I Stood Alone

“I Stood Alone”, a Hello Doggo recording.

Tempo: 111 BPM

Song, lyrics, recording and artwork: CC0 1.0.

I Stood Alone — release page

I came up different, never fit the mold
Kept my own counsel, kept my own code
No borrowed fire, no borrowed name
I learned to carry the weight and the blame

Same hard ground, but a different road
Same cold rain, but I bore it alone
When I gave my heart, I gave it all
No safety net if I took that fall

I gave it all, I stood alone
Built my own walls out of blood and stone
When the night came down, I held my ground
I gave it all, I stood alone
I gave it all, I stood alone

Young in the city where the deals ran thin
Watched every handshake, read every grin
Some spoke of loyalty, then changed their side
I kept my word when the weak ones lied
I know what it costs when the trust runs dry
And how a quiet man learns to survive

From the cracked curb to the courthouse door
I kept my feet when the pressure roared
Gold in the distance, trouble close
I learned real fast who would sell you most

I gave it all, I stood alone
Built my own walls out of blood and stone
When the night came down, I held my ground
I gave it all, I stood alone

Rain on the tin, one knock at the door
I heard that old fear, but I feared it no more
No crown, no promise, no hand to hold
Just the price of the life that I chose

I gave it all, I stood alone
Built my own walls out of blood and stone
When the whole world turned and the debts came due
I kept my word when the few stayed true
I gave it all, I stood alone

A remix of the song Alone, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's poem “Alone”.