“TAKE A STAND”
(N. MICHALAK)

Living, suffering on your knees
Unwilling to disagree
They tread all over your soul
When you need to stand up tall

Submitting to slavery
They’ll never set you free
You must break these chains
That have left you restrained

For so very long

(Chorus)
  You’ve gotta take a stand
  Destroy all expectations
  Shatter all their illusions
  The blood’s pumping through your hands
  Hammer your anger down
  Burn their world to the ground

Your mind’s shackled to a cage
Your blood boils in a rage
Your bound by their weakness
Gotta break free of this madness

Before it’s too late

(Chorus)
  You’ve gotta take a stand
  Destroy all expectations
  Shatter all their illusions
  The blood’s pumping through your hands
  Hammer your anger down
  Burn their world to the ground

  You’ve gotta take a stand
  Unlock the chains and rise
  Before your future dies
  Your freedom is at hand
  Unleash your anger
  Take no prisoners

As you lie bloody & broken
You let all the reality soak in
You slowly rise to your feet
To show the world you’re not beat

You will never surrender
You will never fall under
Thier will again

You stand up tall
You stand against their wall
Remembering all the pain

The pain makes you stronger
Your will makes you tougher
You’ll never forget their disdain

(Chorus)
  You’ve gotta take a stand
  Destroy all expectations
  Shatter all their illusions
  The blood’s pumping through your hands
  Hammer your anger down
  Burn their world to the ground

  You’ve gotta take a stand
  Unlock the chains and rise
  Before your future dies
  Your freedom is at hand
  Unleash your anger
  Take no prisoners

This was a difficult song for me to write.  I wanted to write an angry and agressive song, but without resorting to profanity.  Just trying to find powerful lyrics to convey the strength, the anger, and the agression was difficult.  It took some time, but I finally crafted a strong, solid song that would be certain to rile people up, to stand strong against those who would sooner step all over you and your feelings than to even acknowledge your existence.  Taking all that anger and frustration and lashing out in a spiteful act of revenge to attain your freedom from such people.
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