Sudden Urge
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Sudden Urge by Rise Against
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Rise AgainstProduced by
Jason Livermore & Chris Beeble & Bill Stevenson & Andrew BerlinWrited by
Tim McIlrath & Joseph Principe & Brandon Barnes & Zach BlairAbout
“Sudden Urge” takes a different approach compared to many Rise Against songs. It’s an expression of frustration of how irreparably broken the system we live in had become and how impervious to reform it seems.
…perhaps the only answer left is to burn everything down and build something entirely new...
Sudden Urge Lyrics
[Verse 1]
We are names and we are faces
Not listed in the pages
You're searching line by line
The voices in the wire
The glass under your tires
The panic in your eyes
[Pre-Chorus]
And when we start to lose control
And when we start to lose our minds
That's when I close my eyes
[Chorus]
And feel a sudden urge
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh)
To watch this whole town burn
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh)
Light up the whole damn sky
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh)
Like the Fourth of July
Like the Fourth of July, hey
[Verse 2]
I am as patient as a volcano
A butterfly in a landmine field
I am a dandelion making guns go silent
Sticking out of every barrel, cold as steel
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And in this fight you've started
I'm a moving target
And I'm sick of running
But the pain keeps coming
[Chorus]
Like a sudden urge
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh)
To watch this whole town burn
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh)
Light up the whole damn sky
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh)
Like the Fourth of July
Like the Fourth of July, hey
[Bridge]
Searching for something worth saving from this fire
Try to envision the glass half-full
Give me a reason to smother these flames now
Before they begin to grow
[Pre-Chorus]
I can't stop the sky from falling
All I hear are voices calling
Asking, "Have you come to heal us?"
Touch my shaking hand
[Chorus]
You'll feel a sudden urge
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh)
To watch this whole town burn
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh)
Light up the whole damn sky
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh)
Like the Fourth of July
The Fourth of July
[Outro]
From branch to root, we are black inside
Scorching the earth like it's the Fourth of July
If everything you knew was a goddamn lie
Would you up and explode
Like it's the Fourth of July?
Sudden Urge Q&A
Who wrote Sudden Urge's ?
Sudden Urge was written by Tim McIlrath & Joseph Principe & Brandon Barnes & Zach Blair.
Who produced Sudden Urge's ?
Sudden Urge was produced by Jason Livermore & Chris Beeble & Bill Stevenson & Andrew Berlin.
When did Rise Against release Sudden Urge?
Rise Against released Sudden Urge on Thu Jun 03 2021.
What did Rise Against say about "Sudden Urge"?
“It’s a little bit nihilistic that song, which is not my baseline [state of being], but I think that it’s important to acknowledge that we all hit those points where we can’t comprehend what the big picture is, or where we are out of ideas and solutions. Sometimes you just have to scream and let it...
What have the artists said about the song?
This song is tackling an age-old question: Is the system something that can be reformed, or is the system something that should be torn down to its foundations and then rebuilt? That’s something that I think a lot of us wrestle with when we look case by case at different institutions that run societ...