Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
All these things that I have done
The hours I have spent
Looking for something to run to
To cover my head
The rain came down in sheets of razors
Cutting my face and blocking my way
It was impossible to see the angel that was staring at me
If you could stand tall with me
What are we fighting for
We have to believe
It was setting us up for more
So much more that we could know
Is waiting just down the road
If you could stand tall with me
Someone said you were the one
Who comes to every man
When his back's against the wall
And his money's all been spent
And it's time to fan the flame
Never to walk this way again
Will I be the one to rise above?
Lord am I strong enough?
If you could stand tall with me
What are we fighting for
We have to believe
It was setting us up for more
So much more that we could know
Was waiting just down the road
If you could stand tall with me
It doesn't matter what we say
It only matters what we do
Move past this flesh and blood
See what's inside of you
I need to know
If you could stand tall with me
What are we fighting for
What are we fighting for
If you could stand tall with me
What are we fighting for
We have to believe
It was setting us up for more
So much that we could know
Is waiting just down the road
If you could stand tall
We could be so much much more
Yeah we could be so much much more
So much more
The hours I have spent
Looking for something to run to
To cover my head
The rain came down in sheets of razors
Cutting my face and blocking my way
It was impossible to see the angel that was staring at me
If you could stand tall with me
What are we fighting for
We have to believe
It was setting us up for more
So much more that we could know
Is waiting just down the road
If you could stand tall with me
Someone said you were the one
Who comes to every man
When his back's against the wall
And his money's all been spent
And it's time to fan the flame
Never to walk this way again
Will I be the one to rise above?
Lord am I strong enough?
If you could stand tall with me
What are we fighting for
We have to believe
It was setting us up for more
So much more that we could know
Was waiting just down the road
If you could stand tall with me
It doesn't matter what we say
It only matters what we do
Move past this flesh and blood
See what's inside of you
I need to know
If you could stand tall with me
What are we fighting for
What are we fighting for
If you could stand tall with me
What are we fighting for
We have to believe
It was setting us up for more
So much that we could know
Is waiting just down the road
If you could stand tall
We could be so much much more
Yeah we could be so much much more
So much more
Lyrics submitted by feminist92
Stand Lyrics as written by Gregg Wattenberg Derek Fuhrmann
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Downtown Music Publishing
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