Standin On The Side Of Love

Standing On the Side of Love

inspired by the UUAs Standing on the Side of Love Campaign (www.Standingonthesideoflove.org)
Music and Lyrics by Ben Lighter

What's wrong with this world today?
Acts of exclusion, oppression and hate
To change the world, we've gotta take a stand
Siding with love all across the land

Standing on the Side of Love
A movement we can be a part of
Standing on the Side of Love
Bringing the world what it needs more of

It's time to tell our communities
That each one of us has worth and dignity
Crimes of hate based on identities
we can't let there be anymore casualties

Standing on the Side of Love
A movement we can be a part of
Standing on the Side of Love
Bringing the world what it needs more of

While the winds of change are still in the air
We've got to spread our message; make the world aware
Let's work together, and do all we can,
it's time to do what's right, it's time to stand


Standing on the Side of Love
A movement we can be a part of
Standing on the Side of Love
Bringing the world what it needs more of

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[lysalourice]

RobinEdgar, please get off of this young man's site. You are spoiling it for him. He worked hard on the song and deserves to have a web space that isn't polluted with your personal perspective. Please delete your comments and leave this kid alone!

Ben, this is an awesome song and I've been looking for the chords and lyrics. Have you thought about publishing it?

[RobinEdgar]

Thank you for expressing your sympathy satimiriam but it is by no means just me who has experienced words and actions of exclusion, oppression and indeed hate from "fundamentalist atheist" Humanist U*Us or other U*Us. In fact anti-Republican intolerance and bigotry is quite common too. . . I am not a Christian U*U nor a pagan U*U, nor am I a Republican or other political conservative. All of these groups aka identities face exclusion, oppression and even hate from U*Us *within* the U*U World.

[satimiriam]

UU is about the search for personal truth, not about accepting the views of someone else.

Great song BTW. My husband is thinking of starting a UU rock/folk/whatever album. I'll get him to post when he has something started.

[satimiriam]

I am sorry that you have had experiences like you mentioned here. I find it hard to believe from my sheltered world here in VT that there are UUs like that out there. I love my congregation and have never felt so immediately accepted. In my mind if someone does not believe that another should follow what they believe in they aren't UU.

[RobinEdgar]

What's wrong with the U*U World today?

Acts of exclusion, oppression and hate

To change the U*U World, U*Us gotta take a stand

Siding with love all across U*U Land. . .

It's time to tell U*U communities

That each one of us has worth and dignity

Crimes of hate based on identities

we can't let there be anymore casualties

Christian and Pagan U*Us, and other God believing people, still face acts of exclusion, oppression and even hate from "fundamentalist atheist" Humanist U*Us.

Do what's right.

[juliejohnk]

EXCELLENT song! You're insight and compassion are to be commended. Would it be possible to obtain a piano / guitar score and lyrics to share? My choir would love to sing this!

[penivos]

Good on you, a sweet song well sung!