Story Behind The Song
Quick, fun and hard/pop rock, "Rise" is a staple of live Obviatus shows.
Song Description
The singer inhabits a "cartoon-flat" dreamworld and is seeking the "city of substance", though aware the inhabitants of the latter would wish to live in his world.
| Song Length |
3:54 |
Genre |
Rock - Modern, Rock - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Non 4/4 |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Disturbed, Tense |
Subject |
Philosophy, General |
| Similar Artists |
Incubus, The Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Now that this window has closed
It's time to start paving my road
Rip at the walls of my dreams
Seek out invisible seams
A cartoon flat world I can't choose
And cannot fear that which pursues
Chill wind from far away comes
Horizon to darkness succumbs
But I cannot let fear swallow me
The dwelling of angels is beckoning me
Next to the sun where the sky meets the sea
Billowing blackness behind me I've freed
A dose of reality is all I need
Out of touch, deep in my mind
Sustenance I cannot find
Tempted to take to the sky
Ignore how the world's gone awry
Oh I cannot let fear swallow me
The dwelling of angels is beckoning me
Next to the sun where the sky meets the sea
Billowing blackness behind me I've freed
A dose of reality is all I need
I cannot find it
Where is the world that I used to know
In my dreaming all is right
The risks of reality plain
But ignoring the truth is in vain
Too much time spent far away
I must rise from disarray
I will not let fear swallow me
The city of substance is beckoning me
Under the sun not too far from the sea
Billowing shadow awakens to light
And the world isn't perfect, it's all just alright
I cannot go back
This is the world that I've always known
In my vision all is right
Rise