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Armed with the fury of classic punk acts as Minor Threat and Bad Brains, blended with intelligent vocals and a serious commitment to providing a positive alternative to the oft-dreary and disenchanted aura that engulfs most punk bands, Chicago’s Rise Against might be seen as an outcast amongst its peers. “It was almost cool to be negative, especially around Chicago,” bassist Joe Principe recalls. “So, vocalist Tim [McIlrath] and I had this main goal of putting a positive light on things. There are so many bands that sing about negative things, and we kind of wanted to use this to show people it’s OK to voice your opinions and stay positive. We just wanted to be more productive, lyrically.” “It’s not so much as we’re a political band, but what we feel is our so More... (Submit New Rise Against Lyrics) (Submit New Rise Against Lyrics) Review about Rise Against Well, in my opinion | Reviewer: jjjk ------ About the song Injection performed by Rise Against to me, this song relates to my eating disorder. i think like all of you have said, it can be interpretted to fit so so many situations, and for me, it happens to make me think of my bulimia. just throwing that out there. love this song. Rise Against Fan | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Grammatizator performed by Rise Against Wow. I love this song. Haha i sound lame, but I know every word to this song already haha. It's a great song. It relates back to the roots of The Unraveling and Revolutions Per Minute and I think it's one of the bests ongs Rise Against has ever made. Rock on Rise Against. They're the best band out there. meanings as interpretted by me: | Reviewer: Infidel ------ About the song Whereabouts Unknown performed by Rise Against Just personal opinion, maybe the song is about two friends who end up on opposing sides of a war, and one is begging the other to come back even though they disagree ("all is forgiven if you would just listen"). He sees the other through the sniper scope ("I see your face in the sights, I hesitate and then look for a sign")and is torn between doing his duty or not killing his friend. They used to laugh together, but this is no time for laughter as he makes his decision. Just an idea, I'm probably way off, but who knows? meaning | Reviewer: DarkleSSV ------ About the song Paper Wings performed by Rise Against I think this song is advice to someone (Dont know who) that they have been preparing and planing there life and trying to live up to there standards but hes watched them and they have just crashed and burned. So his advice is listen to what you were told before and just skip the fences and go off the road you have chose otherwise you are just going to end up regreting youre life. So he asks, are you going to follow everyone else and stay on the road if not then theres the train so get on it as soon as you can before its too late beacuse im not wateing. Interesting Song | Reviewer: Amanda ------ About the song The Approaching Curve performed by Rise Against Well, I think this song is actually painting the picture of a suicide/murder. But that's the thing with literature; (and music, in this case)It can have many meanings and many perspectives from which it can be deciphered. One of the reasons I love this song, it's so vividly descriptive that it can be compared to literature. But yeah, I listened to this song many times, at first only because I loved the sound of Tim McIlrath's voice. (:D) But I grew interested in the sophisticated lyrics I was hearing and it really drew me in. The imagery in this song is amazing to start with.. it creates the feeling that you're there in the car with them. But any well thought out grammar can do that.. what's more intriguing here is the situation being described. At first I couldn't really tell if it was metaphoric or physically suicidal. But I listened to it more and judging by the directness of the lyrics, and how he describes the tear welling in her eye at that exact moment etc. hints more towards an actual physical situation. It's also describing a breakup but the breakup is occuring in the physical car and the girl is upset to the point of ending their lives. Very deep song, lovely lyrics. It's so inspiring how Rise Against can throw their instruments together and Tim can just talk for the majority of a song and still have an amazing song with a perfectly clear picture painted. Well done Rise Against<3 The very best song! | Reviewer: Stefan Andersson ------ About the song Prayer Of The Refugee performed by Rise Against Ok, so I just watched the movie for "prayer of the refugee", and I have to say that it all became very obvious to me what the song is really about. In general it's a statement of how untenable the economic system in America is right now with it's little regard of Fair Trade products. It's also a statement of the hazards that american corporations provide when they paint the american mentality with a "we can provide for ourselves and don't really need the outside world" - color, while at the same time heavilly relying on importing products from less developed countries and the outside world. If that mentality in the end are allowed to be the general belief, that America can relly on it self, it would be extremely destructive for it's population, as they would continue living a lie and develop their society in a direction where they exclude the rest of the world. The name "Prayer of the refugee", in my opinion, is really a very intelligent way of stating that it's actually America who is the