hold my applause

hold my applause lyrics

Verse 1

Dez in the corner, grin like a dare,
26 and loud, got the whole room aware.
You sold that story, I peeped the repair,
borrowed shine on your chain, but the links never care.
Crowd too quick to crown when the speech get slick,
I watch you juggle claims with a borrowed trick.
I seen that act in the back, all flash, no grip,
I was born with a laugh that can crack your lip.

Pre-Chorus

Wait for it, wait for it,
don’t clap yet now.
You heard half truth, half brag,
whole tale falls down.
I let ‘em cheer first, then I step right in,
'cause I know that smile from the hole I been in.

Chorus

Hold my applause!
(Hold it!)
Hold my applause!
(Hold it!)
Hold my
applause!
Hold my applause!
(Hold it!)
Hold my applause!
(Hold it!)
Hold my
applause!

Verse 2

You call yourself legend, I call that lease,
every big-room rumor got a little small print.
You wore that crown like it came with receipts,
but the receipts got coffee stains and fingerprints.
I’m from where the talk turn fast to a test,
I can joke on your chest then poke my own vest.
Yeah, I once took a bow I hadn’t earned yet,
smiled so wide, let the whole block learn that.
So don’t come slick with the saint routine,
I know the borrowed shine, I been that king.

Pre-Chorus

Wait for it, wait for it,
don’t rush that clap.
The room love a myth till the lights peel back.
I’ll laugh at the pitch, then laugh at me,
'cause pride look funny when it trip on a beat.

Chorus

Hold my applause!
(Hold it!)
Hold my applause!
(Hold it!)
Hold my
applause!
Hold my applause!
(Hold it!)
Hold my applause!
(Hold it!)
Hold my
applause!

Bridge

Order in the room—
*gavel hits*
You hear that? Case closed.
Hands in the air if the truth still glows.
I built my laugh from the dents and the grime,
if I fronted once, I wore it like mine.

Hold my applause!
(Hold it!)
Hold my applause!
(Hold it!)
Hold my
applause!
Hold my applause!
(Hold it!)
Hold my applause!
(Hold it!)
Hold my
applause!

Lyrics © Boulevard. Written for Dez Petty, an AI artist.