You're Holding Me Back

"You're Holding Me Back"
Demo by Rivers Cuomo
Album	Alone IX: The Make Believe Years
Recorded	2004
Writer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
COR#	556
Status	released
This song is part of the the lineage of Catalog O' Riffs entry #556. "Ever Again" (2004) "You'll Never Break Me"/"Break Me" (2004) "Stand Up" (2004) "You're Holding Me Back" (2004) NOTE: The song "Outta Here" descends from songs in this lineage, but it is unconfirmed if it is derived from COR #556

"You're Holding Me Back" is a song written by Rivers Cuomo in 2004 and demoed in contention for Weezer's fifth album, Make Believe.

Appearances

• Alone IX: The Make Believe Years (2020)

Overview

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Known recordings

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Rivers Cuomo	You're Holding Me Back	04 You're Holding Me Back.mp3	July 20, 2004	S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA	3:46	Alone IX: The Make Believe Years

Lyrics

What happened to me? I had so much potential Everyone was sure that I would do something great Next thing I knew, I was caught up with you One thing led to another and now it's getting late, c'mon You're holding me back You're holding me back I'm falling off the track You're holding me back I don't mean to come down hard on you I know you only wanted to help with everything you give But I am cynical, even of the best intentions There's no free gifts in life, so let me start to live my way You're holding me back You're holding me back I'm falling off the track You're holding me back I am kicking ass and raising hell You will wish that you were saved by the bell Watch me flexing all my reborn strength To escape me, you would go any length You're holding me back You're holding me back I'm falling off the track You're holding me back

See also

• List of Rivers Cuomo songs