Bruce Springsteen - The Rising

Bruce Springsteen-The Rising-LIVE DA BARCELONA(2003)

Can't see nothin' in front of me
Can't see nothin' coming up behind
I make my way through this darkness
I can't feel nothing but this chain that binds me
Lost track of how far I've gone
How far I've gone, how high I've climbed
On my back's a sixty pound stone
On my shoulder a half mile of line

Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight

Left the house this morning
Bells ringing filled the air
Wearin' the cross of my calling
On wheels of fire I come rollin' down here

Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight

La,la, la,la,la,la, la,la,la

There's spirits above and behind me
Faces gone black, eyes burnin' bright
May their precious blood bind me
Lord, as I stand before your fiery light

La,la, la,la,la,la, la,la,la

I see you Mary in the garden
In the garden of a thousand sighs
There's holy pictures of our children
Dancin' in a sky filled with light
May I feel your arms around me
May I feel your blood mix with mine
A dream of life comes to me
Like a catfish dancin' on the end of my line

Sky of blackness and sorrow ( a dream of life)
Sky of love, sky of tears (a dream of life)
Sky of glory and sadness ( a dream of life)
Sky of mercy, sky of fear ( a dream of life)
Sky of memory and shadow ( a dream of life)
Your burnin' wind fills my arms tonight
Sky of longing and emptiness (a dream of life)
Sky of fullness, sky of blessed life

Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight

La,la, la,la,la,la, la,la,la

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[bjglidden]

@aslewis72 The song is not about revenge.

[Simowaifai]

Bruce Springsteen: probably the best artist in the World!

[CWBou812]

Damn this guy has heart

[fallenabbey8]

i was a sleep until i heard the rising

[TheHoltlt]

This song is not about vengance or retaliation, but the force of will of an individual, such as the ones who sacrificed their lives on the 9/11 attacks. It also makes reference to Jesus Christ's resucitation, who after being brutally tortured, rose from his tomb with glory. This song also means the strength that people posses in order to overcome difficult times.

[Grant692]

...and the search begins for aslewis72's comment...

[Maz3276]

A songwriter with substance - pure poetry

[MrLeafs007]

@CJUSMC3 Lol.. a stone that weighs sixty pounds!

[CJUSMC3]

What is the sixty pound stone?

[CommentsSurvey]

"History: While most of the songs were written after September 11, 2001, a few of them pre-date the attacks. It's been rumoured that Springsteen got the inspiration for the album a few days after the 9/11 attacks, when a stranger in a car stopped next to him, wound down his window and said: "We need you now." Springsteen also told this story to journalist Mark Binelli in the August 22, 2002 issue of Rolling Stone."

[CommentsSurvey]

Wikipedia: "

The Rising is the 12th studio album by American recording artist Bruce Springsteen, released in 2002 on Columbia Records. In addition to being Springsteen's first studio album in seven years, it was also his first with the E Street Band in 18 years.[1] It is centered around Springsteen's reflections on the September 11, 2001 attacks."