More songs by Bailey Zimmerman
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Description
It smells of sweat, guitar distortion and that stubbornness that cannot be cured by years or failures. When the world politely hints, ‘Maybe it's time to stop dreaming?’, something clicks inside, and the ‘actually, I'm just getting warmed up’ mode kicks in. This isn't about logical steps and career plans - it's about that fire that doesn't go out, even when doused with a bucket of doubts.
Everything collapses, crumbles, your bones ache, but your hands reach out to pick up the pieces again. No safety net, no escape route. Because the only backup plan is to get up, dust yourself off and carry on. What if it all burns to the ground? So be it. The main thing is that it burns brightly.
Lyrics and translation
Original
So your back's backed up against the wall
And the bandwagon's fallin' right off
And your hearin' all the talk about
"Maybe you should think about what you're gonna do if it don't work out"
It ain't about if it makes sense
'Cause if the boot do, it don't fit
As far as I can see, there ain't no way to be
Somebody if you're just gon' quit
So, if you got a fire, don't lose it
If you got a do-or-die dream, do it
If you got somethin' to prove, go on and prove it
Don't let nobody clip your wings
Keep your head down, keep on the blinders
Tune out the doubters and all the closed minders
If it's in your blood fallin' down ain't enough to change who you were born to be
Gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need
Well, life's got a lotta sticks and stones
And a blade that'll cut you to the bone
But if you're doin' what you love and it kills you
Well, you can live with that all day long
So, if you got a fire, don't lose it
If you got a do-or-die dream, do it
If you got somethin' to prove, go on and prove it
Don't let nobody clip your wings
Keep your head down, keep on the blinders
Tune out the doubters and all the closed minders
If it's in your blood fallin' down ain't enough to change who you were born to be
Gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need
So if you got a fire, don't lose it
If you got a do-or-die dream, do it
If you got somethin' to prove, go on and prove it
Don't let nobody clip your wings
Keep your head down, keep on the blinders
Tune out the doubters and all the closed minders
If it's in your blood fallin' down ain't enough to change who you were born to be
Gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need
Yeah, gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need
English translation
So your back's backed up against the wall
And the bandwagon's fallin' right off
And your hearin' all the talk about
"Maybe you should think about what you're gonna do if it don't work out"
It ain't about if it makes sense
'Cause if the boot do, it don't fit
As far as I can see, there ain't no way to be
Somebody if you're just gon' quit
So, if you got a fire, don't lose it
If you got a do-or-die dream, do it
If you got somethin' to prove, go on and prove it
Don't let nobody clip your wings
Keep your head down, keep on the blinders
Tune out the doubters and all the closed minders
If it's in your blood fallin' down ain't enough to change who you were born to be
Gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need
Well, life's got a lotta sticks and stones
And a blade that'll cut you to the bone
But if you're doin' what you love and it kills you
Well, you can live with that all day long
So, if you got a fire, don't lose it
If you got a do-or-die dream, do it
If you got somethin' to prove, go on and prove it
Don't let nobody clip your wings
Keep your head down, keep on the blinders
Tune out the doubters and all the closed minders
If it's in your blood fallin' down ain't enough to change who you were born to be
Gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need
So if you got a fire, don't lose it
If you got a do-or-die dream, do it
If you got somethin' to prove, go on and prove it
Don't let nobody clip your wings
Keep your head down, keep on the blinders
Tune out the doubters and all the closed minders
If it's in your blood fallin' down ain't enough to change who you were born to be
Gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need
Yeah, gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need