Standing Up For Nothing Lyrics - Caedmon's Call - Caedmons Call

I can't stop staring at myself 

My face reflected in this empty plate 

I can't decide if it's the devil 

Or if it's just something I ate 

'Cause he's been down there all morning 

He's patiently waiting at my gate 

He's throwing rocks at my window 

"Hey, won't you come on out and play with me 

And every day when I get up 

I see folks trading in their crowns 

For all these paper or plastic lives 

An opiate for the masses hounds 

And pride like a vestige of lives lost 

The stench of the old folks coming around 

Now with the news I heard today 

I can't tell if this world is lost or found 

You go, I'll be waiting here 

And I'm awake, no I cannot sleep 

So I'll sit upon this, rock is you 

I ain't standing up for nothing 

I've never seen my congressman 

But I can't deny that he exists 

'Cause I've seen his legislation pass 

I've seen his name on the ballot list 

The same I can't deny this fallen world 

Though not my home, it's where I live 

How can I preserve and light the way 

For a world that I can't admit I'm in 

'Cause I know who I say you are 

But these crows can't be made to stop 

So I'll sit denying by this fire 

I ain't standing up for nothing 

Lack of interest leads to 

Lack of knowledge leads to 

Lack of perspective leads to 

Lack of communication leads to 

Lack of understanding leads to 

Lack of concern leads to 

This complacency denotes 

This approval denies the truth 

But I can't stop staring at myself 

It's my face reflected in this empty plate 

And I know that it's the devil 

So you lead, I'll be close behind 

So you speak, I'll hang on your words 

You've got to lift me from this hardened tree 

'Cause I ain't standing up for nothing