Lyric discussion by justsomedude 

Cover art for Rise lyrics by Eddie Vedder

"gonna rise up and find my direction magnetically"- rather ironic lyric as Chris McCandless, the person who is depicted in the movie Into The Wild, chose to throw away his compass and starve to death...

Magnetic fields of the earth, dude. A lot of animals navigate by it, from insects to Sharks. I'm sure McCandless knew this. Either way, I'm guessing that here, it refers to just using your own instincts and being drawn towards your path in life, be it the road less traveled or the road often taken, without letting people or society tell you if you are right or wrong.

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