Released: July 30, 2002
Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen
Producer: Brendan O’Brien
[Verse 1]
There is a blood red circle on the cold dark ground
And the rain is falling down
The church door's thrown open, I can hear the organ's song
But the congregation's gone
[Pre-Chorus]
My city of ruins
My city of ruins
[Verse 2]
Now the sweet bells of mercy drift through the evening trees
Young men on the corner like scattered leaves
The boarded-up windows, the empty streets
While my brother's down on his knees
[Pre-Chorus]
My city of ruins
My city of ruins
[Chorus]
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
[Verse 3]
Now's there's tears on the pillow, darling, where we slept
And you took my heart when you left
Without your sweet kiss my soul is lost, my friend
Tell me how do I begin again?
[Pre-Chorus]
My city's in ruins
My city's in ruins
[Bridge]
Now with these hands
With these hands
With these hands
With these hands
I pray Lord
With these hands
With these hands
I pray for the strength, Lord
With these hands
With these hands
I pray for the faith, Lord
With these hands
With these hands
We pray for your love, Lord
With these hands
With these hands
We pray for the lost, Lord
With these hands
With these hands
We pray for this world, Lord
With these hands
With these hands
We pray for the strength, Lord
With these hands
With these hands
We pray for the strength, Lord
With these hands
With these hands
Come on, come on
[Chorus]
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
There is a blood red circle on the cold dark ground
And the rain is falling down
The church door's thrown open, I can hear the organ's song
But the congregation's gone
[Pre-Chorus]
My city of ruins
My city of ruins
[Verse 2]
Now the sweet bells of mercy drift through the evening trees
Young men on the corner like scattered leaves
The boarded-up windows, the empty streets
While my brother's down on his knees
[Pre-Chorus]
My city of ruins
My city of ruins
[Chorus]
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
[Verse 3]
Now's there's tears on the pillow, darling, where we slept
And you took my heart when you left
Without your sweet kiss my soul is lost, my friend
Tell me how do I begin again?
[Pre-Chorus]
My city's in ruins
My city's in ruins
[Bridge]
Now with these hands
With these hands
With these hands
With these hands
I pray Lord
With these hands
With these hands
I pray for the strength, Lord
With these hands
With these hands
I pray for the faith, Lord
With these hands
With these hands
We pray for your love, Lord
With these hands
With these hands
We pray for the lost, Lord
With these hands
With these hands
We pray for this world, Lord
With these hands
With these hands
We pray for the strength, Lord
With these hands
With these hands
We pray for the strength, Lord
With these hands
With these hands
Come on, come on
[Chorus]
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up!
more tracks from the album
From the albums
- America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
- The Rising (2002)
Bruce Springsteen popular songs
- Born in the U.S.A.
- Born to Run
- Dancing in the Dark
- I’m On Fire
- Thunder Road
- Blinded by the Light
- The River
- Atlantic City
- Hungry Heart
- Jungleland
- Glory Days
- Badlands
- My Hometown
- Streets of Philadelphia
- Backstreets
- The Ghost of Tom Joad
- Tenth Avenue Freeze Out
- Secret Garden
- Racing in the Street
- Nebraska
- I’m Goin’ Down
- Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
- Growin’ Up
- The Rising