Give It All

About Give It All

"Give It All" is a song by American rock band Rise Against. It was originally recorded for the 2004 compilation album Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1, while a slightly altered version appeared on the band's third studio album Siren Song of the Counter Culture later that year. It is a hardcore punk song, with lyrics that are about "being a punk rocker in today's world," according to lead vocalist Tim McIlrath. It was released as Siren Song of the Counter Culture's first single in October 2004. Despite receiving minimal coverage from music critics who reviewed Siren Song of the Counter Culture, "Give It All" has become one of Rise Against's most widely recognized songs, and is credited as the band's breakthrough single. It has been featured on multiple lists of the best Rise Against songs, and peaked at number thirty-seven on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. The accompanying music video has the band perform in a crowded subway car, while other people travel throughout the city of Chicago vandalizing and defacing billboards and posters, with the intention of raising social and political awareness. more »

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2004

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Break through the undertow,
Your hands I can't seem to find,
Pollution burns my tongue,
Cough the words I can't speak so I stall myself again, then I fall to the surface,
Fill my lungs with air,
Then let it out

I give it all,
This is the reason that I sing,
So give it all,
Cause it's these reasons that belong to me

Rock bottoms where we live,
And still we dig these trenches,
Bury ourselves in them,
Backs breaking on the tension

For far too long these voices,
Muffled by distances,
It's time to come to our senses,
And from the dark

We give it all,
This is the reason why I sing,
So give it all,
It's these reasons that belong to me

Breathe, the air we give,
The life we live,
Our voices raising distances,
So when my tongue,
Break into song,
You seize a competition,

So please believe your eyes,
Of sacrifice,
Is not what we had in our minds,
I'm coming home tonight, home tonight

We give it all,
This is the reason why I sing,
So give it all,
It's these reasons that belong to me

Today I offer myself up to this I'm living for my dying wish,
I give it all,
Now there's a reason, there's a reason,
To give it all

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Rise Against

Rise Against is an American punk band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in December 1999. The band currently consists of Tim McIlrath (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Zach Blair (lead guitar, backing vocals), Joe Principe (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Brandon Barnes (drums, percussion). more »

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