I worked hard all my life until I got sick with kidney disease and ended up losing my job. I went through a hard time and ended up homeless. When I hear the lyrics "We Are The Angry and the desperate, the hungry and the cold" it literally uncontrollably brings tears to my eyes because I exactly know how that feels. As I'm sure many people have, I'm happy to say that I'm in a much better place now and have housing and I'm no longer on the street. During those Hard Times those songs like this that encourage me to keep fighting.

People tend to forget, sometimes the music is what fuel you need, and sometimes as a lyricist, its the words that touch you. Its a fragile balance and honestly, rise against combines both. Lyrics that bite like rabid dogs and music that stings hard!

haven't listened to this in ages, then the chorus kicked in and i started head-banging. ah memories

I live in Greece, in the island of mytilini. There are hordes of boats of people from syria coming here every day. Just tiny plastic boats that have room for 10, but filled with 30. Every day boats sink. The volunteers save children, woman and men who ve lost everything. Every day the sea brings more and more bodies of drowned Syrian refugees that were trying to find a better tomorrow for their families.

I love how he sounds like he's screaming/crying the chorus and also sounds kind of surprised that he doesn't need anyone's help anymore.

guitar hero got me playing this song 20 times in a row i love rise against

My dad played this when I was a kid, I was listening to spotify when I got to it. I can’t believe I forgot this song. I love it so much!

For the first time in my life, at age 39... This song holds so much meaning for me. It has ALWAYS been a great song, now I really feel it.

Am I the only one who gets chills listening to this, especially when the chorus comes around? Idk, something about how it gets all fast makes my heart beat really fast

One of the angriest songs I've ever heard..... Love it.

This song reminds me of people who left me when I stayed with them, but I know that hate won't achieve anything so I smile at them. And to me, this song is about keeping on going despite breaking down inside.

I love this song because its like a big fuck you to the ones that weren't there for you.

Those Lyrics on these days...stay safe Ukraine we pray for you..

Rise Agiainst is awesome! They have real music, with real lyrics, and amazing voices. They're band name just says enough. Rise Against

an epic song with a bigger meaning

The main riff kinda sounds like Rise Against - Prayer of the Refugee

This band is so underrated

A friend just told me about this band and i only just realized ive heard this song before!!!!!!

This is one of my favorite songs to listen to as I fall asleep. Wait, what do you mean I should be woken up by this? Oh, you must be mistaken, I was the baby that listened to Metallica instead of lullabies. Seriously, I'm not joking. I fall asleep while listening to Rise Against because I have Insomnia and only music like this has been helping.

I'm homeless right now and I'm working my ass off to give my family a better life, when this is over I'm going to get political. people who go without should not suffer more than those who have plenty.

Favorite band ever..

I DONT NEED YOUR HELP NOW!

This song is a decade old. Feel old yet?

It's both sad and amazing that after 13 years this song is still relevant.....

I love Rise Against just as much as the next person, and this song is one of my very favorites, but everybody has a different opinion. That's why we're humans and not Daleks. :)

Fuck all the other bs comments, I came here to listen to this song and boy do I love it! 💙

Weird enough this wonderful badass song reminds me of summer, beaches, sunsets, cool soothing winds and so.

Thanks guitar hero

Just saw this guy's live and it was pretty fucking amazing one of the best concerts I gone to.

oh my gosh yassssssss... 👌👌 love this song.. that guitar intro is bomb 👍👍✌💜

O show deles é uma vibe sensacional

Still some of the best music of all time 2018

i love this song because so many people have let me down and i can fit into the message of the song

REFUGEES WELCOME!!! EVERYWHERE!!!!

Song became real relevant again with recent events in eastern europe.

Rise against's lyrics in general are deeper and better than most of the Beatles songs , Give all of ur hate u Hipsters

Epic song, always liked Rise Against's imaginative and poetic lyrics

i absolutly love this song

I saw them in concert when I was in 8th grade. Amazing concert and I still listen to them today. What is your favorite song by them? Its a tie between this one and Prayer of Refuge for me

Love THIS song. Still bumping it in 2050

This song is pretty relevant of what's happening in europe right now...

I didn't hear anything of Rise Against yet, except this song which I found today. And I really like this song. Didn't listen to the other songs yet, any recommodations? :) EDIT: Guys, this comment is nearly 5 months old. I've heard enough songs. Thanks for giving me some recommodations, no need to reply anymore :D

This type of music is the best because it speaks about your true feelings and all the pop or rap music says most of the time is money, sex, power, and stupid love stuff as this does talk about love in the genre but it's the true feelings and I'm obsessed with this song

I love how when I first heard Rise Against, They where barely known. Now they have a mental fanbase!

