I stand for innocence in they eyes playing under blue skies trying out fake cries to see dey mamma sypathize wanting dey new toys thinking it a bring em joy thinking mom and dad are wack but later on they realize Children playing in the dirt getting wet in the rain, falling till they learn that part of life is pain crawling till they learn that walking is another thing and running can come only when walking is no type of strain
I stand for beauty earth sky woman man or other worldly things like birth strife and death again and things that we cant touch like love faith and sacrifice things that we like much like good food and moon light cloud formations clear blue skies four seasons leaves and the colors that stop by great songs great art great books and stories unrecognized underdogs that later gain glory
The things that I stand for tell who I am The things that I stand for tell who I am
The things that I stand for tell who I am
The things that I stand for tell who I am
I stand for truth political or spiritual and I know the truth can hurt but I'd rather hear it though whether truth about the past present future or all I know the man who hates truth is the man who will fall, I know that every single issue boils down to sin and the only way to kill sin is from within and the man who points his finger at everyone else has got 4 other finger pointed back to himself and that people don't change cuz of words alone yet a nation can moved by one person whose strong and truth can be buried for moments of time but like the last day buried things are bound to rise.
The things that I stand for tell who I am The things that I stand for tell who I am
The things that I stand for tell who I am
The things that I stand for tell who I am
As I stand, so I rise
Lift my tears up to the sky
I stand for something or everything I fall for even when I'm wrong yo you know my views we choose most of our paths and that's just the truth even if most of our ways lead to further blues and sometimes I stand for nothing I just sit and listen cuz no matter how much I got there's things I'm missing so when its all done and said I stand for this, when its all done and said I stand for this, when its all done and said I stand for this Children beauty truth and something that stirs my insides inspires my very life cuz bottom line for everyone is you stand or sit, you stand or sit, you stand or sit, you stand or sit
As I stand, so I rise
Lift my tears up to the sky
The things that I stand for tell who I am
The things that I stand for tell who I am
The things that I stand for tell who I am
The things that I stand for tell who I am