I can stand my own ground
Don't hold me up
You will let me down, down, down
I don't need your help now
Broken windows and ashes
I can stand my own ground
Don't hold me up now
You will let me down, down, down
In the safety of your home
You will let me down, down, down
We are the angry and the desperate
And a life no one could touch
Everything you've known
I don't need your help now
Keep quiet no longer
I don't need your help now
Don't hold me up now
Don't hold me up now
Don't hold me up
In a place that we once knew
I don't need your help now
You will let me down, down, down, down
And left all this behind us in the dust
I can stand my own ground
We'll sing through the day
I don't need your help now
Don't hold me up, no, no, no
We are the ones who kept quiet
I'll tell you stories of a better time
I can stand my own ground
Are guiding the way
And the lives we've reclaimed, go
So open your eyes, child
I can stand my own ground
You will let me down, down, down
Don't hold me up now
I don't need your help now
Of the lives that we've lost
But we've been sweating while you slept so calm
We had a place that we could call home
And always did what we were told
Before we packed our bags
Don't hold me up
I can stand my own ground
The hungry and the cold
You won't let me down, down, down
Don't hold me up now
We've been pulling out the nails that hold up
Let's be on our way
Don't hold me up now
