Get Up
Rising Above: The Marvellous Hearts' Quest for Higher Ground
Lyrics
Well I got a lot of luggage
Expressing the presence of emotional baggage or burdens.
Carry a heavy load
Highlighting the weight of responsibilities or challenges.
Pocket full of dynamite ready to explode
Describing a potential explosive situation or intense emotions.
Got myself a ticket on a one way track
Indicating commitment to a journey with no turning back.
I can't ride that train
Expressing an inability to continue on a particular path.
Cause I never get myself back
Reflecting on the difficulty of self-recovery once committed.
I get up
Stating a determination to rise or overcome challenges.
I get up
Reinforcing the commitment to overcoming obstacles.
Can't get down
Emphasizing the inability to stay down or defeated.
Cause Im looking for the higher ground
Expressing a quest for a morally superior or enlightened state.
Looking for the higher ground
Repeated emphasis on the search for a higher, better state of being.
Looking for the higher ground
-Looking for the higher ground
-Well the love of money
Commenting on the corrupting influence of wealth.
Gonna make you a slave
Warning about the enslaving power of excessive desire for money.
A bitter seed gonna rot right to the grave
Referring to negative consequences resulting from harmful actions.
There's no where to run & there's no where to hide
Describing a situation with no escape or refuge.
True beliefs gonna get you on the inside
Asserting that genuine beliefs will be revealed over time.
I get up
Reiterating the commitment to rise above challenges.
I get up
Emphasizing the determination to overcome difficulties.
Can't get down
Reiterating the inability to stay defeated or stagnant.
Cause Im looking for the higher ground
Repeated emphasis on the pursuit of a higher state of being.
Looking for the higher ground
-Looking for the higher ground
-I'm Looking for the higher ground
-Just like Stevie said.
Referencing Stevie, possibly alluding to Stevie Wonder, known for inspirational music.
All you people don't you go astray
Encouraging others not to lose their way or morals.
We all got to face up to judgement day
Highlighting the inevitability of facing consequences or judgment.
Get on up & get on board
Encouraging action and participation in a positive direction.
Live in The light or die by the sword
Suggesting the choice between living virtuously or facing negative outcomes.
I get up
Reaffirming the determination to rise above challenges.
I get up
Reiterating the commitment to overcome obstacles.
Can't get down
Emphasizing the inability to stay defeated or downcast.
Looking for the higher ground
Repeated emphasis on the ongoing search for a higher state of being.
Looking for the higher ground
-Looking for the higher ground
-I'm a Looking for the higher ground
-Looking for the higher ground
-Looking for the higher ground
-Looking for the higher ground
-I'm Looking for the higher ground
Concluding with a reaffirmation of the quest for a better, elevated existence.
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