Stand For Myself - Yola

I understand why you close your eyes

Why you deaf your ears, oh I realize now

You wanna feel nothing just like I was

A coward in the shadows no view from above

Now I’m alive, it’s hard to explain

It took this much time and took this much pain

You can get here if you’re willing

Let go of yourself for a new beginning

It was easier to sit than stand for myself

It was easy to give in than stand for myself

I know why you hide away

Why you keep so quiet, mind what you say now

You think you’re too much, too hot to handle

You’re stronger than anyone but still so fragile

It was easier to sing than stand for myself

It was easier to give in than stand for myself

It was hard enough to go and live on

I was so tired, trying to belong

I was lost in the city, you could see it in my eyes

But I was still a dreamer in the middle of the night

I’m alive, alive, I’m alive

I used to be nothing like you

I used to feel nothing like you

Now I’m alive, alive, I’m alive

I used to be nothing like you

I used to feel nothing like you

Now I’m alive, alive, I’m alive

I used to be nothing like you

I used to feel nothing like you

Now I’m alive, alive, I’m alive!

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