refugee, hiding from truth and the outside world. So the name could in other ways be understood as a solemn prayer for The USA, in regards of the way they're heading right now and the impact it has on less developed countries and it self. im with MuzikChik | Reviewer: JustMe ------ About the song Torches performed by Rise Against i like alot of bands buthis is the only one that i can honestly say "i like all there songs", lol, listen to them pretty much 90% of my free time, and i love the way that Tim sings about things we all go through in life so his songs are easy to relate too Different Meaning | Reviewer: BJ ------ About the song Paper Wings performed by Rise Against It seems a lot of people see "Paper Wings" as a song about a girl that's leaving, or something to that effect. I see it as a song talking about how someones life somewhere along the way took a turn that maybe they hadn't intended on taking. One last thing I beg you please, just before you go (Talking to himself) I've watched you fly on paper wings half way round the world (Living a life that wasn’t mean for him) until they burned up in the atmosphere and sent you spiraling down (He realized that this wasn’t sustainable) Landing somewhere far from here with no one else around To catch you falling down (Now he’s far from who he was with nothing to fall back on) And I'm looking at you now (Inner self talking to him) And I can't tell if you're laughing (Is the happiness he’s showing a front) Between each smile there's a tear in your eye (Although he seems happy, his inner self knows he’s hurting inside) There's a train leaving town in an hour (The life he should be living is about to be unattainable) It's not waiting for you and neither am I (The drive to pursue(inner self) his dream when it leaves will no longer be there) Swing for the fences son, he must have told you once That was a conversation you took nothing from (He did not pursue his dreams) SO RAISE YOUR GLASS *now* AND celebrate exactly what you've done (Celebrate the “Success” you’ve had) Just put off another day of knowing where you're from (Ignoring who he is inside) You can catch up with yourself if you run (He has to do a lot to get back to his true self) Is this the life that you lead? (Did you choose this) Or the life that's led for you? (Or the life that was predetermined that you didn’t have to strive for) Will you take the road thats been laid out before you? (Will you take the easy way out?) Will we cross paths somewhere else tonight? (Inner self to self) my definition | Reviewer: Scott ------ About the song Audience Of One performed by Rise Against sure ths songs music video is about 'Bush' bu i believe tis song is more than that, like "I brought down the sky for you but all you did was shrug" show ing hw we try to imprese people that dont really care about us and "But we ran away Now all my friends are gone" showing how we can easily turn away from our friends and lose them, and finaly "The surface shines, while the inside rots" showing how this make make u look happy and cool to other people but its not what you truly want and it can leave you feaig empty inside my meaning | Reviewer: will ------ About the song Prayer Of The Refugee performed by Rise Against what i belive this song is about is the fact that america espically although australia and europe are guilty of this as well saying that they are help countries by allowing them to earn a living when it is just forcing our views and customs upon them so come on lets try and withold rise against`s views and work to free the refuges from the oppression of 1st world countries [p.s i am a australian so i am not an outsider bashing 1st world coutries i just hate oppression] freakin hard lard bard cards this song is amazing | Reviewer: chris ------ About the song But Tonight We Dance performed by Rise Against if Rise Against DOESNT make it into the Rock n' Roll hall of fame, im ressurecting whoever used to run the HOF and shoving my keyboard down their throat and gonna hit the clt+alt+del button until they're forever disappeared into the space tmie continuim. It can be done. I saw it on CSI. amazing | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About artist/band Rise Against Rise against is easily the best band around i only heard of them last year and have every single one of their songs and there isnt one that i dont love. my favorite song is swing life away and give it all. please dont ever stop writing you guys have changed the lives of so many people me being one of them, and i thank you. the night will end!! | Reviewer: Tim Skondin ------ About the song But Tonight We Dance performed by Rise Against This song has political meanings, and meanings for life, its applies where you need it to. That is what is great about RISE. Really their songs are maid to show you insight, give you another perspective. They don't play this music to be worshiped they play it to lead and inspire. More need to follow everyone. Soldiers do as they're told! | Reviewer: Just a simple boy ------ About the song Hero of War performed by Rise Against Ok Im a soldier currently surving in Iraq! Please everyone at home on ur couch, Im really glad u support us and then bash us online! Wow way to show ur troops u care! I have been here for months on months now and not once has anyone pissed on anybody or taken clothes from them. We give supplies to all who need it! Police get cuffs, children get books, wives get food, husbands gettools! We do nothing but respect these people and act very polite, much like a visitor in someones house would! To all the