The Holdup’s first EP was released in spring of 2007 and sold 1000 instant copies. Shortly after their EP’s success they were picked up and sponsored by Local Clothing Company Left Coast Boardwear and signed a record deal with the Independent label Dub Rock Records. Dub Rock Records quickly got to action and booked the band with national touring bands such as: The Dirty Heads, Rebelution, The B-Side Players, The B Foundation, Collie Buddz, and more.
With such songs as “Wildchild”, “Chronic Song” and the ever growing popular hit “Stay Gold”, the Holdup’s music is destined to be heard over airwaves and venues across the golden state. Combine surf rock melodies with ear catching lyrics and you get The Holdup, an energetic hardworking quintet that defines a unique style of California based dub rock music.
Drunk Texting
The Holdup Lyrics
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'cause I'll be drunk textin' like what the hell 'm I thinkin'
I'll be textin' this girl, that girl
Thinkin' Imma mac girls, but end up lookin' stupid
Well I guess I had it backwards
Naw! Just playin', what the hell 'm I sayin'?
Haven't had a wink of sleep & just flew in from dayton
Wuh-owww, be fadin' away gettin' faded all day
Gimme 'bout a half an hour ill be on the phone
Hittin' you up, "are you awake?" "are you home?"
Textin' me back like "mike, what the fuck you on?"
Man! I need you to tell me I'm embarassin' myself
Put my phone away,
And leave it on the shelf 'till im sober.
'Til the night's over, I can't be doin this when im older
I'll be the king of drunk textin'
And it feels good to be flexin'
On this pretty girl and her best friend
While the one right here's undressin'
Guess I'll never learn my lesson
Never listen to the suggestions
Close my eyes and I'll rest them
Forever be destined to look like a fool, yeah
Look like a fool, yeah
I hear my conscience telling me to leave this girl alone
But it's talking to me through a bad connection on the phone
So I'm doin' it anyway
All the shit im gonna say I probably won't mean tomorrow
Fuck it. It's another day-ay-ay-ay
I always say too much in text,
Leadin' all these groupies on, cause I don't even want the sex
And to be honest I don't mean the things I'm sayin'
I hope that you ain't serious, 'cause baby I'm just playin'
I'm just try'na hear you say you like me better than you do
You don't really ask for all the pictures that you're sendin'you
I don't really need 'em, prob'ly just delete 'em
Just confirmed that you're a ho, and I don't wanna see 'em
But I'll tell you what my friends think. Once I let my friends see
You should prolly think about the shit you're gonna send me
Catch me in the moment when I'm drunk, and I'll be friendly
'Cause I ain't serious, babe I'm just havin' fun pretendin'
I'm the king of drunk texting
And it feels good to be flexin'
On this pretty girl and her best friend
While the one right here's undressin'
Guess I'll never learn my lesson
Never listen to the suggestions
Close my eyes and ill rest them
Forever be destined to look like a fool, yeah
Look like a fool, yeah
'Cause I'm the king of drunk textin'
And it feels good to be flexin'
On this pretty girl and her best friend
While the one right here's undressin'
Guess I'll never learn my lesson
Never listen to the suggestions
Close my eyes and ill rest them
Forever be destined to look like a fool, yeah
Look like a fool, yeah
The lyrics to The Holdup's song "Drunk Texting" portray the experience of feeling regretful the morning after sending messages to someone while under the influence of alcohol. The singer realizes the foolishness in his actions and humbly admits to being a drunken fool who cannot control his texting habits. He confesses to having sent texts to multiple girls, which made him look stupid. He expresses his desire to escape this situation by distancing himself from his phone until he sobers up, admitting that he does not want to be caught in the same position when he is older.
The second verse depicts how the singer does not learn his lesson from past experiences and continues to drunk text despite knowing the negative consequences it can have. He acknowledges that the words he writes while drunk may not be genuine but still feels good about himself while doing it. The song goes on to reveal that the singer is aware that he leads girls on, and he doesn't even want the sex that they offer. He admits that he is just having fun pretending and hopes that the girls involved do not take it seriously. Although his conscience warns him to stop, he continues to send messages, knowing that the other person can't hear him properly due to a poor connection.
Overall, "Drunk Texting" is a song about the real-life habit of sending frivolous messages to others when one is under the influence of alcohol. It captures the experience of knowing the negative consequences of drunken texting but still indulging in it.
Line by Line Meaning
Take away my phone when I'm drinkin'
I know that I cannot control myself from drunk texting when I drink, so please don't let me have my phone
'cause I'll be drunk textin' like what the hell 'm I thinkin'
When I'm drinking, I tend to send ridiculous texts without thinking about the consequences
I'll be textin' this girl, that girl
I tend to text multiple girls, thinking that I'm charming, but end up looking foolish
Thinkin' Imma mac girls, but end up lookin' stupid
I often believe that I'm impressing girls with my texting, but really I'm just embarrassing myself
Well I guess I had it backwards
I was wrong about how successful my drunk texting would be
Naw! Just playin', what the hell 'm I sayin'?
I don't really mean that I had it backwards, I'm just joking
Haven't had a wink of sleep & just flew in from dayton
I'm exhausted from traveling and haven't slept, which is making my drunk texting worse
Wuh-owww, be fadin' away gettin' faded all day
I'm getting more and more drunk as the day goes on, and it's affecting my texting
So, pass me a bottle of patron,
I want more alcohol to drink and make my texting worse
Gimme 'bout a half an hour ill be on the phone
I'll be texting someone in about half an hour if I get more alcohol
Hittin' you up, "are you awake?" "are you home?"
