\"'Giant' was written in Berlin , in the freezing cold in February. For the DVD Live.And Alone , they said, 'Okay, we want to film you down by the Berlin wall, at Checkpoint Charlie.' I remember being there in 1988 when it was completely communist and scary, and then I was there in '89 when the wall came down. Now Checkpoint Charlie is a souvenir stand. I stood there and I was struck and blown away with what people who need to move ahead can do. I was inspired to write a song, very general, about any situation of the downtrodden or the underdog-you could put it to a sporting event-to be that general, but specific that I, personally, just me, can make a difference. It was a real challenge.
\"When I was working up 'Giant,' it was so simple in that rock & roll way that we all know. I tried to make it today-sounding and went in these other directions, but I kept coming back. It's a big guitar/drums song, that's just what it is.\" - Melissa Etheridge
You tried to hold us down You tried to hold us back You tried to make us wrong You tried to make us crack You wanted to see us cry You wanted to see us leave You didn't count on the tide You didn't count on the pride You didn't count on me
I am a giant And you will not make me fall And you will not make me crawl I am a giant And I'm not alone Winds of change have blown And the walls come tumbling down
And I've learned from my mistakes Picked myself up off the floor I have learned just what it takes Now I am stronger than before And we are standing side by side We are determined now to win We have come too far And we've got the scars And we are never going back into the shadows again