“When I Stand” by Owen James

When I Stand

by Owen James

I don’t talk just to fill the air
I don’t move just to prove I care
I don’t scare when the sky turns black
I don’t leave when it pushes back

I’ve seen strong men lose their ground
Heard brave words fall apart out loud
I don’t shake when the walls give in
I get quiet then I dig in

When it gets heavy
When it gets loud
When everybody’s running out
I don’t run
I don’t bend

When I stand I don’t fall
When I hold, I hold it all
When it’s dark, when it breaks
You can lean, I won’t shake
When I stand
You’re safe

I’ve held hands in the worst of nights
Kept my word when it cost my pride
I don’t fold when truth cuts deep
I don’t promise what I can’t keep

I’ve been low, I’ve been tested hard
Lost a few, left a few scars
But I don’t drown in what I face
I let it hit then I brace

When it gets lonely
When it gets thin
When the fight’s outside and within
I don’t run
I don’t bend

When I stand I don’t fall
When I hold, I hold it all
When it’s dark, when it breaks
You can lean, I won’t shake
When I stand
You’re safe
You’re-, whoa

You don’t need a louder man
You need one who understands
The weight don’t scare me
It makes me who I am

When I stand I don’t fall
When I hold, I hold it all
When it’s dark, when it breaks
You can lean, I won’t shake
When I stand