STAND UP TALL

Lyrics

Intro
Yeah...
They watch you fall...
But watch me rise.
This one's for the ones who kicked me...
And for the one who saved me.
You know who you are.

Verse 1
I was in the trenches, lowest of the low
Didn't know which way to go
You had front row seats
Watched me bleed, never helped me to my feet
Posted up, laughed at my broken state
Kicked me while I'm down, called it my fate
But you didn't know the fire inside
The same flame you tried to kill never died
Every word you said was a dagger to my chest
Every time I fell, you stood there unimpressed
But I kept breathing, kept believing
Even when my heart was bleeding

Pre-Chorus
You never lent a hand when I reached out
Never had a shoulder when I needed to shout
Just a cold stare watching me drown
But I'm still here, I'm still around

Chorus
You love to kick me when I'm down
But I got up, look at me now
You never helped me, never showed me how
So I did it myself, I stand up tall
Yeah, I stand up tall
Can't nobody hold me down
I built myself up from the ground
You kicked me then, but look at me now
I stand up tall, yeah, I stand up tall

Verse 2
Fake love, fake smiles, I see through the act
You were never with me, that's a fact
When I was at my worst, you made it worse
Added salt to the wound, put a curse on my verse
But I flipped it, turned pain into fuel
Every tear became a weapon, a tool
You thought I'd crumble, thought I'd break
I turned losses into lessons, now I'm awake
Late nights I cried alone in the dark
Nobody checked on me, nobody left a mark
But I kept pushing, kept fighting
Even when my soul was igniting

Pre-Chorus
You never lent a hand when I reached out
Never had a shoulder when I needed to shout
Just a cold stare watching me drown
But I'm still here, I'm still around

Chorus
You love to kick me when I'm down
But I got up, look at me now
You never helped me, never showed me how
So I did it myself, I stand up tall
Yeah, I stand up tall
Can't nobody hold me down
I built myself up from the ground
You kicked me then, but look at me now
I stand up tall, yeah, I stand up tall

Verse 3
Now I'm on my grind, ain't no stopping me
Everything you said I couldn't, I did honestly
No handouts, no shortcuts, no cheat codes
Just blood, sweat, and tears on these back roads
You see me winning now, acting surprised
But I was putting in work while you told lies
So keep watching from the sidelines, keep talking your talk
I'll be on my two feet, and I ain't gonna stop
I was at the edge, ready to let go
Dark thoughts screaming, nowhere left to go
But something shifted, something changed
A light appeared when I was feeling strange

Bridge
I was ready to bury myself in the dark
No more fight left, no more spark
Then out of nowhere, a hand reached through
Someone from my past, someone I barely knew
She didn't have to, she didn't owe me
But she saw my soul when nobody could see
Her kindness was different, out of this world
A quiet angel, a lesson learned
She didn't ask for nothing, didn't want a thing
Just showed up when I was crumbling
She pulled me up when I couldn't stand
A stranger's grace, a helping hand
I never expected it, never saw it coming
But her light kept my heart drumming

Final Chorus
You love to kick me when I'm down
But I got up, look at me now
You never helped me, never showed me how
So I did it myself, I stand up tall
Yeah, I stand up tall
Can't nobody hold me down
I built myself up from the ground
You kicked me then, but look at me now
I stand up tall, yeah, I stand up tall

Outro
To the ones who kicked me...
I forgive you, but I don't forget.
To the one who saved me...
I'll never forget your kindness.
You showed up when the world walked out.
A mystery I'll always treasure.
Stand up tall...
On my own two feet...
Stand up tall...
No retreat, no defeat...
I did it my way...
And I'm still standing...
Yeah...
Still standing...
Because of you.