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And on that day they'll tell you
That life hummed on with no clue
The warning signs were all dismissed or shouted down, so it goes
The kings all failed to tell us
The madmen failed to sell us
Of what would then befall the only life we know
Were they burning signal fires
To guide us to the fields?
Or building funeral pyres?
The outcome a final appeal
The city lines are down
The kerosene's run out
The fracturing of
All we relied upon
I shed this unclean skin
And start to feel again
'Cause all the shoulders on which to cry on gone
The paranoia gripped us
The rain turned engines to rust
The panic set in like a cancer to our hearts
Spreading through
We bet on finite genius
Or prayed for gods to save us
But there was no antidote
Disease tore us apart
We left bodies in the fields
So numb that we forgot how to feel
The city lines are down
The kerosene's run out
The fracturing of all we relied upon
Let's shed this unclean skin
And start to feel again
'Cause all the shoulders
On which to cry on gone
He looked at the fields
And then his hands,
"All I need is what I have"
Then fell a tear of happiness
Oh, she watched the world crumble away
"Is this the end of yesterday?"
"Lord, I hope so" is all he said
All gone are the old guards
Gone are the cold cold wars
Weightless we go forth
On wings of amnesty
All we relied on now
The city lines are down
The kerosene's run out
The fracturing of
All we relied upon
Let's this unclean skin
And start to feel again
With no more shoulders, shoulders to cry on now
No more, no more
No more, no more
No more, no more
The weight that we once felt is gone
That life hummed on with no clue
The warning signs were all dismissed or shouted down, so it goes
The kings all failed to tell us
The madmen failed to sell us
Of what would then befall the only life we know
To guide us to the fields?
Or building funeral pyres?
The outcome a final appeal
The kerosene's run out
The fracturing of
All we relied upon
I shed this unclean skin
And start to feel again
'Cause all the shoulders on which to cry on gone
The rain turned engines to rust
The panic set in like a cancer to our hearts
Spreading through
We bet on finite genius
Or prayed for gods to save us
But there was no antidote
Disease tore us apart
So numb that we forgot how to feel
The kerosene's run out
The fracturing of all we relied upon
And start to feel again
'Cause all the shoulders
On which to cry on gone
And then his hands,
"All I need is what I have"
Then fell a tear of happiness
"Is this the end of yesterday?"
"Lord, I hope so" is all he said
Gone are the cold cold wars
Weightless we go forth
On wings of amnesty
The kerosene's run out
The fracturing of
All we relied upon
And start to feel again
With no more shoulders, shoulders to cry on now
No more, no more
No more, no more
The weight that we once felt is gone
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I would have to say doomsday/the apocalypse anyone else feel this way?
Yeah sort of. Its the end of this way of life. The end of what Rise Against see as a failed system. No one sees it coming, until the end of it all befalls us.
Its also a new beginning: "he looked at the fields, and then his hands all i need is what i have"
Its definately talking about the end of days but its making fun of the world in a sense. The start of the song its like saying how we apparently didn't see it coming but the tone of the lyrics seems really sarcastic like its saying the warning signs are there how can we miss them.
