N'we Jinan Artists - "WHERE I STAND" // Lillooet, BC

'WHERE I STAND' was created by a group of students at Lillooet Secondary School, BC

Written & Performed By: Rain Alexander, Erica Mountain-Peters, Rex Peters, Hailey Jacob, Tiessia Peters-Alec, Destiny Wells, Rain Ley & Lucy James.

Video by Patrick Shannon
Produced by Jacky Levare & Kiva Morgan-Hall
Mastered by Jon Tornblom

Special thanks to School District 74 (https://www.sd74.bc.ca/)
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LYRICS:

Rain Alexander
kids getting disrespected
this word is infected
with all these drugs
one day happiness will fade away
this word is going to be a fallen kingdom
there’s still a chance to make this right
there’s still a chance to bring them
back to the happy memories
gone they may be
but in our hearts they’ll never leave
same goes for the pain
it will always leave a stain
you can kick us when we’re down
but sooner we’ll rise to fame
Ignite the flame

Erica Peters
I see life from a different perspective
i’d like to see you walk a mile in my shoes
you can watch how I’ve been disrespected
if life’s a game it’s not one that I would lose

Chorus
my pain became my strength
it didn’t have to be this way
it’s part of who I am
take my hand where I stand
take my hand where I stand
take my hand where I stand

Rex
Putting thoughts in my head man you should have never doubted me
sometimes in life will feel like you don’t know how to breathe
up so many nights feels like i don’t how to sleep
pushed down by my people and violence always surrounded me
always going places forgetting I was around
been feeling stuck and getting sick of this town
too many memories forever I will be bound
put a smile on my face I’m tired of feeling down

Hailey
I just wanna stay home
yeah I feel so lost
voices in my head telling me what I’m not
I’m tired of people not showing true colors
I’m different, I’m ready to stray from the others

Chorus
my pain became my strength
it didn’t have to be this way
it’s part of who I am
take my hand where I stand

Thiessa
don’t abandon me
you’re my family
if you can’t manage me
then that’s a tragedy
if you can’t watch me grow
then you can watch me go
if it ain’t hundred percent yes
then it’s a no

Destiny
I’ll take every opportunity until the end
new people, new places, new friends
I will always try my best even if I get stuck
when I get pushed down, I will get back up

Chorus
my pain became my strength
it didn’t have to be this way
it’s part of who I am
take my hand where I stand

Rain
spoken words from the mind

Lucy
we all seem joysome
but that’s not happening
I see your soul shattered through your eyes
what I see you go through is saddening
it hurts to see you smile when all i hear is cries

Chorus
my pain became my strength
it didn’t have to be this way
it’s part of who I am
take my hand where I stand
take my hand where I stand
take my hand where I stand