Rise And Fall
♪♫The Offspring♫♪ Lyrics
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Once followed, but always led
You thought you'd rise above it all
It's all inside your head
All ripping it up in shreds
I know someday you're gonna fall
But I told you so
Now you've lost control
And I don't wanna be the rise and fall
So gimme more or nothing at all
You're in an awful way
Sucked in by what you crave
They just can't wait to see you crawl
And you can only laugh
Give in to the other half
They're only tearing down your walls
They've come to see you rise and fall
They're only tearing down your walls
They've come to see you rise and fall
And I don't wanna say you've lost control
Rise and fall is
Good and evil,
Appearance and reality,
Judgment and reflection.
It is to judge and to be judged,
To dream and to accept.
It is Triumph and despair,
Wish and realization,
And we are both.
The lyrics of the song Rise and Fall by The Offspring convey a warning to an individual who refuses to listen to advice and continues to follow their own impulses. The opening lines ‘This time you’re really dead, once followed but always led’ suggest that the individual has ignored warnings before and has been playing with fire, but now their actions have led to their downfall. The subsequent lines ‘You thought you’d rise above it all’ imply that the individual has been overestimating their abilities and underestimating the gravity of their situation. The chorus ‘And I don't wanna say I told you so, but I told you so, now you've lost control’ highlights the frustration of the person delivering the warning, who had previously warned the individual about the consequences of their actions.
The second verse talks about how the individual’s self-destructive behavior has led to them being trapped in a cycle, ‘You're in an awful way, sucked in by what you crave, they just can't wait to see you crawl’. The phrase ‘give in to the other half’ suggests that the individual may have an inner conflict or struggle with their true desires and their projected image. The lines ‘They’ve come to see you rise and fall, they're only tearing down your walls’ suggest that the individual is now the object of interest for others, who are keen to witness their downfall. The overall message is that if an individual continues to indulge their desires without heeding warnings, they eventually face a devastating fall from the top.
Line by Line Meaning
This time you're really dead
You're in a dire situation, facing real consequences.
Once followed, but always led
You were once a follower, but are now manipulated by others.
You thought you'd rise above it all
You believed you were above your struggles, but you were wrong.
It's all inside your head
Your issues are internal, stemming from your own thoughts and emotions.
All ripping it up in shreds
Everything is falling apart.
I know someday you're gonna fall
You will eventually meet your downfall.
And I don't wanna say I told you so
The singer doesn't want to seem accusatory, despite having warned the subject.
But I told you so
I warned you that this would happen.
Now you've lost control
You no longer have control over your situation.
And I don't wanna be the rise and fall
The artist doesn't want to be responsible for the subject's eventual downfall.
So gimme more or nothing at all
The singer wants either full commitment or none at all.
You're in an awful way
You're in a terrible state of mind.
Sucked in by what you crave
You're being consumed by your desires.
They just can't wait to see you crawl
Others enjoy watching you deteriorate.
And you can only laugh
You're in such a sad place that you can only laugh at your own misfortune.
Give in to the other half
You're surrendering to negative temptations.
They've come to see you rise and fall
Others are waiting to see your downfall.
They're only tearing down your walls
Others are taking advantage of your vulnerability.
Rise and fall is
Rise and fall is the essence of human experience.
Good and evil,
The conflict between good and evil is part of this rise and fall.
Appearance and reality,
The contrast between appearance and reality is a part of this rise and fall.
Judgment and reflection.
We both judge and reflect upon ourselves.
It is to judge and to be judged,
We both judge others and are ourselves judged.
To dream and to accept.
We have aspirations and must accept reality.
It is triumph and despair,
We experience moments of great success and crushing defeat.
Wish and realization,
We have hopes and dreams, and must also deal with the consequences of their realization or failure.
And we are both.
All of these experiences are universal and shared by everyone.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CATHAL JOSEPH SMYTH, CHRISTOPHER FOREMAN, CHRISTOPHER JOHN FOREMAN, DANIEL MARK WOODGATE, GRAHAM MCPHERSON, LEE JAY THOMPSON, MARK WILLIAM BEDFORD, MICHAEL BARSON
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