I'll be texting someone and asking them if they're awake or home
Textin' me back like "mike, what the fuck you on?"
Usually the person I'm texting responds with confusion or anger
Man! I need you to tell me I'm embarassin' myself
I need someone to call me out on my embarrassing drunk texting behavior
Put my phone away,
I need to put my phone away and stop texting while I'm drunk
And leave it on the shelf 'till im sober.
I'll leave my phone on the shelf until I'm sober and can trust myself not to drunk text
'Til the night's over, I can't be doin this when im older
I shouldn't be drunk texting like this when I'm older, so I'll wait until the night is over to stop
I'll be the king of drunk textin'
I often think that I'm 'dominating' drunk texting, but really I'm just embarrassing myself
And it feels good to be flexin'
Even though I'm embarrassing myself, I still feel like I'm impressing people by drunk texting
On this pretty girl and her best friend
I'm texting multiple girls, thinking that I'm charming and can have my pick
While the one right here's undressin'
While I'm texting other girls, there's a girl right in front of me getting undressed
Guess I'll never learn my lesson
I seem to continually drunk text and never learn from my mistakes
Never listen to the suggestions
People have told me to stop drunk texting, but I never listen to them
Close my eyes and I'll rest them
I want to go to sleep and forget about the drunk texting I've done
Forever be destined to look like a fool, yeah
I'll always be known as the person who embarrasses themselves through drunk texting
I hear my conscience telling me to leave this girl alone
I know that I should stop texting a particular girl, but my drunk mind won't let me
But it's talking to me through a bad connection on the phone
My phone connection is bad, but that's not the only reason I'm not listening to my conscience
So I'm doin' it anyway
I'm going to continue drunk texting this particular girl, despite my conscience's warnings
All the shit im gonna say I probably won't mean tomorrow
I know that the things I'm texting right now won't mean anything to me tomorrow when I'm sober
Fuck it. It's another day-ay-ay-ay
I don't care about tomorrow, I just want to continue drunk texting right now
I always say too much in text,
In my drunk state, I tend to reveal too much personal information through texting
Leadin' all these groupies on, cause I don't even want the sex
I'm leading on girls who are interested in me, even though I don't actually want to have sex with them
And to be honest I don't mean the things I'm sayin'
I'm not being truthful in my drunk texts, and don't actually mean the things I'm saying
I hope that you ain't serious, 'cause baby I'm just playin'
I hope that the person I'm texting doesn't take my drunk texts seriously, because I'm just joking around
I'm just try'na hear you say you like me better than you do
I just want the person I'm texting to tell me that they like me more than they actually do
You don't really ask for all the pictures that you're sendin'you
The person I'm texting is sending me inappropriate pictures that I didn't ask for
I don't really need 'em, prob'ly just delete 'em
I have no real interest in the pictures being sent to me, and will most likely just delete them
Just confirmed that you're a ho, and I don't wanna see 'em
The inappropriate pictures confirm that the person is promiscuous, and I don't want to see them
But I'll tell you what my friends think. Once I let my friends see
I will show my friends the inappropriate pictures being sent to me, so they can also see the promiscuity
You should prolly think about the shit you're gonna send me
The person I'm texting should reconsider sending me any more inappropriate pictures
Catch me in the moment when I'm drunk, and I'll be friendly
When I'm drunk, I tend to be more friendly and outgoing than I am normally
'Cause I ain't serious, babe I'm just havin' fun pretendin'
I'm not being serious in my drunk texts, I'm just pretending and having fun with it
Writer(s): Cesar Alfonso Estrada, Kyle Jon Christensen, Daniel Lucas Flores, Michael Ryan Garmany Copyright: Songs Mp
Contributed by Liliana D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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The Holdup
Started every single sentence with remember when.
Never gonna get those frowns.
Used to wanna pray that it would never end.
But now I’d rather close my eyes.
When my friends hit me like one drink, anything,
Miss them too, but I’m busy so I say that I’m cool.
But I know they won’t stop till I say yes.
Shit, I don’t want to say yes tonight.
Trynna save some bread and move out,
Get a new couch, and a blender for the kitchen.
Looks like I’m going out now,
Heading downtown, and instead I’ll be wishing.
Everything could feel this good like, what about one more good night?
What about something better, when this all gets old?
So go…
Smell these roses one more time.
We ain’t gonna be here for that long.
Gotta move on at some point, even though it’s everything I know.
Oh, everything I know.
Oh.
Thank you mama for letting me stay home for a decade or two.
All that good karma, well, I promise that it’s gonna come back to you.
And my big head and my big brain ninny.
I got a lot of knowledge but my confidence is thinning.
I guess doing what you want is more like making a decision.
Maybe I’m just scared to make it and that’s why I’m always tripping.
I just wish that we could laugh inside, shit, every night.
But we got to go to class and work, guess that’s what’s right.
So I put my boots on and I slick back my hair.
Some coffee and I’m no longer tripping.
I try to ignore that life isn’t fair,
But, sometimes you still catch me wishing.
Everything could feel this good like, what about one more good night?
What about something better, when this all gets old?
So go…
Smell these roses one more time.
We ain’t gonna be here for that long.
Gotta move on at some point, even though it’s everything I know.
Oh, everything I know.
Oh.
Everything could feel this good like, what about one more good night?
What about something better, when this all gets old?
So go…
Smell these roses one more time.
We ain’t gonna be here for that long.
Gotta move on at some point, even though it’s everything I know.
Oh, everything I know.
Oh.