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We stand up tall
Even in the dark
Never forget we are a lighthouse burning all
They can't hold us back
Never forget we are a lighthouse burning all
We will shine on
To bring us back home

(Woah-oh-oh) (Woah-oh-oh) (Woah-oh-oh) (Woah-oh-oh)

Sometimes I think I don't belong,
I lose the words, can't find the song.
We all make a choice in life,
I pray that I'm wrong

I can search the endless sky
For a reason to survive
We all get lost inside
Our broken minds

We stand up tall
Even in the dark
Never forget we are a lighthouse burning all
They can't hold us back
Never forget we are a lighthouse burning all
We will shine on
To bring us back home

Rise above the veil of fear
Let them see your passion clear
We all have voices
It's time to be heard

Wake Up
Shine On
This life is ours

We stand up tall
Even in the dark
Never forget we are a lighthouse burning all
They can't hold us back
Never forget we are a lighthouse burning all
We will shine on
To bring us back home

To bring us back home
To bring us back home
(Bring us back home)

We will keep shining on
We will keep shining on

We stand up tall
Even in the dark
Never forget we are a lighthouse burning all
They can't hold us back
Never forget we are a lighthouse burning all
We will shine on (We will shine on)
(We will shine on)
To bring us back home

(Woah-oh-oh) (Woah-oh-oh)

To bring us back home

(Woah-oh-oh) (Woah-oh-oh)

To bring us back home

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kellan1070 On Mar 10, 2016

2012

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We stand up tall
Even in the dark
Never forget we are a lighthouse burning all
They can't hold us back
Never forget we are a lighthouse burning all
We will shine on
To bring us back home

(Woah-oh-oh) (Woah-oh-oh) (Woah-oh-oh) (Woah-oh-oh)

Sometimes I think I don't belong,
I lose the words, can't find the song.
We all make a choice in life,
I pray that I'm wrong

I can search the endless sky
For a reason to survive
We all get lost inside
Our broken minds

We stand up tall
Even in the dark
Never forget we are a lighthouse burning all
They can't hold us back
Never forget we are a lighthouse burning all
We will shine on
To bring us back home

Rise above the veil of fear
Let them see your passion clear
We all have voices
It's time to be heard

Wake Up
Shine On
This life is ours

We stand up tall
Even in the dark
Never forget we are a lighthouse burning all
They can't hold us back
Never forget we are a lighthouse burning all
We will shine on
To bring us back home

To bring us back home
To bring us back home
(Bring us back home)

We will keep shining on
We will keep shining on

(Woah-oh-oh) (Woah-oh-oh)

To bring us back home

(Woah-oh-oh) (Woah-oh-oh)

To bring us back home

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2016-03-10 09:38:32

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by kellan1070

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I believe this song is about people not being able to hold themselves above water because of stresses in life, and other reasons (e.g. home troubles, school troubles, etc.), and this is reinforced by the music video, when the two actors go to the beach, and the woman disappears under a wave. She can't hold herself above the water (the term; 'hold her/himself above water', a euphemism for; not being able to keep yourself up from the troubles). The male (presumably her boyfriend), finds her under the water, and drags her over to the shore. (We stand up tall, even in the dark. Never forget we are a Lighthouse burning.) This is the male being a 'lighthouse' for the female (aka. a beacon of hope), taking her to the hospital, and then she awakes, to find the male sitting next to her bed.

This is personally my favourite song from their new album, out of everything in the world.

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