Its also got that stereotypical take on what will happen when it is announced that the world is going to end. Chaos sets in and panic is everywhere. A good visual example of this 2012 or even the Knowing. The overwhelming tone of the song up until after the second chorus is so saddening but by this next verse the shift in tone shows happiness. It puts a bit of a happy twist on the worlds destruction. It gives everyone a second chance to make things right and to do things differently. Even the chorus shows this with the line "I shed this unclean skin" which shows how we have a chance to start again and do things correctly
you have a lot of the lyrics wrong these are the correct lyrics from the album booklet
On that day, They'll tell you That life hummed on with no clue The warning signs were all Dismissed or shouted down So it goes The kings all failed to tell us The madmen failed to sell us On what would then become The only life we know
Were they burning signal fires To guide us to the fields? Or building funeral pyres? The outcome of a final appeal
The city lines are down The kerosene's run out The fracturing of all We relied on upon
Let's shed this unclean skin And start to feel again Because all the shoulders On which to cry are gone
The paranoia gripped us The rain turned engines to rust The panic set in like a cancer to our hearts Spreading through We bet on finite genius Or prayed for god to save us But there was no antidote Disease tore us apart
We left bodies in the streets So numb we forgot how to feel
The city lines are down The kerosene's run out The fracturing of all We relied on upon
Let's shed this unclean skin And start to feel again Because all the shoulders On which to cry are gone
He looks at the fields And his hands "All I need is what I have" Then shed a tear of happiness
She watched the world Crumple away "Is this the end of yesterday?" "Lord, I hope so" Is all he said
Gone are the old guards Gone are the cold, cold wars Weightless we go forth On wings of amnesty
All we relied on now
The city lines are down The kerosene's run out The fracturing of all We relied on upon
Let's shed this unclean skin And start to feel again Because all the shoulders On which to cry are gone
No more, no more No more, no more No more, no more No more, no more The weight we once felt is gone
Tim is singing about the result of the choices we've made over the past 100 years coming happening. Our whole governmental system is falling apart, we ran out of the will to go on (Kerosene symbolism for nothing left to burn, also literal meaning). But then it takes a sudden turn.
Tim is singing about the result of the choices we've made over the past 100 years coming happening. Our whole governmental system is falling apart, we ran out of the will to go on (Kerosene symbolism for nothing left to burn, also literal meaning). But then it takes a sudden turn.
He looks at the fields And his hands "All I need is what I have" Then shed a tear of happiness
He looks at the fields And his hands "All I need is what I have" Then shed a tear of happiness
She watched the world Crumple away "Is this the end of yesterday?" "Lord, I hope so" Is all he said
She watched the world Crumple away "Is this the end of yesterday?" "Lord, I hope so" Is all he said
Gone are the...
Gone are the old guards Gone are the cold, cold wars Weightless we go forth On wings of amnesty
The speaker realizes that now that teh sytem of life we once had is gone, so are all of it's problem. It's time for a fresh start. No more religions, wars, no more burden of apocalypse. Let's just hope we dont fuck up again.
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Should be "There was no ANSWER, SO disease tore us apart."
Should be "There was no ANSWER, SO disease tore us apart."
It's definitely about the fall of society, like in the movie Book of Eli or Post-Man. But I think its also addressing two different responses to the end of a broken society: first there is the boy "He looked at the field and then his hands. All I need is what I have." He is resilient and he is happy for a second chance. He is looking to the future and what he can make for himself. Then there is his partner , the girl. "Is this the end of yesterday?" while the boy is looking to the future and hope, the girl sees her past life and lifestyle breakdown and collapse. She is filled with trepidation and fear of what's to come.
Lyrics according to album booklet:
And on that day they'll tell you That life went on with no clue The warning signs were all dismissed or shouted down So it goes The kings all failed to tell us The madmen failed to sell us On what would then befall the only life we know
Were they burning signal fires To guide us to the fields Or building funeral pyres The outcome of a final appeal
The city lines are down The kerosene's run out The fracturing of all We relied upon Let's shed this unclean skin And start to feel again 'Cause all the shoulders on which to cry are gone
The paranoia gripped us The rain turned engines to rust The panic set in like a cancer to our hearts Spreading through We bet on finite genius And prayed for gods to save us But there was no answer, so Disease tore us apart We left bodies in the fields So numb that we forgot how to feel
The city lines are down The kerosene's run out The fracturing of We relied upon Let's shed this unclean skin And start to feel again 'Cause all the shoulders on which to cry are gone
He looked at the fields, and then his hands "All I need is what I have" Then fell a tear of happiness Oh, she watched the world crumble away "Is this the end of yesterday?" "Lord, I hope so" is all he said Gone are the old guards Gone are the cold, cold wars Weightless, we go forth, On wings of amnesty.
All we relied on now
The city lines are down The kerosene's run out The fracturing of all We relied upon Let's shed this unclean skin And start to feel again With no more shoulders, shoulders to cry on now
No more, no more No more, no more No more, no more The weight that we once felt is gone.