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Lyricist: Bruce Springsteen
Lyrics:
There is a blood red circle On the cold dark ground And the rain is falling down The church door's thrown open I can hear the organ's song But the congregation's gone My city of ruins My city of ruins
Now the sweet bells of mercy Drift through the evening trees Young men on the corner Like scattered leaves, The boarded up windows, The empty streets While my brother's down on his knees My city of ruins My city of ruins
Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up!
Now's there's tears on the pillow Darlin' where we slept And you took my heart when you left Without your sweet kiss My soul is lost, my friend Tell me how do I begin again? My city's in ruins My city's in ruins
Now with these hands, With these hands, With these hands, I pray Lord With these hands, With these hands, I pray for the strength, Lord With these hands, With these hands, I pray for the faith, Lord We pray for your love, Lord We pray for the lost, Lord We pray for this world, Lord We pray for the strength, Lord We pray for the strength, Lord
Come on Come on Come on, rise up Come on, rise up Come on, rise up Come on, rise up Come on, rise up Come on, rise up Come on, rise up Come on, rise up
Review:
Although it seemed the Boss had put writing rock
anthems behind him after Born in the U.S.A., his
longtime fans knew if any artist could write
anthems addressing September 11, 2001, and not
make them sound jingoistic, it would be Bruce
Springsteen. The numerous anthems on his
much-anticipated first full-length album with the
E Street Band in 18 years are subtler than those
of the Born to Run era. But the elements are all
there: the joyous rocking strains of "Countin' on
a Miracle," "Mary's Place," and "Waitin' on a
Sunny Day"; the dark overtones of "Further on Up
the Road"; the stunning guitar solo that closes
"Worlds Apart," a dramatic Arabic-tinged piece
detailing star-crossed love between a Muslim and
an "infidel." Although most of these songs deal
with death and tragedy, they still inspire. But
while the lyrics are intriguing, what's more
remarkable is how well The Rising works as epic
rock & roll as it draws from rockabilly, soul,
doo-wop hard rock, country, and even industrial.
To skewer a cliché, when The Rising is good, it's
great. And even when it's not great, it's still
awfully good. --Bill Holdship
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