why are we here?"
"What do I believe?"
"Why did I hand over the power over to a
Corporation that lost control of my dreams?", but

Out of the blue, I got a text from Zac
I told him my situation and that I can't relax and he said
"I think you'd be surprised how much holding on
Is holding you back!"

Yeah
It's holding you back
Yeah
It's holding you back from the things that you like
It's holding you back so you can't see the light
It's holding you back
It's holding you back

So, I was 16 with a head full of dreams
And I was telling Danny it'll be me
You'll see on that arena stage, there's people going insane
And I'll try to get Ari's number, mate
But you're twice her age
And then came a couple of years where I was lost
I was bumming around
Reminiscing about the top of the pops saying
"Hey! I made it once, I got to the top!"
"Yeah, and now you're depressed just because you got dropped"
But I learnt to face the music and dance
Even if the rhythm is off and you can't control your hands
Even when your money hits zero and your begging for fans
And when the man with the briefcase says you can't
You fucking can
And it's a tough code to crack to realize the journey is where it's at
And I still have to say to myself
"I think you'd be surprised how much holding on, young man
Is holding you back"

It's holding you back
Yeah, it's holding you back
It's holding you back from the things that you like
It's holding you back so you can't see the light
It's holding you back
It's holding you back

If you're holding on to something, let it go
Don't fight the feeling, oh no
If you're holding on to something, let it go
Don't fight the feeling, oh no

Now, I hope you don't take this as me saying that "I've made it"
Because "made it" is subjective
But I've learnt that making it is all about happiness
That's the main objective
And I guess maybe I just had a shift in perspective
So now it's up to me to sit back and relax
And no longer focus on the things that I lack, and thanks to Zac
I've finally come to realize that holding on
You get what I'm saying

If you're holding on to something, let it go (yeah! Get it now!)
Don't fight the feeling, oh no (it's holding you back)
It's holding you back from the things that you like
It's holding you back so you can't see the light
(If you're holding on to something, let it go)
It's holding you back
It's holding you back
(Don't fight the feeling, oh no)