people who think we r dissapointed of our medals and scars, ur out of ur mind. We do it for recognition, but for someone to come up and say, "hey buddy, Im glad u do what u do, thanks" means more to us than u can imagine. The simple fact is this, everyone wants this attention. People who dont serve or who dont support the war, cry about what they think goes on to get attention. People who serve or support the war simply justify its means! Well Im here today to tell u, the media is bull, I havent seen one reporter, its all bias and guessing games with them. U cant even patrol the cities anymore, we dont even take prisoners. So stay at home on ur couch being fat and lazy with ur food, cause we make it happen for u! Ill stay here and defend this country even if the people back home think we r discrediting ourselves by doin so! Hero Of War | Reviewer: Yokai ------ About the song Hero of War performed by Rise Against I think this song is about the guilt soldiers feel when they fight and kill people or make big mistakes, like with the woman. Yet we don't know what happened and cheer them on when we really do stuff that doesn't feel right, but still we and the soldiers carry our flag because what we do is for our country, and we use that to get us through all of the tough times. That's what I get out of it at least... AMAZING SONG THOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 tearing apart | Reviewer: dustin ------ About the song Hero of War performed by Rise Against in my a.p. english class were discussing the tearing apart that most critics do. and thats what were doing. its a good song, obviously:) And it probably was meant to have a message but we shouldnt tear it apart trying to find the answers to a question that it may not at all even have asked. for that matter, leave the song be, its crippled, it was probably meant to make you think but stop attempting to dig up answers that arent there. (feel free to contact me if you disagree i love a good debate!) Prayer Of The Refugee. | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Prayer Of The Refugee performed by Rise Against Regardless of religious intent or various other philosophical views on this song, would you or wouldn't you do whatever it takes to make sure your family could survive? wouldn't you not trust anyone but yourself with the well being of your family? if you do for yourself, trust in your family, no one can possibly let you down. Make sense? Enviromental issue? | Reviewer: Madson ------ About the song Dancing For Rain performed by Rise Against quoting Paul "how we offer almost no help to those who need it most, such as third world countries". Wow man i live in a "third world country"(Brazil)... the way you said it, it just sounded like we live in a deep shit situation, we are bums and instead of giving us a job "first world countries" just give us a buck for buy the booze so it seems like they are doing their part. But anyway, about the song, as some people said it's impossible to know what the author really thought while he was writting the lyric, maybe nothing... who knows. But you still can assume what it means. For me, at first it had enviromental meaning: "We're losing daylight but I cant work any faster. Under the veil of dusk we go on" - it sounds like we are in a non stop workday that is increasing and we even have to work during night. Work that pollute the world. "What if it all disappears in the shadows that reach from the stars?" - shadow that reach from the stars could be night or even death... working a lot while we could die at any time "If I held my ground would you ask me to change?" - if i don't want to die (held my ground), would i need to change the way i live? "This drought bleeds on now we're dancing for rain" - enviromental disasters (the drought) that we generate (because of excessive work - pollution) are killing people (bleeds on) and now we want an imediate solution (dance for rain so we can end the drought) "We point the finger, never accept the blame" - we are polluting as a whole but we always try to find someone to place the responsability But yes... after reading the comments it sounds more like a social/political thing of how we just care about ourselves and don't help the others. Some people may say "just enjoy the music and stop infering things" haha i know, i enjoy it but i think it's kinda impossible to not rave about it after reading the lyrics. best song evar!!! | Reviewer: Tyler Helmuth ------ About the song Swing Life Away performed by Rise Against this was my best gf and i's song, we both loved rise against, and as such, we both knew of this song, but we didnt realize just how much meaning it had until we weren't together anymore, now, even with the hell it takes me every night to do so, i have made a vow to listen to this song every night, and so far, have kept it up thanks rise against for making awesome music, keep up the good work (and tour a little more in florida) My life and this damn song. | Reviewer: Michael ------ About the song The Good Left Undone performed by Rise Against Okay well unlike you guys I wasn't in a relationship with her...but I loved her...and I mean love as i the real thing the stuff dream are made of...not the crappy lie love the real deal but for her happiness she had to be with another and not me...so I mean I help that happen for her...even though the pain was nearly unbearable...but for her I did that and because of that this songs touches my heart and I guess in a sense relates to my life in this time and point. 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