Magic Heart Genies  (Myka 9, JtheSarge, Dj Drez)
Album: Heartifact
Year: 2008

Lyrics and Credits for:

Track 5, "Hold Me Back"
Produced by JtheSarge
Lyrics by M. Troy and J. Smith
Horns by Justin Schwartzman
Recorded at One Wise Studios, eureka, Ca.


Myka 9: (intro)

Don't let it get to you.  Don't let it get to you.


Myka 9:

Don't let it stress you out.  When you got all these responsibilities your concerned about.  Don't let it work your nerves.
When you can't earn what you need they won't pay you what you deserve.  Don't let em' push you round.  When you are stronger
indeed hold you peace and then stand your ground.  Don't wish your life away.  when you can live thru the pain to a better
and brighter day- or night- have faith- or fight- you turn the other cheek and they might hit you with a blade or pipe.  It's
dog eat dog or cut throat in this land of milk and honey where the winner take all.  I'm talking money, nothing funny, gettin
that paper ball.  But, never selling your spirit y'all.  Higher than skyscrapers.  The maker of all lyrics and sacred law.  
The power is inside of you- so you make the call.

Chorus:

I won't let it hold me back.  Keep my mind and my body and my soul intact.  My strife got me drinking cognac.  The Hennessy, 
the E&J, the Paul Masson.  Im smoking all this good weed, wasting all these trees.

JtheSarge:

Don't go thru life with a frown.  Most of your days you'll be wearing it and you'll be getting older.  Enjoy you time right
here and now.  Can't waste the years, its cut and clear that its hard to stay sober.  There's more knowledge to be found.  
Even in this time of filth and swine you must hold your composure.  You a God, don't lose your crown.  Act like the King or
the Queen that you are.  You no clown or fool or tool.  Its cool, just cool while you've binge drinking by yourself shooting
rounds.  Its late tonight, high as a kite and you've been at the smoking, rappin', drinking, feeling down.  Man, you bigger 
than that, stronger than that night cap.  I know you only human, overly-consuming.  Find that balance in that rat race 
and believe in what your doing and you'll have roads for the choosing.  

Chorus:

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