Can't Stand

The Get Right Band


I’m afraid if I blink I’ll never open my eyes
and I won’t see the sign with my sight compromised.
The sign is the story of the glory of lives
lived with compassionate compromise.
So I don’t sleep, don’t weep,
don’t wait for fate cause fate is too slow…

Oh, I can’t stand the wait.
Oh, I can’t stand the wait.

I’m afraid if I let the gods pass me a torch
one slip of my fingers and the whole world is scorched,
or if I linger much longer this wick will expire
and it’s a cold fucking world without feeling or fire.
So I don’t pray, don’t play
don’t pick up the weight cause I’ll never stand up straight.

Oh, I can’t stand the weight.
Oh, I can’t stand the weight.

If I never get sturdy enough for the burden
won’t take on the healing, won’t take on the hurting,
oh, I can’t stand the weight.


Autor(es): Silas Durocher