Endgame
Rise Against
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Architects
03 : 42
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Help Is on the Way
03 : 57
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Make It Stop (September’s Children)
03 : 54
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Disparity by Design
03 : 48
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Satellite
03 : 58
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Midnight Hands
04 : 17
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Survivor Guilt
03 : 59
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Broken Mirrors
03 : 54
9
Wait for Me
03 : 39
10
A Gentlemen’s Coup
03 : 46
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This Is Letting Go
03 : 41
12
Endgame
03 : 24
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Track Lyrics
Architects Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Are there no fighters left here anymore?
Are we the generation we've been waiting for?
Or are we patiently burning, waiting to be saved?
Our heroes, our icons, have mellowed with age
Following rules that they once disobeyed
They're now being led when they used to lead the way
[Chorus]
Do you still believe in all the things that you stood by before?
Are you out there on the front lines or at home keeping score?
Do you care to be the layer of the bricks that seal your fate?
Or would you rather be the architect of what we might create?
[Verse 2]
They laid out the blueprints, they poured down a base
Concrete solutions to slow our decay
And when they are gone who the fuck's gonna take their place?
Yeah, will it be the cynics, the critics galore?
The cliché, apathetic, passed out on the floor
The trusty complicit who collectively ignore
[Chorus]
Do you still believe in all the things that you stood by before?
Are you out there on the front lines or at home keeping score?
Do you care to be the layer of the bricks that seal your fate?
Or would you rather be the architect of what we might create?
[Verse 3]
Don't you remember when you were young?
And you wanted to set the whole world on fire
Somewhere deep down, I know you do
And don't you remember when we were young?
How we wanted to set the world on fire
Because I still am and I still do
Make no mistake, we are not afraid
To bear the burden of repeating of what we're thinking anyway
Let's raise the stakes on the bet we made
Let's decide to be the architects, the masters of our fate
[Chorus]
Yeah we still believe in all the things that we stood by before
And after everything we've seen here, maybe even more
I know we're not the only ones and we were not the first
And unapologetically we stand behind each word
Help Is on the Way Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I have my mother's dreams, I have my father's eyes
You can't take that from me, just go ahead and try
The Crescent City sleeps, while giants in the sky
Preparing to unleash, let loose a mighty cry
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Can nobody save us? Will anyone try?
The bayou is burning, the cypress has died
And all alone they're saying
[Chorus]
Help is on the way (They said, they said)
Help is on the way (They said, they said)
One by land, two by sea, right there in front of me
Help is on the way
[Verse 2]
Five thousand feet below, as black smoke engulfs the sky
The ocean floor explodes, eleven mothers cry
My bones all resonate a burning lullaby
You can't take that from me, just go ahead and try
[Pre-Chorus 2]
She stands at the shoreline with hands in the air
Her words pierce the dark night, "Does anyone care?"
And all alone they're saying
[Chorus]
Help is on the way (They said, they said)
Help is on the way (They said, they said)
One by land, two by sea, right there in front of me
Help is on the way
[Bridge]
Right here, right here
Right here, right here
Right here, right here
Choking on the black gold, upon which we rely
We keep axes in the attics to see cameras in the sky
"Help is on the way" they said, they said
"Help is on the way" they said, they said
We were told just to sit tight
'Cause somebody will soon arrive
"Help is on the way"
But it never came
It never came
[Chorus]
Help is on the way (They said, they said)
Help is on the way (They said, they said)
One by land, two by sea, right there in front of me
Help is on the way
On the way
Make It Stop (September’s Children) Lyrics
9 ContributorsMake It Stop LyricsWhoa, whoa
Bang bang go the coffin nails, like a breath exhaled
Then gone forever
It seems like just yesterday, how did I miss the red flags raise?
Think back to the days we laughed
We braved these bitter storms together
Then brought to his knees he cried
But on his feet he died
What God would damn a heart?
And what God drove us apart?
What God could make it stop?
