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Guitar-driven originals and influences
David A. Blaze is an American recording artist and songwriter known for guitar-driven music and authentic storytelling.
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MP3 9.8 MB • 320 kbps • 4:16
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WAV 43.0 MB
Story behind the song
Clutch is a modern, guitar-driven heavy metal anthem about resistance, survival, and reclaiming personal power. Written by David A. Blaze, the song channels raw emotion through crushing riffs, breakdown chants, and an unrelenting rhythmic drive that mirrors the tension of being pushed to the edgeand refusing to break.
Lyrically, Clutch confronts control, manipulation, and inherited damage, rejecting false idols, imposed hierarchies, and systems built on fear. The repeated imagery of chokeholds, overload, and standing tall turns the song into a battle cry for autonomy and resilience. Each verse reflects hard-earned growth through pain, while the explosive chorus reinforces the act of holding onnot in submission, but in defiance.
Musically, the track balances aggressive modern metal tones with an anthemic structure designed for crowd participation. The breakdown chants function as a collective stand, transforming individual struggle into shared strength. Clutch ultimately delivers a message of endurance and unity: even under pressure, the fire remains unowned, unbroken, and out of control.
Lyrics
Locked down Eyes open Still breathing.
Born in the cold with a boot on my throat
System sold me a dream, then it sold me a rope
Hands in my pockets, they’re counting my bones
Feeding me slogans, controlling my tone
Clock keeps pounding like blows to the dome
They want us quiet, divided, alone
Paper and power, the lies they promote
But I feel the fire when the pressure is close
They draw the lines, they load the gun
They pick the fight, then blame the blood
I won’t bow down, I won’t erode
I feel the weightnow feel me grow
CLUTCH
Hold on through the overload
CLUTCH
When the world goes cold
They want your soul under lock and code
But I won’t fold, I won’t implode
CLUTCH
Grip tight, never let go
Rise up, break the chokehold
Propaganda dripping out the screen
Force-fed hate dressed up as “free
They push division, profit off the war
Keep us fighting while they close the door
Labels and colors, they poison the well
Turning neighbors into shells of themselves
I stand opposed to the venom they throw
Strength is unitynow let it be known
They sell us fear, they call it law
Build up the walls, then cry for more
I won’t comply, I won’t corrode
I hear the drumsthis is the code
CLUTCH
Hold on through the overload
CLUTCH
When the world goes cold
They want your soul under lock and code
But I won’t fold, I won’t implode
CLUTCH
Grip tight, never let go
Rise up, break the chokehold
No gods, no thrones, no golden bones
No crowns built off broken homes
Oppose the hate, expose the hoax
We’re more than pawns they overload
Stay strong when the sirens call
Stand tall when the empires fall
I won’t be owned, I won’t be sold
This fire burns out of control
Holdon!
Holdstrong!
Nocontrol!
Nochokehold!
I’ve been low, I’ve been broke, I’ve been scarred
Still swinging through the dark
Every scar carved truth in my soul
Every loss made me harder to fold
They said stay down, stay numb, stay small
I stood up, felt ten feet tall
From the bottom to the overthrown
I found my voicenow hear it roar
CLUTCH
Hold on through the overload
CLUTCH
When the world goes cold
They want your soul under lock and code
But I won’t fold, I won’t implode
CLUTCH
Grip tight, never let go
Rise up, break the chokehold
CLUTCH
No hate in my undertone
CLUTCH
I stand strong, not alone
We outgrow every lie they wrote
This is our risethis is the oath
Still breathing
Still standing
Still holding on.
