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Holding On lyrics with English Translations
[Bridge 1] Dem nuh rate mi (They don’t rate me) Seh dem hate mi (Say they hate me) Seh mi fall off (Say I fall off) Nuttin could save mi (Nothing could save me) Seh mi career flop (Say my career flop) Seh how mi ting drop (Say how my thing drop) I'll never rise up Neva could come back (Never could come back) Call mi feisty (Call me feisty) Seh mi crazy (Say I’m crazy) Seh mi lazy (Say I’m lazy) Dem always amaze mi (They always amaze me) One bagga ting dem ah say bout me (A lot of things they’re saying about me) One bagga ting dem ah chat lately (A lot of things they’re chatting lately)
[Hook 1] But I'm holding on I'm holding on Tryna mek it tru di storm I'm holding on (Tryna make it through the storm I’m holding on) I'm holding on I'm holding on Dis mah life, (This my life,) Man gotta be tuff man, (Man’s got to be tough man) Man gotta be strong (Man got to be strong)
[Verse 1] Touch eh road fadda god protect mi head back (Reach the road father god protect my head back) Haters waan si mi dead and dat nuh joke dat (Haters want see me dead and that not joke) Dem nuh waan si mi money inna stack (They don’t want see my money in stack) Dem nuh waan si mi buil’ eh house pon di hilltop (They don’t want see me build the house on the hilltop) All dem ah pree and ah try (Even when they’re watching and trying) Fi mash up mi life still mi rise (To mash up my life still I’m rising) Fadda god know mi born fi survive (Father god know I’m born to survive) Sometimes yuh haffi play fool fi di wise (Sometimes you have to play fool for the wise) Mek mi tell yuh a story bou’ a king (Make me tell you a story about a king) Wah neva could a win (That never could’ve win) Born inna Flanker cah neva had ah ting (Born in Flanker cause never had a thing) Everyday him ah suffer, everyday ah di same (Everyday he’s suffering, everyday is the same) Nuh body know his pain (Nobody know his pain) But in his heart was a burning flame Ah young wise soulija (A young wise soldier) Could neva could ah tame (Could never could’ve tame) Suh dem call him crazy call him insane (So they call him crazy call him insane) Tommy lee was his bloodclaat name
[Verse 2] They neva know he was born a king (They never know he was born a king) Neva know you would rise to fame (Never know you would rise to fame) Neva know di bwoi coulda bloodclaat sing (Never know the boy could’ve f**king sing) Neva know same woulda headline sting (Never know same would’ve headline sting) But every ting mi build dem try fi destroy (But everything I build they try to destroy) They mash up every ting mi love and enjoy (They mashing up everything I love and enjoy) Di way dis thing a end was neva my choice (The way this thing ending was never my choice) I wonder if yuh hear di pain in my voice (I wonder if you hear the pain in my voice)
[Hook 2] I'm holding on I'm holding on Tryna mek it tru di storm I'm holding on (Tryna make it through the storm I’m holding on) I'm holding on I'm holding on These streets are ruff, (These streets are rough,) Man gotta be tuff man, (Man’s got to be tough man) Man gotta be strong (Man got to be strong)
[Bridge 2] Dem nuh rate mi (They don’t rate me) Seh dem hate mi (Say they hate me) Seh mi career flop (Say my career flop) Seh how mi ting drop (Say how my thing drop) I'll never rise up Neva could come back (Never could come back) I'll neva rise up (I'll never rise up) Neva could come back Dem nuh rate mi (They don’t rate me) Seh dem hate mi (Say they hate me) Dem call mi feisty (They call me feisty) Seh mi crazy (Say I’m crazy) Seh mi lazy (Say I’m lazy) Dem always amaze mi (They always amaze me)
(Repeat Hook 1)
[Bridge 3] Seh dem hate mi (Say they hate me) Seh mi fall off (Say I fall off) Nuttin could save mi (Nothing could save me) Seh mi lazy (Say I’m lazy) Seh mi career flop (Say my career flop) Seh how mi ting drop (Say how my thing drop) I'll never rise up Neva could come back (Never could come back) Dem call mi feisty (They call me feisty) Neva could come back (Never could come back) Neva could come back (Never could come back) Neva could come back (Never could come back) Call mi feisty (Call me feisty) Seh mi crazy (Say I’m crazy) Seh mi lazy (Say I’m lazy) Dem always amaze mi (They always amaze me) One bagga ting dem ah say bout me (A lot of things they’re saying about me) One bagga ting dem ah chat lately (A lot of things they’re chatting lately)
[Outro] But I'm holding on I'm holding on Tryna mek it tru di storm, I'm holding on (Tryna make it through the storm, I’m holding on)
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