But it was the heat Stud was tossing off the field that was raising eyebrows and bobbing heads. It wasn’t until the end of his Junior year that Stud would hone his hidden hip-hop skills. After two strong seasons at Duke, including an All-American Freshman year, Tommy John Surgery put Stud on the sidelines. Suddenly rhyming became an outlet to pass the time. But his flow was too impressive to be overlooked. Stud’s knack for clever rhymes and witty punches caught the attention of his peers and earned the respect of local artists. One in particular, Gerven, quickly noticed Stud’s swagger. One trip to Boston, four tracks and a photo shoot later, the duo launched Mike Stud as we know him. Now a graduate student at Georgetown University, Stud’s taking it day by day–a tough task when your hit single “Club Fantasy” is bumping non-stop on the radio in Providence and soon to be in Boston and D.C.
Bottom line, the kid’s just what his name suggests—-a Stud. Clearly the accomplishments he’s achieved in his life are a testament to his passions. Whether it’s baseball or his academics, Mike Stud has consistently found a way to do things bigger and better than most. With very little musical background, he’s already causing a stir in the industry. Armed with fresh beats and his signature flow, Stud’s bringing a smarter type of fresh to the hip-hop scene. The kid’s got it. Now it’s just a matter of time before everyone knows it.
Bottle it Up
Mike Stud feat. Kinetics Lyrics
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I needed to say to you
Tried, but I never knew how
But I've been drinking all night
and I think I'm on one
So I might as well do it now.
Cause I don't want to
Bottle it up (Kinetics let's see if I do)
Bottle it up
Ay yeah
We gon' pour out tonight, aww yeah.
Another night, another flight.
This a toast to everything I'm doing right, yeah.
Taking off in a literal sense
but doing music full time
is a little intense. And now
I don't know where I'm flying to
I fly, then I land, and I party
just because I'm signed to.
Mind you that I did what I was tryin' to
Now all I do is get with women that I'm blind to.
Sayin' adios to the girl I love most.
And these women on the road
don't even come close.
At the end of the day, I guess I needed you.
Wanted it all,
but couldn't have me cake
and eat it too.
Never told you anything
that you needed to know.
And it seemed like the best bet
was for me just to go.
What would I say if me and you
could have a night alone.
But for now, I'ma tell it
to this microphone.
All these things bottled up
I needed to say to you
Tried, but I never knew how
But I've been drinking all night
and I think I'm on one
So I might as well do it now.
Cause I don't want to
(You gotta never want it)
Bottle it up
Bottle it up
Ay yeah
We gon' pour out tonight, aww yeah.
(Kinetics in your headphones)
Ugh yeah, bottle it up.
We don't stop pourin' the bottles
till the bottoms are up.
And we don't have a
chase in here to follow it up.
Cause we like the way the honesty burns.
So we turn the lights low
when we took shots.
Y'all don't got that good pot.
Ya'll need to invest
in better trees - Woodstock
Cause tonight we getting faded
like it's 69.
Till I tell you everything
that now you bottles up inside.
We build clock,
bring calendars,
and predict the weather.
But when we stop to sit,
we never think to sit together.
I just wanna sit next to you
to confess to you.
I could write a book
with all the things I never said to you.
Why type at all when I make a track?
Cause if you wear a hardcover
you'll never make any paper-back.
Ugh, look you in the eyes
when I state a fact.
so when I finally say it
I will never take it back.
All these things bottled up
I needed to say to you
Tried, but I never knew how
But I've been drinking all night
and I think I'm on one
So I might as well do it now.
Cause I don't want to
Bottle it up
Bottle it up
Ay yeah
We gon' pour out tonight, aww yeah.
They know, they know, they know.
(I think they know)
They know, they know, they know.
(Do they really know?)
They know, they know, they know.
Yeah, ugh.
But do they really know
what started as a hobby.
Now I'm sitting in the lobby
Kickin' it with a hottie
like I'm teachin' her karate.
This a toast to Tommy
and It's all for you
Almost gave up when baseball
was fallin' through
And nobody
more surprised than I am
cause honestly,
none of this shit
was part of my plan.
But I continue doin' me though
Putting on this front like
Life is easy as a free-throw, so.
All this shit is one big trick up my sleeve
Cause if you're overwhelmed
then you'll underachieve
Well, this a plea
for all y'all to listen
This music is my bottle,
that all y'all are drinking.
All these things bottled up
I needed to say to you
Tried, but I never knew how
But I've been drinking all night
and I think I'm on one
So I might as well do it now.
Cause I don't want to
Bottle it up
Bottle it up
Ay yeah
We gon' pour out tonight, aww yeah.
The lyrics of "Bottle It Up" by Mike Stud feat. Kinetics explore the idea of keeping one's emotions bottled up and not being able to express them effectively. The chorus talks about the need to express what is being kept inside before it becomes too much to handle. Stud talks about his experiences being signed as a musician and living life on the road, away from the girl he loves. He reveals that he had never told her everything that he needed to before leaving, and that he now feels the need to express those feelings through the microphone. As the song progresses, there are themes of honesty, regret, and the pursuit of dreams.
The chorus of the song features the repetition of the phrase "Bottle it up" that suggests that the song is about something that needs to be expressed, but hasn't been, and it is becoming overbearing. The lyrics of "Bottle It Up" carry a message that we must not keep our emotions bottled up for too long. It is important to open up about how we feel, or else it is going to consume us.
