Stand Up by The Fonetiks Lyrics
[verse 1]
Teachers teaching far reaching fear preaching fairy tales
White males' obsession with the uterus and where you piss
I just can't handle this religious blitz against
Anyone not white cis male and protestant
You got a right to believe whatever you want
If you want to worship a misogynistic bearded dude
Who sends you to hell if you give him attitude
Or eat the wrong food
Or love the wrong person
Well you’re certainly entitled to that, although I disagree
Seems kinda silly, but that's just me
Believe what you want, we gotta live free
You do you and I'll do me
Bring your vitriolic signs to pride
Put homophobic bumper stickers on your ride
Wear your cross around your neck
Just to remind us we’re all sinners
Just don't cross that line from church to state
Don't try to legislate your ill-informed hate
Just wait, cause we won't tolerate second-rate
Bullshit, your persecution is fake it only demonstrates
Your privilege when we take it away
What I'm trying to say is we're not going away
If anything we're growing everyday
We're here to help the gay folks trans folks brown folks
We're coming out of the closet and we're here to stand up
[Chorus]
Stand up
I'm talking to the atheists, secular humanists
Gotta get agnostics up in this business
Stand up for what's right
We're all fighting the same damn fight
Stand up
[verse 2]
If you think it’s super bad to draw a picture of your main man
I can’t argue with your logic cause it's lacking facts
I can't tell you what you can and can’t do– that’s up to you–
Guess you better put away the crayons
But I can draw the prophet muhammed
Because I'm not a muslim I've got no rules to stop me
Don't be so cocky
My little drawing's not infringing your rights
You copy, dude?
Same as eating pork or masturbation
It's my own damn problem if I get damnation
I've seen your presentation but I make my own mind
I'm doing just fine with my sausage and my wine
I'll have some whisky, and you can abstain
See? more for me. that's how this goes
I know it's hard to grasp so here you go:
Your religious freedom ends at your neighbor's nose
And clothes
And uterus
And kids
And penis
And spouse
And healthcare
And childcare
And food
[Chorus]
Stand up
I'm talking to the atheists, secular humanists
Gotta get agnostics up in this business
Stand up for what's right
We're all fighting the same damn fight
Stand up
[verse 3]
If you don't like to wear women's clothes? don't wear them
Don't like to fuck men, then don't fuck men
How do we keep our bathrooms private?
Just keep your dick in your pants
You're just doing a dance I can't
Fathom with the fuck you're even talking about
How many republicans have been caught in sexual misconduct?
It's way more than trans folks, in fact
"zero trans folks have ben arrested for bathroom misconduct"
If you're going to argue, at least know the facts
Welcome to reality
Everybody needs to pee
You and me can get along
Just keep our laws religion free
A secular society is how we get equality
Don't worry, we'll still be your friend
Even though you're living in a fairy land and
We'll be there to take a stand you can't keep doing that
Science and facts fill the gaps we'll help you understand
[Chorus]
Stand up
I'm talking to the atheists, secular humanists
Gotta get agnostics up in this business
Stand up for what's right
We're all fighting the same damn fight
Stand up
[Hemant Mehtah:]
The best way to create change for atheists in our society
To make us more trustworthy
To make us more electable
Is for people to realize
That we're already a part of their lives
Even if they don't know it
So, if you can, tell someone who doesn't already know
That you're not religious
Teachers teaching far reaching fear preaching fairy tales
White males' obsession with the uterus and where you piss
I just can't handle this religious blitz against
Anyone not white cis male and protestant
You got a right to believe whatever you want
If you want to worship a misogynistic bearded dude
Who sends you to hell if you give him attitude
Or eat the wrong food
Or love the wrong person
Well you’re certainly entitled to that, although I disagree
Seems kinda silly, but that's just me
Believe what you want, we gotta live free
You do you and I'll do me
Bring your vitriolic signs to pride
Put homophobic bumper stickers on your ride
Wear your cross around your neck
Just to remind us we’re all sinners
Just don't cross that line from church to state
Don't try to legislate your ill-informed hate
Just wait, cause we won't tolerate second-rate
Bullshit, your persecution is fake it only demonstrates
Your privilege when we take it away
What I'm trying to say is we're not going away
If anything we're growing everyday
We're here to help the gay folks trans folks brown folks
We're coming out of the closet and we're here to stand up
[Chorus]
Stand up
I'm talking to the atheists, secular humanists
Gotta get agnostics up in this business
Stand up for what's right
We're all fighting the same damn fight
Stand up
[verse 2]
If you think it’s super bad to draw a picture of your main man
I can’t argue with your logic cause it's lacking facts
I can't tell you what you can and can’t do– that’s up to you–
Guess you better put away the crayons
But I can draw the prophet muhammed
Because I'm not a muslim I've got no rules to stop me
Don't be so cocky
My little drawing's not infringing your rights
You copy, dude?
Same as eating pork or masturbation
It's my own damn problem if I get damnation
I've seen your presentation but I make my own mind
I'm doing just fine with my sausage and my wine
I'll have some whisky, and you can abstain
See? more for me. that's how this goes
I know it's hard to grasp so here you go:
Your religious freedom ends at your neighbor's nose
And clothes
And uterus
And kids
And penis
And spouse
And healthcare
And childcare
And food
[Chorus]
Stand up
I'm talking to the atheists, secular humanists
Gotta get agnostics up in this business
Stand up for what's right
We're all fighting the same damn fight
Stand up
[verse 3]
If you don't like to wear women's clothes? don't wear them
Don't like to fuck men, then don't fuck men
How do we keep our bathrooms private?
Just keep your dick in your pants
You're just doing a dance I can't
Fathom with the fuck you're even talking about
How many republicans have been caught in sexual misconduct?
It's way more than trans folks, in fact
"zero trans folks have ben arrested for bathroom misconduct"
If you're going to argue, at least know the facts
Welcome to reality
Everybody needs to pee
You and me can get along
Just keep our laws religion free
A secular society is how we get equality
Don't worry, we'll still be your friend
Even though you're living in a fairy land and
We'll be there to take a stand you can't keep doing that
Science and facts fill the gaps we'll help you understand
[Chorus]
Stand up
I'm talking to the atheists, secular humanists
Gotta get agnostics up in this business
Stand up for what's right
We're all fighting the same damn fight
Stand up
[Hemant Mehtah:]
The best way to create change for atheists in our society
To make us more trustworthy
To make us more electable
Is for people to realize
That we're already a part of their lives
Even if they don't know it
So, if you can, tell someone who doesn't already know
That you're not religious