tom morello, shea diamond & dan reynolds - stand up lyrics
[chorus: shea diamond]
stand up
’cause you are standing for nothing
just shut up
’cause your words mean nothing
[verse 1: dan reynolds]
everyone is at each other’s throats
everyone thinking that they know things that they don’t know everyone painting the third coat on the wall of belief
send me relief
[pre+chorus: dan reynolds]
when i call the police will they just k!ll me?
will they just k!ll you?
when i call the police will they just protect me cause i’m white skinned too?
[verse 2: dan reynolds]
every time you talk the system knows
everywhere you walk the cameras go
everything i say you already know
everything in state is about to blow
way back before jim crow
[pre+chorus: dan reynolds]
when i call the police will they just k!ll me?
will they just k!ll you?
when i call the police will they just protect me cause i’m white skinned too?
[chorus: shea diamond]
stand up
’cause you are standing for nothing
just shut up
’cause your words mean nothing
[verse 3: shea diamond]
everybody stares like i’m just my gender
but i’m a living soul with my own agendo
tell me how you are the priest and the prosecution
tell me how you have a god who loves executions
corruption in the blue line ripples out
eruption in the streets bring the few and proud
attention when the knees fall to the ground
silently loud
[pre+chorus: shea diamond]
when i call the police will they just k!ll me?
will they just k!ll you?
when you call the police would they just protect you cause you’re white skinned too?
[verse 3: dan reynolds]
every day that passes i’m angrier
every time the cops get a hall pass + build another barrier
now it’s stereotypical
no i’m not cynical
political hypocritical
corruption in the blue line ripples out
eruption in the streets bring the few and proud
attention when the knees fall to the ground
silently loud
[chorus:shea diamond]
stand up
’cause you are standing for nothing
just shut up
’cause your words mean nothing
[bridge: shea diamond]
if you walked a mile in my shoes
you’d probably take ’em off wouldn’t you?
if you had to live in my truth
you’d probably tell a lie wouldn’t you?
[pre+chorus: dan reynolds]
when i call the police will they just k!ll me?
will they just k!ll you?
[chorus: shea diamond]
stand up
’cause you stand for nothing
nothing
you stand for nothing
stand up
’cause you stand for nothing
just shut up
’cause your words mean nothing
stand up
’cause you stand for nothing
just shut up
’cause your words mean nothing
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