Lyric

[Verse 1]

Mama set the plates down slow

Dad got that look like, "Hold your tone"

Steam from the rice hit the cold glass

Fork on the fork, and the seconds pass

Cousin keep laughin' too loud

Baby sis kickin' at the chair right now

Grandma eyes like she seen it all

One wrong word and the whole room fall

[Pre-Chorus]

Pass me that dish

Keep it clean

Don't start this here

At the table scene

[Chorus]

Family dinner, hold it down

Family dinner, lower your sound

Hearts all hot, but we stay round

Family dinner, hold it down

(Hold it down)

Pass the salt, let it breathe

Love gets sharp when we can't agree

[Verse 2]

You bring up old news, Dad leans back

Knife on the plate and the vibe goes flat

Mama says grace with her jaw set tight

Still got room for a fight tonight

But the yams still shine on the serving tray

And the cornbread breaks when the kids say

"Mine" too fast, then the whole room cracks

Even mad, we keep comin' back

[Pre-Chorus]

Pass me that dish

Keep it clean

Don't start this here

At the table scene

[Chorus]

Family dinner, hold it down

Family dinner, lower your sound

Hearts all hot, but we stay round

Family dinner, hold it down

(Hold it down)

Pass the salt, let it breathe

Love gets sharp when we can't agree

[Bridge]

And when the plates get cleared

We don't leave the blood behind

We just sit a little longer

Till the silence feels like kind

[Chorus]

Family dinner, hold it down

Family dinner, lower your sound

Hearts all hot, but we stay round

Family dinner, hold it down

(Hold it down)

Pass the salt, let it breathe

Love gets sharp when we can't agree