You have your ears open! STAND UP, SAILORS! [Verse 1 – sung, low and restrained] They ping, they flash, They buzz in my jeans. Every second’s a trap, Every like is a sting. Ads speak in a dead man’s tongue, Screens shine like twisted crosses. I fight the urge to dive, But the void screams my voice. [Chorus – explosive, chanted, call & response] Eyes closed, but I stand, I scream in the dark, I bite the sand. Everything’s here, nothing is true, The deep wants me too. Still a man, “STILL A FLAME!” Even as the ocean, “CALLS MY NAME!”) [Verse 2 – harsher voice, building tension] They sell me dreams in cellophane, Coded bliss on touchscreens – (Hey!) Sirens in 4K, soulless eyes, Demons soft as children – (Hey!) Each day a new alarm [crowd whistles], Each night the same damn venom – (Hey!) I drift, I bleed, I brand my skin, But I won’t give up my name – (Hey!) [CHORUS ] Eyes closed, (crowd: “but I stand!”) I scream in the dark, I bite the sand. Everything’s here, nothing is true, The deep wants me too, (crowd: “Still a flame!”) Even as the ocean, (crowd: “calls my name!”) (crowd — prolonged chant) [Bridge – whispered, gasping, crowd hush then rising] They say: ( “Log in!”) “Show your face. Sell yourself.” But I disconnect, I disappear, I keep the fire under my skin... I’m not for sale. Even if I'm on show. I’m here. And I won’t let go. [Final Chorus ] Eyes closed, ( “but I stand!”) No masters, no nailed hands – (Hey!) Everything’s here, nothing is mine, The deep calls all the time – (Hey!) Still a man, (crowd: “Still a flame!”) Even as the world goes insane – (Hey! Hey! Hey!) [FADE Outro] Standing… (Standing) Standing… (Standing) STANDING! (STANDING!!) [END]
