Rise Against es una banda de Neo Punk de Chicago, Illinois, EEUU. Se formó en 1999 bajo el nombre de Transistor Revolt, con el cual sacaron una demo autoproducida y homónima en el 2000. En 2001 firmaron con Fat Wreck Chords, donde publicarían sus dos primeros trabajos, The Unraveling y Revolutions Per Minute en 2001 y 2003 respectivamente. Tras el gran éxito cosechado con los dos primeros trabajos en el circuito independiente mundial, firmaron con Dreamworks Records
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
C He said, "Son, Em Have you see the world? F Well, what would you say C If I said that you could? F Just carry this gun. C and you’ll even get paid." GGadd11GGadd11 I said, "That sounds pretty good."
[Verse 2]
C Black leather boots Em Spit-shined so bright F They cut off my hair C but it looked alright F We marched and we sang C We all became friends GGadd11GGadd11 As we learned how to fight
[Chorus]
Am A hero of war F Yeah that’s what I’ll be C And when I come home G They’ll be damn proud of me Am I’ll carry this flag F To the grave if I must C Because it’s the flag that I love G And a flag that I trust
[Verse 3]
C I kicked in the door Em I yelled my commands F The children, they cried C But I got my man F We took him away C A bag over his face GGadd11GGadd11 From his family and his friends
[Verse 4]
C They took off his clothes Em They pissed in his hands F I told them to stop C But then I joined in F We beat him with guns C And batons not just once G But again and again
[Chorus]
Am A hero of war F Yeah that’s what I’ll be C And when I come home G They’ll be damn proud of me Am I’ll carry this flag F To the grave if I must C Because it’s the flag that I love G And a flag that I trust
C She walked Em through bullets and haze F I asked her to stop C I begged her to stay F But she pressed on C So I lifted my gun GGadd11GGadd11 And I fired away
[Verse 6]
C The shells Em jumped through the smoke F And into the sand C That the blood now had soaked F She collapsed C with a flag in her hand GGadd11GGadd11 A flag white as snow
[Chorus]
Am A hero of war F Is that what they see C Just medals and scars G So damn proud of me Am And I brought home that flag F Now it gathers dust C But it’s a flag that I love G It’s the only flag I trust
[Outro]
CEm He said, "Son, have you seen the world? FC Well what would you say, if I said that you could?"