The Rising

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A82JafJU-vY

Lyrics to follow along with and some picture explanations:

Can't see nothin' in front of me
Can't see nothin' coming up behind
I make my way through this darkness
I can't feel nothing but this chain that binds me
Lost track of how far I've gone (Lost track of what the founding fathers did)
How far I've gone, how high I've climbed
On my back's a sixty pound stone (On our back is a failed president)
On my shoulder a half mile line (and a war)

Come on up for the rising (American Revolution)
Come on up, lay your hands in mine (Civil War)
Come on up for the rising (World War)
Come on up for the rising tonight (Vietnam)

Left the house this morning (Uncle Sam)
Bells ringing filled the air (9/11 still lingers on us)
Wearin' the cross of my calling (still patriotic after the attack)
On wheels of fire I come rollin' down here (We should learn to Coexist)
(Go back to the teachings and lifestyles of...)
Come on up for the rising (Einstein)
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising (Kennedy)
Come on up for the rising tonight (MLK Jr.)

Li,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,li (Thomas Paine, Ralph Emerson, Bob Dylan)
(Princess Diana, Bob Geldoff, Winston Churchill, Johnny Cash)
Spirits above and behind me
Faces gone, black eyes burnin' bright (Crying Soldier, but still determined)
May their precious blood forever bind me (May the blood of our own hold us together)
Lord as I stand before your fiery light

Li,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,li

I see you Mary in the garden (Virgin Mary)
In the garden of a thousand sighs
There's holy pictures of our children
Dancin' in a sky filled with light
May I feel your arms around me
May I feel your blood mix with mine
A dream of life comes to me
Like a catfish dancin' on the end of the line

Sky of blackness and sorrow ( a dream of life) (Hitler, leave his blackness behind)
Sky of love, sky of tears (a dream of life) (Regan, loved and mourned)
Sky of glory and sadness ( a dream of life) (learn to grieve and then let go)
Sky of mercy, sky of fear ( a dream of life) (Osama Bin Laden is not to be feared)
Sky of memory and shadow ( a dream of life) (Saddam is a memory)
Your burnin' wind fills my arms tonight (Aristotle and Plato gave us the tools)
Sky of longing and emptiness (a dream of life) (Galileo overcame)
Sky of fullness, sky of blessed life (Peace...)
(Learn from...)
Come on up for the rising (Nelson Mandela)
Come on up, lay your hands in mine (John Lennon)
Come on up for the rising (Gandhi)
Come on up for the rising tonight (Dalai Llama)

Li,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,li (Isaac Newton, Da Vinci, Christopher Reeves)
(Bruce Springsteen-the writer-)
(Our new hope, hopefully, Barack Obama)

I can offer explanations for anyone who leaves a comment with a question. Hope you enjoy the video with these descriptions to go along with. I hope you all have questions!

Just some (deep) thoughts

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