More songs by Rise Against
Description
The hollow bass presses against your chest, the words cling like raindrops on glass - seemingly simple, but each time they penetrate deeper than expected. At first, it seems like an argument with someone outside yourself, but gradually you realize that it's about that inner voice that endlessly asks you to “stay where you are” and “don't push forward.”
And the music only adds fuel to the fire: the growing “heat” turns into a pulse, as if the air has heated up to the limit and is about to burst. And it no longer matters who was right or wrong - one thing is clear: it's impossible to hold back, it's too hot, too alive.
Lyrics and translation
Original
Don't ask me to stay down
Don't tell me to get out of the way
And don't pretend you know my name
I thought you knew me better
I thought this rain would let up someday
But maybe I was wrong again
And when you turn the lights down low
Now tell me what you see
So we raise hands up high in the sky
Full speed, then we cover our eyes just dance
No, do not cry, bite down
'Cause my jaw is tight, stay close
Yeah, hold me tight, full steam
'Cause I'm in love with the lie
Deaf, dumb, and blind
Are we okay, are we alright?
A world away
And I'm calling out your name
So don't turn away
As the bullets ricochet
Are we in trouble right now?
Or did we let it get too far away?
Drifting further from our reach
There's no holy water
Yeah, there's no remedy to wash away
Oh, the stain that runs so deep
'Cause if I'm the one you want the most
So, why did you walk away? (Why did you walk away?)
So we raise hands up high in the sky
Full speed, then we cover our eyes just dance
No, do not cry, bite down
'Cause my jaw is tight, stay close
Yeah, hold me tight, full steam
'Cause I'm in love with the lie
Deaf, dumb, and blind
Are we okay, are we alright?
A world away
And I'm calling out your name, oh, oh-oh
So don't turn away
As the bullets ricochet
No, oh-oh, do not cry, bite down
My jaw is tight
No, oh-oh, do not cry, bite down
My jaw is tight
A world away
And I'm calling out your name
So don't turn away
As the bullets ricochet