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.”
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.”