* rise against prompts
lyrics taken from various albums, including the sufferer & the witness. tw: blood and military.
‘ i’m coming home tonight. ’
‘ take my hand and i’ll promise not to ever let go. ’
‘ the concrete calls my name again. ’
‘ don’t fall asleep. they’ll find us here. ’
‘ keep quiet no longer. we’ll sing through the day of the lives that we’ve lost. and the lives we’ve reclaimed. ’
‘ the day i learn to fly, i’m never coming down. ’
‘ my hands are soaking in the blood of angels. ’
‘ a time when life was not this hard. blessed by the innocence. ’
‘ i hit the ground and i’m still running, but i need a place to stay tonight. ’
‘ the words: power, death, and distorted truth are read between the lines of the red, white, and blue. ’
‘ i searched for love in an empty world, but all i found was hate. ’
‘ you can lead me to the bloodbath, but you can’t make me drink. ’
‘ bonfires burn like beacons. guiding the lost and weakened. ’
‘ i felt the cold rain of the coming storm. ’
‘ a hero of war. is that what they see? just medals and scars. so damn proud of me. ’
‘ this is cardiac arrest of a world too proud to admit our mistakes. ’
‘ you have to cross the line just to remember where it lays. ’
‘ the blood, it pours. it’s all on our hands now. ’
‘ we give it all. ’
‘ a ticking clock in an empty home still tells of these times so long ago. ’
‘ i’ll carry this flag to the grave if i must. ’
‘ is this the life that you lead, or the life that’s lead for you? ’
‘ maybe we’ve outgrown all the things that we once loved. ’
‘ or is this the time to ask questions? or is this the time to seek answers? ’
‘ this world has too much noise. ’
‘ and tell me how i’m supposed to feel, when all these nightmares become real. ‘cause i don’t know. ’
‘ we just survive on the scraps that you throw away. ’
‘ let’s compare scars. i’ll tell you whose is worse ’
‘ all because of you, i believe in angels. not the kind with wings. no, not the kind with halos. the kind that bring you home. when home becomes a strange place. ’
