The Rising Songtext
von Bruce Springsteen

Can′t see nothin' in front of me
Can′t see nothin' coming up behind
Make my way through this darkness
I can't feel nothing but this chain that binds me

Lost track of how far I′ve gone
How far I′ve gone, how high I've climbed
On my back′s a sixty pound stone
On my shoulder, half mile of line

Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight

Left the house this morning
Bells ringing filled the air
I was wearin' the cross of my calling
On wheels of fire, I come rollin′ down here


Come on up for the rising
Come on up and lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

There's spirits above and behind me
Faces gone black, eyes burnin′ bright
May their precious blood bind me
Lord, as I stand before your fiery light

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

I see you, Mary, in the garden
In the garden of a thousand sighs
There's holy pictures of our children
Dancin' in a sky filled with light


May I feel your arms around me?
May I feel your blood mixed with mine?
A dream of life comes to me
Like a catfish dancin′ on the end of my line

Sky of blackness and sorrow (a dream of life)
Sky of love, sky of tears (a dream of life)
Sky of glory and sadness (a dream of life)
Sky of mercy, sky of fear (a dream of life)

Sky of memory and shadow (a dream of life)
Your burnin′ wind fills my arms tonight
Sky of longing and emptiness (a dream of life)
Sky of fullness, sky of blessed life

Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (come on up for the rising)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (come on up)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (come on up for the rising)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (come on up)