standing up for nothing. caedmon's call

my itunes tells me i have heard it 5 times already, but it wasn't until today i really listened. you know when you hear a song and for some reason, it just resonates within you i differently than it ever has before? the lyrics hold multiple meanings, strings articularly plucked in the background slowly and beautifully build only to climax and fall. i don't know what it is, but it is noon and now itunes counts it 22 times played.

lyrics sampling...

but everyday when i get up i see folks
trading in their crowns
for all these paper or plastic lives;
an opiate for the masses hounds.
and pride, like a vestige of lives lost.
it's the stench of the old folks coming 'round.

You go; i'll be waiting here.
and i'm awake, i cannot sleep.
so i'll sit upon this rock is You.
i ain't standing up for nothing.

well, i've never seen my congressman,
but i can't deny that he exists.
'cause i've seen his legislation pass;
i've seen his name on the ballot list.
same, i can't deny this fallen world.
though not my home it's where i live.
how can i preserve and light the way
for a world that i can't admit i'm in?
cause i know who i say You are,
but these crows can't be made to stop.
so i'll sit denying by this fire
i ain't standing up for nothing

lack of interest leads to,
lack of knowledge leads to,
lack of perspective leads to,
lack of communication leads to,
lack of understanding leads to,
lack of concern leads to,
this complacency denotes,
this approval denies The Truth.

so You lead; and i'll be close behind.
so You speak and i'll hang on Your words.
you've got to lift me from this hardened tree,'
cause i ain't standing up for nothing.