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Rise Against
Rise Against


Background information
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genre(s) Hardcore Punk
Punk Rock
Melodic Hardcore
Years active 1999—present
Label(s) Fat Wreck Chords
Geffen Records
Interscope Records
Associated acts 88 Fingers Louie
Arma Angelus
Baxter
The Honor System
The Killing Tree
Only Crime
Flobots
Website Website
Members
Tim McIlrath
Joe Principe
Brandon Barnes
Zach Blair
Former members
Toni Tintari
Mr. Precision
Todd Mohney
Kevin White
Chris Chasse



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Rise Against Lyrics

"Survivor Guilt" lyrics


"What are you talking about? America isn't going to be destroyed"
"Never? Rome was destroyed, Greece was destroyed, Persia was destroyed, Spain was destroyed. All great countries are destroyed. Why not yours? How much longer do you really think your own country will last? Forever?"

Block the entrances, close the doors
Seal the exits cause this is war

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?

A folded flag
A purple heart
A family all but torn apart
I fought with courage to preserve
Not my way of life, but yours

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?

The cowards preach from pedestals
With words like courage and resolve
But what they meant was f*ck them all
Because freedom isn't free

They send our daughters and our sons
To deserts under burning sUns
A sacrificial slaughtering to fill
The pockets of the weak
An artificial enemy
Are we so easily deceived?

"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."

Carry on
Just walk away
How many more sent to their graves
In this lesson ignored?

I fought your fight
Bought your lie
And in return I lost my life
What purpose does this serve?
What purpose did I serve?

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