[Verse 1]
Oh, I am not yours, bleeding on your dancefloors
Gather around the spectacle hanging from a string
And are you so tired as you tremble on the high wire?
Ready now to come down, but no one's listening
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm drowning in your waves
[Chorus]
'Cause I am not a prize that you compete for
Or a horse that you can break
Oh, I am not something to be fenced in
In case I run away
I am not a sideshow in your circus
Or a trophy on your shelf
'Cause I don't belong to you
Oh no, I don't belong to you
Or anyone else
[Verse 2]
Is this a hell of my own making or a castle in the sky?
Is this fruit here for the taking or forbidden? Tell me why
To these shadows I might break down, to the walls I will confide
Will you watch this building burn, or will you run into the fire?
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm drowning in your waves
[Chorus]
'Cause I am not a prize that you compete for
Or a horse that you can break
Oh, I am not something to be fenced in
In case I run away
I am not a sideshow in your circus
Or a trophy on your shelf
'Cause I don't belong to you
A-no, I don't belong to you
Or anyone else
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh, oh-oh, or anyone else
Oh-oh, oh-oh
[Bridge]
Bathed in light, we come alive
Slow motion coming back around
Like oceans, breaking down, hey!
[Chorus]
And I am not a prize that you compete for
Or a horse that you can break
And I am not something to be fenced in
In case l run away
I am not a sideshow in your circus
Or a trophy on your shelf
'Cause I don't belong to you
No, I don't belong to you
Or anyone else
Or anyone else
Prizefighter was written by Tim McIlrath & Joseph Principe & Brandon Barnes & Zach Blair & Jennifer Decilveo.
Prizefighter was produced by Catherine Marks.
Rise-against released Prizefighter on Thu Apr 03 2025.
Tim McIlrath:
This is talking about the world that you’re thrust into if you decide to start a band, write a song and acquire an audience. It could be any kind of art—writing, acting, anything where you rely on an audience. It’s not something I ever thought about when I picked up a guitar with my f...