Stand Up is a song about standing up against the demons that are constantly fighting you, whether that’s relationship troubles, addiction, difficulty with family and friends or even yourself. I wrote the song in a way where my vocals represent me fighting my demons as I am in life now and my demons, represented by the harmony vocals, are my thoughts fighting me back. There is a consistent vocal battle between me and my demons in the song as we are singing about the same things but directed toward each other. I ultimately have the last word in the song though representing that me/we can all overcome our demons with some fight.

“This song is ultimately about feeling like you are in a one-sided relationship and wishing with all of your heart that the other person would just give something, anything back.” “This song reflects on the possibility of what if that individual tried and for better or worse, things would have been different.” “I think we can all relate to a significant other, family member or friend where we felt very alone in a one-sided relationship and I have felt that often in the past” says McComas. “I didn’t write this song from a perspective of regret and longing rather than dealing with feelings of unprocessed frustration.” “Over time with one-sided relationships, I ultimately learned you cannot change people and someone who wants to make the effort to grow your relationship together, will make the effort.” “Actions speak louder than words” says McComas.