You must know that every Rise Against song is about true events, but is also a metaphor. Because you also have to understand the war is not just in IRAQ, it is everywhere. Single people fighting for their lives every day. Come along with me through this lyrical representation.
This is about protecting yourself from broken people on all levels. People who are spinning their wheels and based on their decisions will never go anywhere. Those are the kind of people that drag you down.
"Block the entrances, close the doors
Seal the exits cause this is war"
If we don't evolve and gain infallibility to protect ourselves, to seal the broken walls around our selfs where they can reach into our hearts, we will suffer. They will bring us down.
"All gave some, some gave all
But for what I wanna know
Carry on, don't mind me
All I gave was everything
And yet you ask me for more
Fought your fight
Bought your lie
And in return I lost my life
What purpose does this serve?"
You reach out to others and give them pieces of your life to try to rescue them, and you end up fighting their wars. You start living their lies as your life. And in return you get nothing, but losing yourself.
"You're a shameful opportunist! What you don't understand is that it's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees."
"You have it backwards. It's better to live on your feet than to die on your knees. I know"
This is about living, not sacrificing. God doesn't want you to die for God, God wants you to live for yourself. This world is for the glory of you. Don't throw that glory away for sacrificing the most valuable thing to God and you--your life.
You must know that every Rise Against song is about true events, but is also a metaphor. Because you also have to understand the war is not just in IRAQ, it is everywhere. Single people fighting for their lives every day. Come along with me through this lyrical representation.
This is about protecting yourself from broken people on all levels. People who are spinning their wheels and based on their decisions will never go anywhere. Those are the kind of people that drag you down.
"Block the entrances, close the doors Seal the exits cause this is war"
If we don't evolve and gain infallibility to protect ourselves, to seal the broken walls around our selfs where they can reach into our hearts, we will suffer. They will bring us down.
"All gave some, some gave all But for what I wanna know
Carry on, don't mind me All I gave was everything And yet you ask me for more Fought your fight Bought your lie And in return I lost my life What purpose does this serve?"
You reach out to others and give them pieces of your life to try to rescue them, and you end up fighting their wars. You start living their lies as your life. And in return you get nothing, but losing yourself.
"You're a shameful opportunist! What you don't understand is that it's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." "You have it backwards. It's better to live on your feet than to die on your knees. I know"
This is about living, not sacrificing. God doesn't want you to die for God, God wants you to live for yourself. This world is for the glory of you. Don't throw that glory away for sacrificing the most valuable thing to God and you--your life.