Line by Line Meaning
All these things bottled up
I have been holding back so many things inside myself that I have not said to you
I needed to say to you
These are all things that I feel like you need to know
Tried, but I never knew how
I have tried to communicate these emotions before but didn't know how to do it effectively
But I've been drinking all night
I have been drinking alcohol for the whole night
and I think I'm on one
I may currently be under the influence of alcohol
So I might as well do it now.
I am saying all these things now because of the influence of alcohol, so I feel like I should get it out in the open
Cause I don't want to
I do not want to hold back any longer
Bottle it up (Kinetics let's see if I do)
I am questioning whether or not I will be able to express myself freely to you
We gon' pour out tonight, aww yeah.
We are going to drink and express ourselves tonight
Another night, another flight.
This is just another night and another flight for me
This a toast to everything I'm doing right, yeah.
I am making a toast to everything that I am doing right in my life
Taking off in a literal sense
I am taking off on this flight literally
but doing music full time
I am pursuing music full time as my career
is a little intense. And now
It is a little overwhelming for me, and now
I don't know where I'm flying to
I do not know where I am headed
I fly, then I land, and I party
I fly to different places, land, and party
just because I'm signed to.
I am partying just because I am a signed artist now
Mind you that I did what I was tryin' to
I want you to know that I did everything I could
Now all I do is get with women that I'm blind to.
Now all I do is date women that I do not really have a connection with
Sayin' adios to the girl I love most.
I have to say goodbye to the girl I love the most
And these women on the road
These women I meet on the road
don't even come close.
Do not even compare to the one I truly love
At the end of the day, I guess I needed you.
I realize that I need you
Wanted it all,
I wanted everything
but couldn't have me cake
but I could not have everything I wanted
and eat it too.
I couldn't have everything I wanted and still keep you too.
Never told you anything
I have never told you how I feel
that you needed to know.
any of the things that I really needed to tell you
And it seemed like the best bet
But, at the time, it seemed like the best thing to do
was for me just to go.
was just to leave
What would I say if me and you
What would happen if you and I
could have a night alone.
would get a chance to have some alone time together
But for now, I'ma tell it
But, for now, I am going to tell you how I feel
to this microphone.
I am going to put my feelings about you into this song
Bottle it up
Keep my feelings inside
Ay yeah
Yeah, that's right
We gon' pour out tonight, aww yeah.
We are going to drink and express ourselves tonight
(Kinetics in your headphones)
This music is being produced by Kinetics
Ugh yeah, bottle it up.
I am telling myself to keep my feelings inside
We don't stop pourin' the bottles
We are going to keep on drinking
till the bottoms are up.
We will keep drinking until the bottles are empty
And we don't have a
We do not have any
chase in here to follow it up.
We do not have any chasers to follow the drinks
Cause we like the way the honesty burns.
We do not like to water down our honesty
So we turn the lights low
We turn the lights down
when we took shots.
When we take shots of liquor
Y'all don't got that good pot.
You guys do not have good quality weed
Ya'll need to invest
You guys need to invest some money
in better trees - Woodstock
in some better quality weed (referring to the Woodstock era)
Cause tonight we getting faded
Because tonight we are getting high/drunk
like it's 69.
We are getting high/drunk like it's 1969 (another reference to the hippie era)
Till I tell you everything
Until I express everything
that now you bottles up inside.
that I have kept bottled up inside me until now
We build clock,
We create clocks
bring calendars,
Bring calendars
and predict the weather.
And predict the weather
But when we stop to sit,
But when we take a break,
we never think to sit together.
We never take the time to sit down and talk to each other.
I just wanna sit next to you
I just want to be close to you
to confess to you.
So I can be honest with you
I could write a book
I could write a book about all of my feelings
with all the things I never said to you.
With all the things that I have never had the courage to say to you
Why type at all when I make a track?
Why write things down when I can put it into a song?
Cause if you wear a hardcover
Because if you publish it in a book
you'll never make any paper-back.
You will never make any money back because no one will buy it.
Ugh, look you in the eyes
Look you in the eyes
when I state a fact.
When I am speaking the truth
so when I finally say it
So that, when I finally say everything
I will never take it back.
I will never regret what I have said.
They know, they know, they know.
Other people know what we are doing or saying about each other
(I think they know)
I think that they know too
Do they really know?
But do they actually know the truth?
Yeah, ugh.
Yes, okay
But do they really know
But, do they really know
what started as a hobby.
What started as a hobby for me
Now I'm sitting in the lobby
But now I find myself in this place
Kickin' it with a hottie
Spending time with an attractive person
like I'm teachin' her karate.
Like I am teaching her something new
This a toast to Tommy
I am making a toast to my friend, Tommy
and It's all for you
And everything that I do is for you
Almost gave up when baseball was falling through
I almost gave up on everything when I lost my chance at baseball
And nobody more surprised than I am
No one is more surprised than I am
cause honestly
Because, honestly
none of this shit was part of my plan.
None of this was part of my original plan
But I continue doin' me though
But, I am still doing me
Putting on this front like
Pretending like
Life is easy as a free-throw, so.
Life is easy for me, so I act like it is as easy as shooting a free throw in basketball.
All this shit is one big trick up my sleeve
I am just trying to trick everyone with everything that I am doing
Cause if you're overwhelmed
Because if you are overwhelmed
then you'll underachieve
Then you will not be able to achieve as much
Well, this a plea
This is a plea
for all y'all to listen
For everyone to listen carefully
This music is my bottle,
My music is my way of bottling up my emotions
that all y'all are drinking.
That all of you are consuming
Contributed by Eli Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.