Will You Stand

You can dig your whole life
And you will never make a hole
Big enough for the ashes
Of the hate that burned your soul

You could think you're free
And never know you're behind bars
So how you gonna hold that knife
And ask me how you got those scars

So will you put your head down
And just keep doin what you're told
Or will you finally grow a spine
Before you're too weak
And too damn old

Will you stand
If no one else stands by your side
Will you cut down all the demons
When they come for you at night
Will you stand
If it means you stand alone
Will wade into a hail of fire
On the way to your tombstone

You could read a thousand books
And never know yourself
You sit on a mountain of gold
And never know true wealth

You could be a poor man
While you're livin like a king
'Cause if you cannot face yourself
Then nothing you have means a thing

Will you stand
If no one else stands by your side
Will you cut down all the demons
When they come for you at night
Will you stand
If it means you stand alone
Will wade into a hail of fire
On the way to your tombstone
Will you stand

You don't need a telescope
To see the problem here
One look in the mirror
And the source will become clear

Will you stand
If no one else stands by your side
Will you cut down all the demons
When they come for you at night
Will you stand
If it means you stand alone
Will wade into a hail of fire
On the way to your tombstone
Will you stand