I'm just so tired of these troubles that I try to hide
Makes me wanna wash away my whole world inside
Think it's time that I make changes in the things I do
This weight on my chest I am ready to lose
 
All this time I've been getting in my own way
I have to tell myself
Only I can be the one to make a change
 
Don't hold me down
Oh I was getting so far
Don't hold me down
'Cause I don't wanna fall apart
 
Don't hold me down
You see I'm waking up I feel it now
I'm breaking out
And nothing's gonna stop me now
No no
 
I've been rocking back and forth leaning across the line
Hanging over for a moment on the wrong side
Now I'm standing up I think I'll be here for a while
Hope I remember how to keep on this steady smile
 
And all that time I was getting in my own way
I had to tell myself
If only I can be the one to make a change
 
Don't hold me down
Oh I was getting so far
Don't hold me down
'Cause I don't wanna fall apart
 
Don't hold me down
You see I'm waking up I feel it now
I'm breaking out
And nothing's gonna stop me now
 
You know I'm gonna fight it
I'm tired of being blinded
 
So I won't hold me down
I wanna go so far
I won't hold me down
No I don't wanna fall apart
 
Don't hold me down
You see I'm waking up I feel it now
I'm breaking out
And nothing's gonna stop me now
No no
 
Nothing's gonna stop me now
No no no no no no no no