The song is lamenting a bright future that is now the disappointing present. Things haven’t gone the way they should have. The trajectory of things appeared so certain that this amazing future free from the same old issues seemed promised. That “rebel yell” or the strong conviction felt while things...
[Verse 1]
Where is the world we wanted
These aren't the shoes that I thought I'd grow into
These aren't the days we were promised
What do you do with the dreams that don't come true?
[Verse 2]
Halfway back to the bottom
I looked up, and I looked back in again
I got sold on the future
While we waited, the fields all turned to sand
Through our hands
[Chorus]
Where is that rebel yell?
Lord knows I need it now
I could fake it, but I'm just too
Tired, tired, tired, tired, tired, tired
I miss that rebel yell
I guess those days are gone
Over my shoulder waiting
Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye
[Verse 3]
As the choir was calling
I started telling the [?] to wait
These aren't the days I was promised
What do I do with the dreams that don't come true?
[Chorus]
Where is that rebel yell?
Lord knows I need it now
I could fake it, but I'm just too
Tired, tired, tired, tired, tired, tired
I miss that rebel yell
I guess those days are gone
Over my shoulder waiting
Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye
[Outro]
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Where is that rebel yell?
I miss that rebel yell
Where is that rebel yell?
I miss that rebel yell
Rebel Yell was written by Van William.
Rebel Yell was produced by WATERS.
WATERS released Rebel Yell on Tue Apr 07 2015.