Here’s Where I Stand
Aug 14th, 2007 by Amanda
There’s a great cheesy/campy movie called Camp that I love. What can I say? I love pretty much anything that’s a musical. There’s a fantastic song at the end that really speaks to my heart…especially right now (the video quality on this sucks, because somebody filmed their TV, but it’s still a fantastic song).
Here in the dark
I stand before you
Knowing this is my chance to show you my heart
This is the start
This is the start
I have so much to say and I’m hopin’
That your arms are open
Don’t turn away, I want you near me
But you have to hear me
Here’s where I stand
Here’s who I am
Love me, but don’t tell me who I have to be
Here’s who I am, I’m what you see
You said I had to change and I was tryin’
But my heart was lyin’
I’m not that child any longer
I am stronger
Here’s where I stand
Here’s who I am
Help me to move on but please don’t tell me how
I’m on my way, I’m movin’ now
In this life we’ve come so far
But we’re only who we are
With the courage of love
To show us the way
We’ve got the power to stand up and say
Here’s where I stand
Here’s where I am
Stand up and be counted, I’m counting on you
If you’re with me
We’ll make it through
Here’s where I stand
Here’s who I am
Love me, love me, love me and we’ll make it through
Here’s where I stand
Baby, baby, baby I’m counting on you
Here’s where I stand
Love me, love me, love me and we’ll make it through
I’m counting
I’m counting
I’m counting, I’m counting on you

Oh My Goddess! This is one of my favorite movies!! Me and my students watched it over and over again when it first came out. It also didn’t hurt that I had a HUGE crush on Daniel Letterle. It’s just a shame that the arrangements from the movie haven’t been made available to the general public. My kids would love to perform some of the songs.
It’s a great song for you too, right now
I swear… you’re a guy after my own heart…
I love this movie too (rewatched it this weekend). It’s not as good as Rent, but it’s up there in my list of favorite musicals (added Dreamgirls to that list this weekend).
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