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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Genesis Owusu
Genesis Owusu
Performer
Sol Was
Sol Was
Bass Guitar
Henry Was
Henry Was
Drum Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sol Was
Sol Was
Songwriter
Kofi Owusu-Ansah
Kofi Owusu-Ansah
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sol Was
Sol Was
Producer
Henry Was
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Producer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Ah, ah, ah, ah
I'm
Caught! And I'm feeling tied up, tied up
Tryna be a better man
Caught! And I'm feeling fired up, fired up
Hot than a ceiling fan
[Verse 1]
I'm bleeding from my legs but it's alright today
It's better out here than the hell where I stay
I say, my feelings start to wobble when I stare at the doves
I'm fighting through life, I have no boxing gloves
I punch my way through hell, what other choice can I chose?
The puppet strings tug from my head to my toes
I said, the world is getting salty, that's the way that it goes
It's Sodom and Gomorrah
Vogue, strike a pose
[Chorus]
Caught! And I'm feeling tied up, tied up
Tryna be a better man
Caught! And I'm feeling fired up, fired up
Hot than a ceiling fan
[Verse 2]
Dance my way through demons
Mama told me, "Give 'em hell!"
Dancing in the darkness
I'm the boy inside the well
Grab, grab, grab, for any piece of my part
Stab, stab, stab, there goes the beat of my heart
Pump that thing right back
'Cause, damn, what else can I do?
I can wait here for Godot or pick my legs up and move
They only let me whimper when I'm crying to a groove
It's a wild west
Baby, life's a saloon
[Bridge]
Tick tock, let me see
Tick tock, tick tock, set me free
(Burn the clock, I'm tryna fight the time)
Tick tock, tick tock, let me see
(Burn the clock, I'm tryna fight the time)
Tick tock
(Time
Ah, ah, ah, ah
I'm)
[Chorus]
Caught! And I'm feeling tied up, tied up
Tryna be a better man
Caught! And I'm feeling fired up, fired up
Hot than a ceiling fan
[Chorus]
Caught! And I'm feeling tied up, tied up
Tryna be a better man
Caught! And I'm feeling fired up, fired up
Hot than a ceiling fan
[Outro]
I'm the struggler
Ain't no way to love ya
I'm the struggler
Ain't no way to love ya
I'm the struggler
Ain't no way to love ya
I'm the struggler
(I can't breathe, there's demons on my flesh)
The struggler
Ain't no way to love ya
I'm the struggler
Ain't no way to love ya
I'm the struggler
Ain't no way to love ya
I'm the struggler
Written by: Kofi Owusu-Ansah, Sol Was

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