Rise to Me

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Frontman Colin Meloy picked this as one of The Decemberists' best songs in an interview, saying: It best sums up what we were trying to do on that record, drawing from a… Read More

Jan. 14, 20111 viewer6.7K views

Rise to Me Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Big mountain, wide river
There's an ancient call
These tree trunks, these stream beds
Leave our bellies full

[Chorus 1]
They sing out, "I am gonna stand my ground
You rise to me and I'll blow you down
I am gonna stand my ground
You rise to me and I'll blow you down"

[Verse 2]
Hey Henry, can you hear me?
Let me see those eyes
This distance between us
Can seem a mountain's size

[Chorus 2]
But boy, you are gonna stand your ground
They rise to you, you blow them down
Let me see you stand your ground
They rise to you, you blow them down

[Harmonica Solo]
[Pedal Steel Solo]

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[Verse 3]
My darling, my sweetheart
I am in your sway
Two cold climes, come spring time
So let me hear you say

[Chorus 3]
My love, I am gonna stand my ground
They rise to me and I'll blow them down
I am gonna stand my ground
They rise to me and I'll blow them down
'Cause I am gonna stand my ground
You rise to me and I'll blow you down

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Frontman Colin Meloy picked this as one of The Decemberists' best songs in an interview, saying:

It best sums up what we were trying to do on that record, drawing from a more American folk tradition. The Band and Neil Young and stuff like that. It’s a very personal song: it’s a song about my kid and about my family. It’s the first time in a long time I was writing that autobiographically. It was a nice turning point in my songwriting.