Let this end
Eighteen years pushed to the ledge
It's come to this
A weightless step
On the way down singing
Whoa, whoa
Bang bang from the closet walls
The schoolhouse halls
The shotgun's loaded
Push me and I'll push back
I'm done asking, I demand
From a nation under God
I feel it's love like a cattle prod
Born free, but still they hate
A born me, no I can't change
It's always darkest just before the dawn
So stay awake with me, let's prove them wrong
Make it stop
Let this end
Eighteen years pushed to the ledge
It's come to this
A weightless step
On the way down singing
Whoa, whoa
The cold river washed him away
But how could we forget
The gatherings hold candles, but not their tongues
And too much blood has flown from the wrist
Of the children shamed for those they chose to kiss
Who will rise to stop the blood
We're calling for
Insisting on, a different beat, yeah
A brand new song, whoa, oh
A brand new song, whoa, whoa, whoa
(Whoa) Make it stop
Let this end
This life chose me, I'm not lost in sin
(Whoa) And proud I stand, of who I am
I plan to go on living
(Whoa) Make it stop
Let this end
All these years pushed to the ledge
(Whoa) But proud I stand, of who I am
I plan to go on living
Disparity by Design Lyrics
[Verse 1]
All the way at the bottom of the barrels, we cry out
So ashamed of our tears that we blame only ourselves
That's when they win, they keep us convinced
To lift up our chins, these playing fields are level
"We all have a chance", with that they dismiss
The fast lanes they rode
On which access depends on who you know
Or where you came from
Whose daughter are you? Whose fortunate son?
We're told to stick out our thumbs
They feast from the linens while we settle for crumbs
[Chorus]
Is this an over-reaching arm?
Or is this compassion?
Is this a handout undeserved
Or a just reparation?
(A just reparation)
[Verse 2]
All the way from the towers, high above glass ceiling tombs
Tell themselves that they've earned this
By working hard and playing by the rules
But this is only part-true
A dangerous trick played on me and you
And so, like a practical joke
We've pulled on these bootstraps so hard that they broke
[Chorus]
Is this an over-reaching arm?
Or is this compassion?
Is this a handout undeserved
Or a just reparation?
And like a single domino
That falls while the rest stay vertical
We're fed these empty fairytales
But will you believe them
[Bridge]
And if there's a god, you better pray
That this sleeping giant never wakes
[Verse 3]
But if we just took a step back
A bigger picture we might view
Perhaps a man in the gutter
Is not so different from you
Come in, out of the cold
Forget all that you know
Because there's always been room by the fire for you
Oh, come in out of the cold
Will you believe them?
[Chorus]
Is this an over-reaching arm?
Or is this compassion?
Is this a handout undeserved
Or a just reparation?
And like a single domino
That falls while the rest stay vertical
We're fed these empty fairytales
And I'm through believing
Satellite Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You can't feel the heat until you hold your hand over the flame
You have to cross the line just to remember where it lays
You won't know your worth now, son, until you take a hit
And you won't find the beat until you lose yourself in it
[Chorus]
That's why we won't back down
We won't run and hide
Yeah, because these are the things that we can't deny
I'm passing over you like a satellite
So catch me if I fall
That's why we stick to your game plans and party lives
But at night we're conspiring by candlelight
We are the orphans of the American Dream
So shine your light on me
[Verse 2]
You can't fill your cup until you empty all it has
You can't understand what lays ahead if you don't understand the past
You'll never learn to fly until you're standing at the cliff
You can't truly love until you've given up on it
[Chorus]
That's why we won't back down
We won't run and hide
Yeah, because these are the things that we can't deny
I'm passing over you like a satellite
So catch me if I fall
That's why we stick to your game plans and party lives
But at night we're conspiring by candlelight
We are the orphans of the American Dream
So shine your light on me
[Verse 3]
She told me she that she'd never face the world again
So I offered up a plan:
[Bridge]
We'll sneak out while they sleep
And sail off in the night
We'll come clean and start over
The rest of our lives
When we're gone, we'll stay gone
Out of sight, out of mind
It's not too late, we have the rest of our lives
We'll sneak out while they sleep
And sail off in the night (we have the rest of our lives)
We'll come clean and start over
The rest of our lives
When we're gone, we'll stay gone
Out of sight, out of mind (we have the rest of our lives)
It's not too late, we have the rest of our lives
The rest of our lives
[Chorus]
Because we won't back down
We won't run and hide
Yeah, because these are the things that we can't deny
I'm passing over you like a satellite
So catch me if I fall
That's why we stick to your game plans and party lives
But at night we're conspiring by candlelight
We are the orphans of the American Dream
So shine your light on me (shine your light on me)
No we won't back down
We won't run and hide
Yeah, because these are the things that we can't deny (shine your light on me)
I'm passing over you like a satellite
'cause these are the things that we can't deny, no
This is a life that you can't deny us now
Midnight Hands Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Like a new day rising, like a calm before the storm
Like fog lifting from valleys on a sleeping forest floor
Eyes open slowly as the dust is shaken off
To gaze upon the wreckage that the midnight hands have wrought
[Pre-Chorus]
And now I, I feel my temperature rising
My body explode
I feel like somebody's watching
Like I'm not alone
I stopped, I vowed right then and said
[Chorus]
Whatever path you take
Wherever you might go
Whenever you decide to leave
I will follow, I will follow
[Verse 2]
We face a crossroad never knowing what's in store
There's an angel on my shoulder
There's a devil at my door
She proclaimed, "Tonight will be the greatest of our lives"
And I said, "Don't be so sure, let's just wait until the morning light"
[Pre-Chorus]
I feel my temperature rising
My body explode
I feel like somebody's watching
Like I'm not alone
I stopped, I vowed right then and said
[Chorus]
Whatever path you take
Wherever you might go
Whenever you decide to leave
I will follow, I will follow
[Bridge]
There in the clearing we gathered close
Under the moon's pale light, we laid out the tools
"You don't have to do this, and I forgive you if you don't"
She just looked away and said "I know."
