stand up

James Bay

We were kids
Lookin out into nothin
Lookin for a way to get around at night
We were kids
Holdin out for a dream
We were born to be wild and free
Or sit alone online

But I don t wanna wait
Sit the other side of these flood lights
Dreaming up a way to escape
Anyone around?
Get me mission control, give me a sound on the radio

Stand up and be counted
Before we slip away out here
Before we slip away, slip away
Don t ever doubt it
Even if we re surrounded
Don t wanna slip away, slip away

Slip away (slip)
Slip away (slip)

We were Kings
We were Queens of an empire
We were made out on these streets
We were all desire

So, if we re gonna break
If we re gonna tumble in the gunfire
Promise we ll be side by side
Say you ll be there when the school gates close
Say you ll be there when the rest don t show

Stand up and be counted
Before we slip away out here
Before we slip away, slip away
Don t ever doubt it
Even if we re surrounded
Don t wanna slip away, slip away

High on hope and high on fear
We were heartbreak of the year
We were stackin up to fall (oh, oh)
We were summers in the street
We were sunlight through the trees
We were born for silver screens (oh, oh)
We were whispers in the dark
We were sleeping under stars
Singing, all of this is ours (oh oh)
We were rollercoaster screams
Til our hearts burst at the seams
We re not gonna let it all go up in smoke

Stand up and be counted
Before we slip away out here
Before we slip away, slip away