[Verse 1]
And tell me, where does the time really go?
Tell me, what is this moment we're all waiting for?
In a wasteland so barren
A dead zone where nothing can grow
[Verse 2]
I swear I have been here before
I'm pleading for something 'till my bed is sore
Standing in water that's been rising before I was born
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And time alone can suffocate
Choking on everything we made
We're burning through each day
[Chorus]
I swear to god this can't wait
One more minute, one more day
I feel the ground shaking underneath me
There's a lot here at stake
If you're hearing what I'm saying
Just nod if you understand me
Just nod if you understand me
[Verse 3]
Expecting to grow to infinity
Is like building a boat designed to sink
Are you saving the world so desperately?
Or are you holding a gun, demanding peace?
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Because the line that is drawn
Between nightmares and dreams
Is thin like a razor, and we're fast asleep, oh
When do we smile, yeah, and when do we weep?
[Chorus]
I swear to god this can't wait
One more minute, one more day
I feel the ground shaking underneath me
There's a lot here at stake
If you're hearing what I'm saying
Just nod if you understand me
[Bridge]
Just nod
If you think it's going all too fast
Oh, just nod
If you think that maybe this can't last
Oh, just nod
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
I swear to god this can't wait
One more minute, one more day
I feel the ground shaking underneath me
There's a lot here at stake
If you're hearing what I'm saying
Just nod if you understand me
[Outro]
Well, just nod
Well, just nod
Well, oh, yeah, just nod
Nod was written by Tim McIlrath & Joseph Principe & Brandon Barnes & Zach Blair.
Nod was produced by Catherine Marks.
Rise-against released Nod on Thu Jan 23 2025.
Tim McIlrath:
When our songs fall into the political bucket, they’re often call-to-action songs, but this one was less of a call to action and more of a question of ‘Are you in this with me? Are we together? Am I alone?’ And I think that our shows can feel like those rallies in a sense, where just...