[Breakdown]
Gripped by the midnight hands
We cradle futures they would prevent
Gripped by the midnight hands
The line's crossed over
The dawn grows closer
Let's bite off too much
Let's jump with a blind trust
In water over our heads
[Chorus]
Whatever path you take
Wherever you might go
Whenever you decide to leave
I will follow, I will follow
[Chorus 2]
I won't bet on the falls you take
I won't let go if you start to stray
I'll be there until you don't wake up, yeah
I will follow, I will follow I will follow
[Chorus: Tim McIlrath & Matt Skiba]
Whatever path you take I will follow
Wherever you might go I will follow
Whenever you decide to leave I will follow
Survivor Guilt Lyrics
[Intro]
"What are you talking about? America is not 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 think your own country will last?
Forever?"
[Verse 1]
Block the entrances, close the doors
Seal the exits because this is war
All gave some, some gave all
But for what? I want to know
[Chorus]
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?
[Verse 2]
A folded flag, a purple heart
A family all but torn a part
I fought with courage to preserve
Not my way of life, but yours
[Chorus]
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?
[Verse 3]
The cowards preach from pedestals
With words like "courage" and "resolve"
But what they meant was "Fuck 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?
They carry on
[Outro]
"You're a shameful opportunist! What you don't understand is that it's better to die on your feet than live on your knees."
"You have it backwards. It's better to live on your feet than to die on your knees."
Don't 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?
Broken Mirrors Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Hey man, now did you hear?
Your final days are near
In a free fall of fire and ice
And explosions in the sky
A fate that we deserve
There's no escape, no
Now it's your turn
Now it's your turn
[Chorus]
It's been years since our luck ran out and left us here
Like broken mirrors, ten million shards of glass and tears
But now we are awake enough to shatter what we hate
Like broken mirrors, reflections of an unfamiliar face
Hey, hey!
[Verse 2]
Hey man, you got the time?
Hey, can I trouble you for a light?
Who, me? No, I'm not the old town crier
I'm the one who sets it all on fire
A fate, yeah, that we deserve
And there's no escape, no
Now it's your turn
Now it's your turn
[Chorus]
It's been years since our luck ran out and left us here
Like broken mirrors, ten million shards of glass and tears
But now we are awake enough to shatter what we hate
Like broken mirrors, reflections of an unfamiliar face
[Verse 3]
We hide from the mirrors
They might show our scars
And there is the person that we want to be
The people we are
Confront your reflection, smash what you see
And let's restart
Because mirrors can't see our heart
[Chorus]
It's been years since our luck ran out and left us here
Like broken mirrors, ten million shards of glass and tears
But now we are awake enough to shatter what we hate
Like broken mirrors, reflections of an unfamiliar face
Wait for Me Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Do you see the world in different colors?
Do you see the world in black and gray?
Alone in your thoughts, how many others
Have stood where you stand, where you stand today
I've stood where you stand, but oh can you...
[Chorus]
Wait for me now?
Take off this crown
To break all these vows
Don't you know?
Wait for me now
Air's running out
Wait for me, wait for me
Wait for me, wait for me now
[Verse 2]
The promise of safe return I delivered
But the ocean is wider than I first guessed
When roads disappeared I followed the rivers
But somehow got in over my head
So a deep breath I'm taking
[Chorus]
Wait for me now?
Take off this crown
To break all these vows
Don't you know?
Wait for me now
Air's running out
Wait for me, wait for me
Wait for me, wait for me now
[Verse 3]
A lost dream of what could have been
A house on fire, a tangled web
The key turns to find the locks have changed
In time to hear the back door slam
A sound that to this day I can't forget
The colors drained to black and gray
Oh...
