The Voice / Intro

[Verse 1]
See, one day I was feelin' low-down
(Was havin') Bad thoughts like I won't be around
(Was thinkin') Maybe I should get out of this game
(I thought that) Nobody wanted to hear me sing
(I thought that) Nobody even knew my name
(I thought that) Maybe 'cause it was I didn't lose weight
(I thought that) I had failed and I felt so ashamed
(And not just) At my music but at everything
(But then my) Mama said "Don't you dare think that way"
(And my) Sisters told me not to lose my faith
(They told me) "Get on your knees and let God lead the way"
(And then I) Closed my eyes and I heard a voice say

[Chorus]
It told me "Stand up"
If you wanna be seen
It told me "Reach out"
So you can catch your dreams
It told me "Cry out"
If you wanna be heard
It told me "Be strong
And take heed to my word"
It told me "Stand up"
If you wanna be seen
It told me "Reach out"
So you can catch your dreams
It told me "Cry out"
If you wanna be heard
It told me "Be strong
And take heed to my word"

[Verse 2]
So from now on when I hear that voice say
(Stand up) I'm on my feet and I'm showin' my face
(Because I) Won't go quietly into the night
(I will be) Strong and faithful, I will survive
(I will be) Honest to me, I will try even when I cry
(I will be) Humble but fearless knowing the Lord's by my side
(I won't take) Life for granted, I'll live every day like my last
(I will make) Lemonade even when lemons are all I have
(I will pay) All my dues and tithes on Sunday
(I won't break) When haters test me, focused I will stay
(And when I) Cannot hide from those low-down days
(I will just) Close my eyes and hear that voice say

[Chorus]
It told me "Stand up"
If you wanna be seen (Oh yeah)
It told me "Reach out"
So you can catch your dreams
It told me "Cry out"
If you wanna be heard
It told me "Be strong
And take heed to my word"
It told me "Stand up"
If you wanna be seen
It told me "Reach out"
So you can catch your dreams
It told me "Cry out"
If you wanna be heard
It told me "Be strong
And take heed to my word"

[Outro]
Yeah, and here comes the voice
Basically, live by and die by
Live by and die by the power of the voice
The voice of strength, the voice of reason
The voice inside of me, the voice inside of you
Holds the key to the answers to our questions
And so my story continues
But this time, I'm guided by the voice of love
Through every step that I take and every challenge that I face
And it says to meL "Stand up and cry out for what you believe in"