Dead But Rising

From an interview with Michael Poulsen. “The opening riff is very old school metal – it could be a Slayer riff. The lyrics are about the first time I was travelling through the US, to visit Graceland and Elvis’s grave, and Tupelo, Mississippi, which was Elvis’ birthplace. My father had passed, and he was a huge Elvis fan. He had always wanted to visit Graceland with my mother, but had unfortunately never made it. I had rented a car and was driving towards Tupelo when the navigation just went out. This was the first time I had driven in the US, so I wasn’t comfortable. Then I noticed an eagle that had been following the car for a while. I said, ‘What is it with that eagle? Is my father trying to tell me something?’ I got emotional about it and I decided to follow the eagle. It went one way then the other, and the next thing I knew I was in Tupelo, Mississippi, and the eagle just took off. That was some strong shit. And that’s what Dead But Rising is all about – it’s about me, today, trying to reach out for that eagle.”

In an interview, Michael Poulsen explained the story behind the song, how it's about the aftermath of his father's death.

”It’s mainly a song about reaching out for the spirit of my father. The first time I was driving a car in the U.S., I was going from Mississippi to Memphis, and the GPS system went blank. I could have followed the signs, but this was the first time I was driving a car in the U.S., so I looked up into the air and saw an eagle. I followed that eagle for quite some time, and my father was really into eagles, so I said, “I’m just going to follow that eagle and see where it takes me.” It took off in a few minutes, and when it took off, I was in Mississippi, so I think maybe my father was trying to tell me something. That’s what I like to believe. So, 'Dead by Rising' is about trying to reach out to that eagle and bring it back to where I am now, so I can meet it.”

Pretty sure this song is about the resurrection of Christ