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Rise Up! Rise Up! Lyrics
Dear preacher, thanks making time for me today
I hope you dont mind if I hide behind the curtain
It's been fifteen years since my last confession
By your good book's standards, I sin like a champion
But that book seems a tad bit outdated
Please forgive me for questioning divinity
It's a ugly job but I think I'm up for it
I'm not saying who's right
I'm just saying there's more than one way to skin a religion
There's more than one way to explain our existence
Reverend, sir, I dont want to seem irreverent
My teenage angst is far behind me
But, Father, certainly it's troubling to see
All these people kneeling instead of dealing with the fact
That we're all that we have
So rise up, rise up!
There's no one to worship
But plenty of life to lose
I'm not saying let's burn down the church
But do you want to hear my confession?
It's my greatest sin
Ok, here it is:
I wasted half of my life on thought that I'd live forever
I wasn't raised to seize the day
But to work and worship
Because he that liveth and believeth
Supposedly never dies
Rise up, rise up!
Live a full life
Because when it's over, it's done!
So rise up, rise up!
Dance and scream and love
You're not the chosen one
And I'm not the chosen one
I hope you dont mind if I hide behind the curtain
It's been fifteen years since my last confession
By your good book's standards, I sin like a champion
But that book seems a tad bit outdated
It's a ugly job but I think I'm up for it
I'm not saying who's right
I'm just saying there's more than one way to skin a religion
There's more than one way to explain our existence
My teenage angst is far behind me
But, Father, certainly it's troubling to see
All these people kneeling instead of dealing with the fact
That we're all that we have
There's no one to worship
But plenty of life to lose
I'm not saying let's burn down the church
But do you want to hear my confession?
It's my greatest sin
Ok, here it is:
I wasted half of my life on thought that I'd live forever
I wasn't raised to seize the day
But to work and worship
Because he that liveth and believeth
Supposedly never dies
Live a full life
Because when it's over, it's done!
So rise up, rise up!
Dance and scream and love
And I'm not the chosen one
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I think it is 'its an ugly job' not a noble job.
And I hear the last lyric as 'dance and scream and love'. But sometimes I hear run too, so who knows.
This song is great. I've heard some people say this album is better than The Ugly Organ, but i have to disagree. Maybe just as good as The Ugly Organ. The voice and instumentals have definately improved, but the lyrics don't do it for me like in the prebious albums.
This album is not as good as the Ugly Organ, but it has all the makings of a great album nonetheless. Every song on Organ just hit on all cylinders whereas this one has some weak tracks.
This album is a lot better than the Ugly Organ. TUO had a tendancy to slip into self indulgence a bit too much. Since this is a much more external album, focusing on fictional narratives and criticisms of religion, it ends up avoiding that pitfall.
thirteenth hymn hiding in confession
He's obviously come to the conclusion that "when it's over it's done."
ps, i think it says Dear preacher
I think "I'm not saying let's burn down the church" is a very important line that speaks for the whole album. The rest of the song is pretty much obvious - cease the day, live your life to the fullest, or you'll regret it later.
this song takes everything inside of my head and puts it into lyrics, period. i'm thinking about using the lines "live a full life because when it's over, it's done. so rise up, rise up! dance and scream and love" for my senior quote.
I wonder when I listen to this song: in whose point of view do you guys think Tim is singing? It seems that he speaks from several different peoples' view points throughout the album, but this one sounds like his own, from interviews I've read and such.
Also saw some Ugly Organ discussion going on, so I figured I'd throw in my two cents. This is an amazing album. The lyrics, at least to me, are much more interesting--lyrics I could absorb myself in deciphering for hours on end. That said, though, The Ugly Organ is still the superior album. It simply doesn't have one bad track! This one's got a couple of weaklings in the bunch, but I still adore. Another amazing job, Cursive.
Now if only the biggest disappointment of my summer hadn't been their skipping of my city on their upcoming tour!