Jazmine Sullivan - Stand Up
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[00:00.06]Stand Up (From the Original Motion Picture "Till") - Jazmine Sullivan
[00:00.98]Lyrics by:Jazmine Sullivan/Dernst Emile II
[00:01.13]Composed by:Jazmine Sullivan/Dernst Emile II
[00:18.46]I used to hide from the light I would cower
[00:23.86]Too ashamed to be me so afraid of my power
[00:29.84]'Til one day mama said
[00:32.76]I got something to offer offer the world
[00:36.98]Just look in the mirror to see it
[00:39.75]Now it's up to you to believe it
[00:43.14]You got a purpose purpose
[00:45.50]What is your reason what is you fightin' for hey
[00:48.97]Yeah I see you searchin' searchin'
[00:51.45]It's burnin' inside it's somethin' you can't ignore
[00:54.87]Yeah everyone's hurtin'
[00:56.99]But you gotta fight get up and keep movin' forward
[01:00.87]See don't back away with your hand up
[01:03.64]'Cause somebody need you stand up
[01:06.68]See I've been tryin' my best every time
[01:11.48]I'll wait to
[01:12.80]To find my meaning in everything
[01:18.87]I don't waste this season
[01:22.47]'Cause time don't wait
[01:24.44]Countin' on me countin' on me
[01:27.20]And I'm countin' on you
[01:28.92]Countin' on you
[01:30.35]So now when I show up
[01:31.40]I know I'm goin' up for everybody to see
[01:35.80]And I stand for the babies
[01:37.44]The fellas the ladies
[01:38.93]And everybody in need
[01:41.80]For the lost and forgotten we the way
[01:44.86]Even though it ain't easy we
[01:48.00]So now when we show up
[01:49.47]We know that we holdin' up
[01:51.35]Something that's bigger than you and me
[01:55.00]You got a purpose purpose
[01:57.45]What is your reason
[01:58.82]What is you fightin' for
[02:00.24]Fightin' for
[02:01.08]Yeah I see you searchin'
[02:02.99]It's burnin' inside
[02:04.43]It's somethin' you can't ignore yeah
[02:06.93]Yeah everyone's hurtin'
[02:08.98]But you gotta fight get up
[02:11.01]And keep movin' forward
[02:12.77]So don't back away with
[02:14.21]Your hand up somebody
[02:15.99]Somebody need you stand up
[02:18.84]See I've been tryin' my best every time
[02:23.75]I'll wait wait
[02:25.00]To find my meaning in everythin'
[02:30.69]I don't waste this season
[02:34.49]'Cause time don't wait
[02:36.55]Countin' on me countin' on me
[02:39.17]Countin' on you countin' on you
[02:42.49]Everybody here has something here to do
[02:49.11]Ignite your fire it makes you move
[02:54.90]It's something so special
[02:58.45]That gets us through
[03:00.48]You countin' on me countin' on me
[03:03.13]Countin' on you countin' on you
[03:06.46]Take up your space
[03:08.76]Baby shake up the place
[03:12.15]Break all the rules
[03:14.67]Someone's countin' on you
[03:17.43]Do believe in yourself
[03:20.78]'Cause ain't nobody else
[03:23.66]Who can do what you do
[03:26.69]Someone's countin' on you
[03:28.80]Someone is
[03:29.38]Yeah yeah