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Date of upload: Nov 8, 2019 ^^
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STAND UP - LYRICS
I been walkin'
With my face turned to the sun
Weight on my shoulders
A bullet in my gun
Oh, I got eyes in the back of my head
Just in case I have to run
I do what I can when I can while I can for my people
While the clouds roll back and the stars fill the night
That's when I'm gonna stand up
Take my people with me
Together we are going
To a brand new home
Far across the river
Can you hear freedom calling?
Calling me to answer
Gonna keep on keepin' on
I can feel it in my bones
Early in the mornin'
Before the sun begins to shine
We're gonna start movin'
Towards that separating line
I'm wadin' through muddy waters
You know I got a made up mind
And I don't mind if I lose any blood on the way to salvation
And I'll fight with the strength that I got until I die
So I'm gonna stand up
Take my people with me
Together we are going
To a brand new home
Far across the river
Can you hear freedom calling?
Calling me to answer
Gonna keep on keepin' on
And I know what's around the bend
Might be hard to face 'cause I'm alone
And I just might fail
But Lord knows I tried
Sure as stars fill up the sky
Stand up
Take my people with me
Together we are going
To a brand new home
Far across the river
Can you hear freedom calling?
Calling me to answer
Gonna keep on keepin' on
I can feel it in my bones
I go to prepare a place for you
I go to prepare a place for you
I go to prepare a place for you
I go to prepare a place for you
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As a young black girl, with short 4C hair, and lovely african features, hearing a critically acclaimed Nigerian actress and singer on her way to becoming an EGOT literally saying she's going to " stand up take my people with me" (me being her people) is amazing. I know this is for the movie but the song reaches different depths. She, literally being one of the few black woman I see who resemble my life and my features, saying she's paving the way for girls like me to follow along is honestly... transcendent. Love you miss Erivo💖💖💖
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She reached back 400 years grab the soul of our ancestors and connected them with us in this song. I feel the hope and the pain of what our people went through when she sings, she has the gift to channel.
She's not just a good singer she has Conviction and purpose when she sings. And let's not forget the back up singers they are the bomb the harmony is pitch perfect.
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@kaybaylor6490
4 years ago
She is singing this for her ancestors... She deserves every award she gets. I got chills
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