**[Intro – Acoustic Guitar, Low Hum, Distant Thunder]** Yeah… They told me every man breaks when the whole world comes down. I guess they never met someone with nowhere left to run. **[Chorus]** I stood my ground when the sky fell down, When the smoke rolled in and the fire came out, When everybody ran and the lights went low, I stayed right there where the cold wind blows. I had blood on my hands, had dust in my lungs, Had a thousand against me, but I still ain’t done. If the world wants war, let it come around, I won’t back up. I stood my ground. **[Verse 1]** I was raised where the strong don’t speak too much, Where a promise means more than a golden touch, Where the nights get long and the roads get mean, And you learn real fast what courage means. I seen good men fold when the pressure came, Seen brave hearts burn in a losing game, But I kept my feet where the line was drawn, Even when hope packed up and moved on. They said, “Boy, you’re alone, you should leave this place,” But I saw my past in the enemy’s face, So I tightened my grip, let the whole world roar, And I told that dark, “You don’t pass this door.” **[Pre-Chorus]** I don’t know if I’m brave or broken, I just know what I left unspoken. If I fall, let the truth be found, I never ran. I stood my ground. **[Chorus]** I stood my ground when the sky fell down, When the smoke rolled in and the fire came out, When everybody ran and the lights went low, I stayed right there where the cold wind blows. I had blood on my hands, had dust in my lungs, Had a thousand against me, but I still ain’t done. If the world wants war, let it come around, I won’t back up. I stood my ground. **[Verse 2]** There were voices in the dark saying, “Give it in,” There were ghosts in my chest saying, “Not again,” Every scar on my body had a story to tell, Every breath that I took felt borrowed from hell. But I wasn’t fighting for a crown or name, Wasn’t chasing gold, wasn’t chasing fame, I was fighting for the ones who could not fight back, For the homes burned low and the hearts turned black. So let the thunder talk, let the rain pour hard, Let the whole world swing, I can take those scars. I been down before, I been left for dead, But there’s still one fire that they ain’t killed yet. **[Pre-Chorus]** I don’t know if I’m saved or cursed, I just know I won’t move first. If I fall, let the truth be found, I never ran. I stood my ground. **[Chorus]** I stood my ground when the sky fell down, When the smoke rolled in and the fire came out, When everybody ran and the lights went low, I stayed right there where the cold wind blows. I had blood on my hands, had dust in my lungs, Had a thousand against me, but I still ain’t done. If the world wants war, let it come around, I won’t back up. I stood my ground. **[Bridge – Stripped, Emotional]** Maybe I’m the last one standing, Maybe I’m a fool for trying, Maybe when the morning finds me, I’ll be gone but still defying. But if I die here in the ashes, With my shadow on this land, Let them know I held the line With nothing but these hands. **[Final Chorus – Bigger, Choir/Harmonies]** I stood my ground when the sky fell down, When the smoke rolled in and the fire came out, When everybody ran and the lights went low, I stayed right there where the cold wind blows. I had blood on my hands, had dust in my lungs, Had a thousand against me, but I still ain’t done. If the world wants war, let it come around, I won’t back up. I stood my ground. **[Outro – Soft, Raspy Vocal]** When the last flame dies, And they search this town, Tell ’em I was here… I stood my ground.
