Standing on the Shoulders

First Line:

I am standing on the shoulders of the ones who came before me

Artist & Tune

Composed by:

Earth Mama

Version by Earth Mama

Reference

Genre:

composed folk US

Culture:

women's / feminist music

About the Song

I am standing on the shoulders of the ones who came before me
I am stronger for their courage, I am wiser for their words
I am lifted by their longing for a fair and brighter future
I am grateful for their vision, for their toiling on this Earth

We are standing on the shoulders of the ones who came before us
They are saints & they are humans, they are angels, they are friends
We can see beyond the struggles & the troubles & the challenge
When we know that by our efforts things will be better in the end

They lift me higher than I could ever fly
Carrying my burdens away
I imagine our world if they hadn't tried
We wouldn't be here celebrating today

I am standing on the shoulders of the ones who came before me
I am honored by their passion for our liberty
I will stand a little taller, I will work a little longer
And my shoulders will be there to hold the ones who follow me