I
stand on the shoulders of giants
They helped me see so far
ahead
I don't do this for the living
I do this for the dead
Now, we, as a people,
have so many unsung heroes
who kept us righteous and strong.
And through us,
they live on.
I'm talking about
grandmothers and grandfathers
who are on the other side,
praying for me and you,
and mothers and fathers
and other kinfolks
over there praying too.
They're calling out your name
and that's why I sing.
I stand on the shoulders of giants.
They helped me see so far
ahead
I don't do this for the living, no, no
I do this for the dead.
Now sometimes I know you feel
helpless and hopeless,
saddled with a weariness too.
Well, we are the people of the blues,
but God has always been
with me and you.
And after 400 years in the
wilderness,
this much I know is true.
We've learned our lesson,
there's no more guessing.
No one believes as much as we do.
And this much I know is true.
That you have the heart of Ali,
the mind of Malcolm,
and the spirit of Martin Luther King.
And if you just remember this,
you can do anything.
And so we sing.
I stand on the shoulders of Giants.
I stand on the shoulders of
Giants.
They help me see so far ahead.
They help me see so far ahead.
I don't do this for the living.
I don't do this for the living.
I do this for the dead
I do this for the dead