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I been walking 00:06

With my face turned to the sun 00:09

Weight on my shoulders 00:15

A bullet in my gun 00:21

Oh, I got eyes in the back of my head 00:28

Just in case I have to run 00:33

I do what I can when I can while I can for my people 00:41

While the clouds roll back and the stars fill the night 00:46

That's when I'm gonna stand up 00:52

Take my people with me 00:55

Together we are going 00:58

To a brand new home 01:01

Far across the river 01:05

Can you hear freedom calling? 01:07

Calling me to answer 01:11

Gonna keep on keepin' on 01:13

I can feel it in my bones 01:16

Early in the mornin' 01:23

Before the sun begins to shine 01:28

We're gonna start movin' 01:35

Towards that separating line 01:40

I'm wadin' through muddy waters 01:46

You know I got a made up mind 01:52

And I don't mind if I lose any blood on the way to salvation 01:59

And I'll fight with the strength that I got until I die 02:05

So I'm gonna stand up 02:10

Take my people with me 02:14

Together we are going 02:16

To a brand new home 02:19

Far across the river 02:22

Can you hear freedom calling? 02:25

Calling me to answer 02:28

Gonna keep on keepin' on 02:31

And I know what's around the bend 02:38

Might be hard to face 'cause I'm alone 02:44

And I just might fail 02:50

But Lord knows I tried 02:53

Sure as stars fill up the sky 02:56

Stand up 03:03

Take my people with me 03:07

Together we are going 03:10

To a brand new home 03:13

Far across the river 03:16

Can you hear freedom calling? 03:19

Calling me to answer 03:22

Gonna keep on keepin' on 03:25

I'm gonna stand up 03:28

Take my people with me 03:30

Together we are going 03:32

To a brand new home 03:33

Far across the river 03:33

Do you hear freedom calling? 03:34

Calling me to answer 03:34

Gonna keep on keepin' on 03:35

I'm gonna stand up 03:35

Take my people with me 03:35

Together we are going 03:36

To a brand new home 03:36

Far across the river 03:37

I hear freedom calling 03:37

Calling me to answer 03:37

Gonna keep on keepin' on 03:38

I can feel it in my bones 03:38

I go to prepare a place for you 03:38

I go to prepare a place for you 03:41

I go to prepare a place for you 03:42

I go to prepare a place for you 03:43

03:43

Stand Up

Cynthia Erivo

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Lyrics:

[English]

I been walking

With my face turned to the sun

Weight on my shoulders

A bullet in my gun

Oh, I got eyes in the back of my head

Just in case I have to run

I do what I can when I can while I can for my people

While the clouds roll back and the stars fill the night

That's when I'm gonna stand up

Take my people with me

Together we are going

To a brand new home

Far across the river

Can you hear freedom calling?

Calling me to answer

Gonna keep on keepin' on

I can feel it in my bones

Early in the mornin'

Before the sun begins to shine

We're gonna start movin'

Towards that separating line

I'm wadin' through muddy waters

You know I got a made up mind

And I don't mind if I lose any blood on the way to salvation

And I'll fight with the strength that I got until I die

So I'm gonna stand up

Take my people with me

Together we are going

To a brand new home

Far across the river

Can you hear freedom calling?

Calling me to answer

Gonna keep on keepin' on

And I know what's around the bend

Might be hard to face 'cause I'm alone

And I just might fail

But Lord knows I tried

Sure as stars fill up the sky

Stand up

Take my people with me

Together we are going

To a brand new home

Far across the river

Can you hear freedom calling?

Calling me to answer

Gonna keep on keepin' on

I'm gonna stand up

Take my people with me

Together we are going

To a brand new home

Far across the river

Do you hear freedom calling?

Calling me to answer

Gonna keep on keepin' on

I'm gonna stand up

Take my people with me

Together we are going

To a brand new home

Far across the river

I hear freedom calling

Calling me to answer

Gonna keep on keepin' on

I can feel it in my bones

I go to prepare a place for you

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
walk /wɔːk/ A2	verb - to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other
face /feɪs/ B1	noun - the front part of the head, including the eyes, nose, and mouth verb - to confront or deal with something
shoot /ʃuːt/ B2	verb - to fire a gun or weapon
eye /aɪ/ A2	noun - the organ of sight in humans and animals
stand /stænd/ B1	verb - to be in an upright position on your feet
home /hoʊm/ A2	noun - the place where one lives
river /ˈrɪvər/ B1	noun - a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B2	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants
answer /ˈænsər/ A2	verb - to say, write, or do something as a reaction
keep /kiːp/ A2	verb - to continue doing something
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
dream /driːm/ B2	noun - a series of images or thoughts during sleep verb - to imagine as a future possibility
fight /faɪt/ B2	verb - to use physical force to try to force someone to stop what they are doing

Vocabulary

Meanings

walk

/wɔːk/

verb
- to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other

face

/feɪs/

noun
- the front part of the head, including the eyes, nose, and mouth

verb
- to confront or deal with something

shoot

/ʃuːt/

verb
- to fire a gun or weapon

eye

/aɪ/

noun
- the organ of sight in humans and animals

stand

/stænd/

verb
- to be in an upright position on your feet

home

/hoʊm/

noun
- the place where one lives

river

/ˈrɪvər/

noun
- a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river

freedom

/ˈfriːdəm/

noun
- the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants

answer

/ˈænsər/

verb
- to say, write, or do something as a reaction

keep

/kiːp/

verb
- to continue doing something

feel

/fiːl/

verb
- to experience an emotion or physical sensation

dream

/driːm/

noun
- a series of images or thoughts during sleep

verb
- to imagine as a future possibility

fight

/faɪt/

verb
- to use physical force to try to force someone to stop what they are doing

Grammar:

I been walking

➔ present perfect continuous tense

➔ "been walking" indicates an action that started in the past and is still ongoing.
Weight on my shoulders

➔ noun phrase indicating burden or responsibility

➔ The phrase describes feeling burdened or responsible.
A bullet in my gun

➔ noun phrase with indefinite article and prepositional phrase

➔ Describes having a weapon ready, symbolizing readiness or danger.
Just in case I have to run

➔ conditional clause with 'just in case'

➔ 'Just in case' introduces a precaution or preparation for a possible future event.
Might be hard to face

➔ modal verb + base verb to express possibility

➔ 'Might be' expresses possibility that something will be difficult.
I go to prepare a place for you

➔ simple present tense for future intention, especially in formal or poetic language

➔ Using the present tense to refer to a future action, often in a poetic or formal context.
I hear freedom calling

➔ present simple tense to describe a current perception or feeling

➔ The present tense describes an immediate perception or ongoing feeling.