Stand Up, Stand Down

We are living a world where injustice goes on because of our excuses,

While countries go to war and teenagers tie their nooses.

We say things like 'life isn't fair' and 'nobody cares',

While our light is running out and morality is impaired.

Maybe we need to stand up instead of stand down.

 

We got our rights to the point to where the mean nothing,

Because we'd rather be silent instead of risk something.

We'd rather watch our how begin to slip away,

Instead of standing up and being the first to say.

Instead of watching this whole country creep toward the brink,

And seeing entire species about to go extinct.

We can be the ones to bring about the change,

Instead of making others bear our shame.

We are the ones who who did this,

Now its time to undo our injustice.

 

We are living in a dark world but we can all be the light,

Instead of giving up on the fight or losing hope in our plight.

We no longer need to be idle when we are pulled into war,

We are finally better than we once were and not the same as before.

We are finally standing up instead of standing down.

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