Tracks
Rise Up
Artist(s): John McLean Allan
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Writer(s):
John McLean Allan (ASCAP) 100%
Publisher(s):
Burnt Toast Music (ASCAP) 100%
Category:
Rock
Subcategories:
1990s, Alternative, Celtic Rock, Instrumental, Irish Rock, Male Vocal, Scottish Rock
Keywords:
Bar, Blue Collar, Brawl, Celebratory, Drinking, Energetic, Hopes and Dreams, Ireland, Irish Blessing, Irish Pub, Labor Unions, Perseverance, Positive Attitude, Positive Direction, Rallying, Raucous, Scotland, Social Commentary, St. Patrick's Day, Story Teller, Working Man
Instruments:
Bass, Drums, Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Penny Whistle
Year Recorded:
2018
BPM:
120
Key:
Am
Tempo:
Fast/Uptempo
Time Signature:
4/4
Lyrics:
Rise Up
RISE UP
VERSE 1
Up before the day break with the stars shining down
I'd worked 1000 shifts in that freezing factory town
Dreaming of the day I'd be far far away
Across the ocean in the U.S. of A.
PRE-CHORUS 1
Ohh--
'Cause if you've somewhere else to go--
CHORUS
Rise Up! Rise Up!
Keep that head in the clouds
And the road will rise to you
Rise Up! Rise Up!
Keep that head in the clouds
And the road will rise to you
VERSE 2
There are plenty words of wisdom inside those factory walls
The lessons that I learned there I still use them all
I Didn't have to stay forever for it to stay with me
And get a working man perspective on everything I see
PRE-CHORUS 2
Ohh--
'Cause when you've somewhere else to go--
You can just
CHORUS
PRE-CHORUS 3
Ohh--
'If there's somewhere else to go--
You can just
CHORUS
VERSE 3
25 years later still out to see the lads
laughing about those factory days and the classic times we had
most of us grew up there just 16 years old
to grown men with blue collar souls
PRE-CHORUS 4
Ohhh--
If you've somewhere else to go--
You can still
CHORUS (3x)
Rise Up!
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