[Chorus]
Wait for me now?
Take off this crown
To break all these vows
Don't you know?
Wait for me now
Air's running out
Wait for me, wait for me
Wait for me, wait for me now
A Gentlemen’s Coup Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The pain, disorder, a cataclysmic dawn
We trusted but something has gone wrong
We bought it, but woke to find it gone
Impact in five, four, three, two
Brace for fallout, the radiation creeps
On cat's feet, we scatter in the streets
She asked me, "You think it's safe to breathe?"
It doesn't look that way to me
[Chorus]
We stormed the gates, raised new flags
It's just the same old story
We seized the throne, subjugate
We should have burned it to the ground
(stormed the gates, raised new flags)
(siezed the throne, subjugate)
Some might say we've lost our way
But I believe we've not gone far enough
[Verse 2]
Afraid, we cower, to interests not our own
The power, to free or to control
We let it slip through our fingers to the floor
Watched as the bodies washed ashore
Nobody lives here anymore
[Chorus]
We stormed the gates, raised new flags
It's just the same old story
We seized the throne, subjugate
We should have burned it to the ground
(stormed the gates, raised new flags)
(siezed the throne, subjugate)
Some might say we've lost our way
But I believe we've not gone far enough
[Bridge]
And how long will we fall for this?
How long will we fall for this?
How long will we fall for this?
And how long will we fall?
And how long will we fall for this?
How long will we fall for this?
How long will we fall for this?
How long, how long?
[Chorus]
We stormed the gates, raised new flags
It's just the same old story
We seized the throne, subjugate
We should have burned it to the ground
(stormed the gates, raised new flags)
(siezed the throne, subjugate)
Some might say we've lost our way
But I believe we've not gone far enough
This Is Letting Go Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Once upon a time I could take anything, anything
Always stepped in time, regardless of the beat
I moved my feet, I carried weight
What I could not do I faked
I dug, seeking treasure
Just to wake up in an early grave
So I stopped right there and said...
[Chorus]
Go on alone because I won't follow
This isn't giving up, no, this is letting go
Out with the old dreams I've borrowed
The path I carve from here on out will be my own
The path will be my own
[Verse 2]
This is the part where the needle skips
And the chorus plays like a sink that drips
A syllable repeating like a warning we aren't heeding
Until all of the sudden we notice it
When the wheels brace and the tires grip
A map we've been misreading, a defeat we're not conceding
Until now
There must be some other way out
[Hook]
The wind died, the whole world ceased to move
Now so quiet, her beating heart became a boom
We locked eyes for just a moment or two
She asked why, I said "I don't know why, I just know."
[Hook]
Go on alone, cause I won't follow
This isn't giving up, no this is letting go
I made most of all this sorrow
I tried to brave this discontent, but now I'm through
I'm letting go of you
This is letting go
This is letting go
Once upon a time I could take anything, anything
Endgame Lyrics
[Verse 1]
And on that day they'll tell you
That life hummed on with no clue
The warning signs were all dismissed or shouted down
So it goes
The kings all failed to tell us
The madmen failed to sell us
On what would then befall the only life we'd know
Were they burning signal fires to guide us to the fields?
Or building funeral pyres? The outcome of a final appeal
[Chorus]
The city lines are down, the kerosene's run out
The fracturing of all we relied upon
Let's shed this unclean skin and start to feel again
Cause all the shoulders on which to cry are gone
[Verse 2]
The paranoia gripped us, the rain turned engines to rust
The panic set in like a cancer to our hearts
Spreading through
We bet on finite genius or prayed for gods to save us
But there was no antidote, disease tore us apart
We left bodies in the fields
So numb that we forgot how to feel
[Chorus]
The city lines are down, the kerosene's run out
The fracturing of all we relied upon
Let's shed this unclean skin and start to feel again
Cause all the shoulders on which to cry are gone
[Bridge]
He looked at the fields and then his hands
"All I need is what I have"
Then fell a tear of happiness
She watched the world crumble away
"Is this the end of yesterday?"
"Lord, I hope so." is all he said
All gone are the old guards
Gone are the cold, cold wars
Weightless we go forth
On wings of amnesty
Oh, we relied on now
[Chorus]
The city lines are down, the kerosene's run out
The fracturing of all we relied upon
Let's shed this unclean skin and start to feel again
Cause all the shoulders on which to cry are gone
No more, no more
No more, no more
No more, no more
The weight that we once felt is gone