Stand Up - The Revivalists

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Stand Up Lyrics

And I should've been murdered by now
And I've got fifteen people wondering
How the hell'd he make it out
I carry this bucket of pain
And I've got 18 dollars to my mother-fucking name
And it's not a life it's a game
And I'm a two-ton wrecking ball filled with pain
And I've got a lot to say
And I'm still feeling good from yesterday

So stand up if you're out in the crowd
Get down, make the doctor proud
Stand up, if you're out in the crowd
Get down, make the doctor proud

Well I don't know everything
But I sure wish I did
Then every time I'd catch a case
I wouldn't pop off so much at the lid
I'd have my get out of jail card
Popped cool and ready to go
And then I'd pay my tax and bail money
Cuz I'm a tax paying fool
So we gotta

Stand up if you're out in the crowd
Get down, make the doctor proud
Stand up, if you're out in the crowd
Get down, make the doctor proud
Stand up
Get down
Stand up
Get down

He's a little boy with a son and a daughter
He's got no wife no he's got no father
He's just trying to make it through
This hard hard winter
Toes freezing no reason he's got no dinner
He's a product of the music
A product of his time
A product of addiction in a very long line
Of users and abusers who just couldn't
Keep it straight oh man I wish I didn't know one
I hope it ain't too late
So won't you call your mama
Call your daddy you can call your sister too
Cuz we've been out here walking that hard line
You never ever could've made it through

And now we're seven hundred billion strong
We still can't tell right from wrong
So I'm gonna keep on dreaming until the cows come home
When drug store America starts taking care of their own
Start taking care of their own
Yeah yeah
So we gotta

Stand up if you're out in the crowd
Get down, make the doctor proud
Stand up, if you're out in the crowd
Get down, make the doctor proud
Stand up
Get down
Stand up
Get down

Oh you gotta stand up
Oh yeah
Living for this feeling
We've got nowhere to go
Stand up
Oh yeah
I'm living for this feeling
I've got nowhere to go
Stand up
Oh yeah
Living for this feeling
We've got nowhere to go
Stand up

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The Revivalists is an American rock band formed in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2007. The 7-piece band consists of Ed Williams (pedal steel guitar, guitar), David Shaw (lead vocals), Zack Feinberg (guitar), Rob Ingraham (saxophone), George Gekas (bass guitar), Andrew Campanelli (drums, percussion), and Michael Girardot (keyboards, trumpet). The group's sound has been described as "a Crescent City-rhythm spin on jam-band jubilee."

Since forming in 2007, the band's combination of danceable rock and soulful songwriting (and brilliantivity) has come to life through a meticulously-crafted and ever-evolving live performance. The band has been instrumental in the growth of New Orleans’ burgeoning indie rock scene, and they have achieved success and notoriety in the city’s competitive musical landscape.

The Revivalists have proven themselves as a live act. They have managed to advance from low-profile local gigs to extensive touring, developing a loyal fan base at home and across the Gulf Coast Region and gaining footholds nationally. Abroad, they have commanded such venues as The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), Sullivan Hall (New York City), Toad’s Place (New Haven, CT), and Smith’s Olde Bar (Atlanta, GA). At home, The Revivalists are regulars at The Howlin’ Wolf, The Republic, and the legendary Tipitina’s. They have shared stages with such notable acts as Perpetual Groove, Marco Benevento, Rebirth Brass Band, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, The Lee Boys and Snarky Puppy. Additionally, they have established themselves as an engaging festival act, winning over audiences at French Quarter Fest, Crawfest and Foburg Festival in New Orleans, Hamstock Barbecue and Music Festival in Ridgeland, MS, and The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival in Washington, DC. Most recently, The Revivalists played the 2010 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. There, they caught the attention of Rolling Stone senior editor David Fricke, who wrote about their performance on his blog on rollingstone.com.

The Revivalists have also grown as studio musicians. Their first release was listed as an editor’s pick in both the Jam and American Traditional Rock categories on CDBaby.com, despite being a humble five-song EP. Their second release, Vital Signs, is both the band’s first full-length album and a significant step forward in terms of production and scale. The young band was privileged to record under the guidance of Grammy Award-winning producer Chris Finney, whose resumé ranges from Dr. John to R.E.M. Vital Signs is the result of this collaboration. Soon after its release, Vital Signs became the top-selling album on CDBaby in the American Traditional Rock category, and was quickly selected to be featured in their newsletter.

Feel free to contact the band at TheRevivalistsNOLA@gmail.com or through www.therevivalists.com.

Members:
George Gekas (bass)
Andrew Campanelli (drums)
Zack Feinberg (guitar)
David Shaw (vocals, guitar)
Ed “Steel” Williams (pedal steel guitar)
Rob Ingraham (saxophone, miscellaneous/other) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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