In the progression of a person from darkness to light, “GET UP” represents the point where the person has glimpsed the light and now faces taking the first step to ‘get up’ and clean up their act. Once the person passes this stage, the world will quickly become a place of brightness and hope. Brent...
[Intro]
Get up, get up
Get up, get up
Get up, get up
Get up, get up, get up, get up
Get up, get up, get up, get up
[Verse 1]
I know you're clinging to the light of day
To tell you everything's A-okay
And medication don't do much
Yeah, it just numbs the brain
[Verse 2]
Guess you might say I'm a little intense
I'm on the bright side of being hell-bent
So, take it from me: You're not the only one
Who can't see straight (Can't see straight)
[Pre-Chorus]
If you were ever in doubt
Don't sell yourself short
You might be bulletproof
Hard to move mountains when you're paralyzed
But you gotta try
And I'm calling out:
[Chorus]
"Get up, get up, get a move on
Get up, get up, what's taking so long?
Get up, get up, get a move on
Stop stalling," I'm calling out
"Get up, get up, get a move on
Get up, get up, ain't nothing wrong
'Cause I believe you can be whatever
And I agree you can do much better, trust me" (Trust me)
[Verse 3]
Everybody wants to sing their song
So, Marvin Gaye, "What's Going On?"
Ain't nothing normal when it comes to you and me
I'd rather twist myself in knots
Than watch you give up on your dreams
If you were ever in doubt
Don't sell yourself short
You might be bulletproof
Hard to move mountains when you're paralyzed
But you gotta try
And I'm calling out:
[Chorus]
"Get up, get up, get a move on
Get up, get up, what's taking so long?
Get up, get up, get a move on
Stop stalling," I'm calling out
"Get up, get up, get a move on
Get up, get up, ain't nothing wrong
'Cause I believe you can be whatever
And I agree you can do much better, trust me"
[Interlude]
Yeah, I don't know why I never talk about it
I guess that's probably part of the problem
Yeah, sometimes, you're wrong
Sometimes, you're right
I'm just gonna keep moving
Yeah, I'm just gonna keep moving
Today, tomorrow, and the next
[Chorus]
Get up, get up, get a move on
Get up, get up, what's taking so long?
Get up, get up, get a move on
Stop stalling," I'm calling out
"Get up, get up, get a move on
Get up, get up, ain't nothing wrong
'Cause I believe you can be whatever
And I agree you can do much better, trust me
GET UP was written by Brent Smith & Eric Bass.
GET UP was produced by Eric Bass.
In this track-by-track guide, Brent commented:
Eric faces… clinical depression on a daily basis. Some days everything is great, some days the sky is falling in. Often he’ll tell me he wishes he could unscrew part of his skull, reach into his brain and take that part of him out and throw it away. Bu...