[Intro – horns + tambourine] (Lead – spoken) Alright now… listen… --- [Verse 1] You’ve been walking with your head down low Carrying a weight nobody knows Every step feels like a losing game Every night calling out your name But I see the fire you try to hide There’s a strength you keep locked inside You don’t have to fight alone You don’t have to carry that stone --- [Pre-Chorus] (Lead) Can you feel it in your soul? (Backing) In your soul! (Lead) Something trying to take control? (Backing) Take control! --- [Chorus] Stand up and be loved Don’t you hide what you’re made of Let your voice rise up above Stand up and be loved Stand up, don’t be afraid Let your light shine unafraid You were born to rise above Stand up and be loved --- [Verse 2] Every tear that you cried in vain Every loss and every pain Built a power you don’t yet see But it’s living deep in you and me When the world tries to bring you down And the silence is the only sound You gotta reach inside your heart That’s where your healing starts --- [Chorus] --- [Break – call and response] (Lead) Say you want it! (Backing) Want it! (Lead) Say you need it! (Backing) Need it! (Lead) If you feel it, let it show! (Backing) Let it show! --- [Bridge – gospel lift] (Lead) There’s a light that won’t fade away Even in your darkest day You don’t need to run and hide Let it shine from deep inside (Backing – rising harmony) Let it shine… let it shine… (Lead – stronger) When you stand up, you’ll understand You’ve had the power all along --- [Instrumental Break – horns + rhythm groove] --- [Final Chorus – full power] Stand up and be loved Don’t you hide what you’re made of Let your voice rise up above Stand up and be loved Stand up, don’t be afraid Let your light shine unafraid You were born to rise above Stand up and be loved --- [Outro – ad libs + backing vocals] (Lead) Stand up… stand up now… (Backing) Be loved… be loved… (Lead) Don’t you wait another day… (Backing) Stand up and be loved…
