@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Were losing daylight but I can't work any faster.
Under the veil of dust we go on
Don't close your eyes.
What if it all disappears in the shadows?
Now reach for the stars
If I held my ground would you ask me to change
This drought bleeds on now we're dancing for rain
We drink the air but its still not the same
These worlds collide but the distance remains
We point the finger, never accept the blame and I know, I know
The waters come but the fire still rages on here
The men all shrugged their shoulders and left
We sleep so sound in rooms just up the stairs
Will you save us like you saved them?
If I held my ground would you ask me to change
This drought bleeds on now we're dancing for rain
We drink the air but its so not the same
These worlds collide but the distance remains
We point the finger, never accept the blame and I know, I know
You've bled me dry but I'm still breathing
I swear I'm sucking dry the sky
And you won't ever find us kneeling
Or swallowing your lies
If I held my ground would you ask me to change
This drought bleeds on now we're dancing for rain
We drink the air but its so not the same
These worlds collide but the distance remains
We point the finger, never accept the blame, and I know, I know
This drought bleeds on, this drought bleeds on
Under the veil of dust we go on
Don't close your eyes.
What if it all disappears in the shadows?
Now reach for the stars
If I held my ground would you ask me to change
This drought bleeds on now we're dancing for rain
We drink the air but its still not the same
These worlds collide but the distance remains
We point the finger, never accept the blame and I know, I know
The waters come but the fire still rages on here
The men all shrugged their shoulders and left
We sleep so sound in rooms just up the stairs
Will you save us like you saved them?
If I held my ground would you ask me to change
This drought bleeds on now we're dancing for rain
We drink the air but its so not the same
These worlds collide but the distance remains
We point the finger, never accept the blame and I know, I know
You've bled me dry but I'm still breathing
I swear I'm sucking dry the sky
And you won't ever find us kneeling
Or swallowing your lies
If I held my ground would you ask me to change
This drought bleeds on now we're dancing for rain
We drink the air but its so not the same
These worlds collide but the distance remains
We point the finger, never accept the blame, and I know, I know
This drought bleeds on, this drought bleeds on
Lyrics submitted by Kabooks1212, edited by sokorny
Dancing for Rain Lyrics as written by Christopher Chasse Brandon Barnes
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Ok kids, here we go: this song is not about a relationship. I'm not sure how you do it, but every song on this forum has at least one person who has translated the lyrics into their personal high school crush/emo/whatever thing, hence the posts stating "I think it's about a girl." Just stop, really.
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We all know that Rise Against is from Chicago, right? Right. This song is about The Great Chicago Fire, which happened in the late 19th century.
There was a drought before the fire, and no one really knows how it started, which explains the chorus. (Worlds colliding is a reference to the mayor of Chicago having to ask for help from surrounding communities, which would have been quite a culture shock for people from the small towns surrounding the big city.) The fire covered roughly 2000 acres, destroying Chicago's water system, thus rendering the city's fire department unable to do anything. This explains 'the water's gone, but the fire still rages'; and also 'the me shrugged their shoulders and left'.
The time frame of the fire was during the industrial revolution, which explains the reference to sleeping upstairs, as living conditions were cramped into high rise apartment buildings.
The fire burned itself out when rain began to fall, three days after it started.
The line about swallowing your lies is most likely about the first suspect/scapegoat, Catherine O'Leary: a woman, and catholic (who weren't very popular at the time). Being that women had very few rights at the time, there would have been no social consequences for framing her for the fire.
The rest is just artistic filler meant to convey the trauma and panic that something like this would cause.
@artificialrapture haha right?!? Your first paragraph is 100 percent on point.. Their lyrics are so much more than relationships but it seems like most girls who listen to RA turn their words into juvenile nonsense! It's okay though, that's what makes a good song.. <br /> Anyhoo, Did you read something that explained this interpretation from the band? If not, you really did a great job interpreting what this song could very well be about. kudos....