Ladies and gentlemen.....America's newest national anthem

LYRICS: [Verse 1] Warm yourself by the fire, sonAnd the morning will come soonI’ll tell you stories of a better timeIn a place that we once knewBefore we packed our bagsAnd left all this behind us in the dustWe had a place that we could call homeAnd a life no one could touch [Chorus] Don’t hold me up nowI can stand my own groundI don’t need your help nowYou will let me down, down, down!Don’t hold me up nowI can stand my own groundI don’t need your help nowYou will let me down, down, down!Down! [Verse 2] We are the angry and the desperateThe hungry and the coldWe are the ones who kept quietAnd always did what we were toldBut we’ve been sweatingWhile you slept so calm in the safety of your homeWe’ve been pulling out the nailsThat hold up everything you’ve known [Chorus] Don’t hold me up now I can stand my own ground I don’t need your help now You will let me down, down, down! Don’t hold me up now I can stand my own ground I don’t need your help now You will let me down, down, down! [Bridge] So open your eyes, child Let’s be on our way Broken windows and ashes Are guiding the way Keep quiet no longer We’ll sing through the day Of the lives that we’ve lost And the lives we’ve reclaimed Go! [Chorus] Don’t hold me up now I can stand my own ground I don’t need your help now You will let me down, down, down! Don’t hold me up now I can stand my own ground I don’t need your help now You will let me down, down, down! Down! [Outro] Don’t hold me up! (I don’t need your help, I’ll stand my ground) Don’t hold me up! (I don’t need your help) No! No! No! Don’t hold me up! (I don’t need your help, I’ll stand my ground) Don’t hold me up! (I don’t need your help, I’ll stand my ground) Don’t let me down, down, down, down, down!

The new generation will never make music like this again, now I sound like my uncle

Thank you Pandora Radio, for playing this song. It's the best I heard in a while(:

Rise Against is truely an "Inspiration"

Anyone want a game of runescape

Guitar Hero 3 Legends of Rock!🤘💀

One of the favorite bands of my lifetime!

I can't believe it has been 10 years since this song :o speechless

still can't find a better song to do push ups to lol..

I swear you guys keep me so entertained after I come home from my jobs :)

One of the most exciting pastimes KZfaq has to offer.

this is a classic. man, it's been too long since I've heard this song. loved it then, love it, always have, always will. ^_^

god i love this song ever since i played it on guitar hero, not just that the band itself is the shit! keep up the good music

A mashup of this with savior... Perfect

I think I'm going to catalogue this comment away for posterity. Future generations will look upon it in awe as the "crowning achievement in misunderstanding figurative language" exhibit, so that our descendents can appreciate this comment.

I adore this song ♥

Guitar Hero 3 :)

I'm glad I was able to keep someone entertained :D

hmm all i know is God never lets anyone down.....and we can't live without Him....

This is a fantastic song to run to it gives you a ton of adrenaline especially during the main chorus

yeah guitar hero 3!

so open your eyes child let be on our way broken windows ashes are guiding the way i really connect to that line so much

In 2006 when I was 28 my then 13 year old sister played this all the time when I visited over there at my parents home was not familiar with this band but certain u can't help grow on .🎵🎵🎵

Holy HD

Just going down my favorite guitar hero 3 song list. Ughh this one was fucking awesome to play.

The guitar solo reminded of Narnias theme song a little bit lol I love the guitar solo so much! 💙

I was playing this song on Guitar Hero III a LOT yesterday, I never knew there was a Rise Against song on there before yesterday. :]

2015 anyone?

This song is also on Guitar Hero 3!

Well It makes me happy to know that there are still some people up here that still has a sense of humor. Thank you ^_^

love this definitely feeling the words

When I here this song, I think deeply to the poor Ukrainians which lost their home cause of one russian Dictator! Stop Putin

When I hear this song, I think of the dwarves from The Hobbit.

We are the angry and the desperate, The hungry, and the cold, We are the ones who kept quiet, And always did what we were told. But we’ve been sweating while you slept so calm, In the safety of your home. We’ve been pulling out the nails that hold up Everything you’ve known. Don’t hold me up now, I can stand my own ground, I don’t need your help now, You will let me down, down, down!

I saw the movie since then and I can't remember hearing it haha. I read the book before it was famous (Hipster ugh)and Rise Against has been my favorite bands since before then, plus this is my favorite mellow song (Blood Red, White, & Blue as my fave heavy song). Either way, this song never really stuck out in my head as part of the book heh.

There's probably some deep, psychoanalytic reason I hear "I can steal my own crown" instead of "I can stand my own ground" and I'm not sure I want to know it.

Sing this in a high voice like a sad song *single *

Good Job Band...Your Upright in rightly DEVINE...

I thought that people just shortened Rise Against The Machine to Rise Against. Then I suddenly realized it was another band. I looked their music up, found this video, and awesomeness filled my ears.

love this song

I keep thinking of Merlin from the BBC show. Dunno why

Keep quiet no longer We'll sing through the day Of the lives that we've lost And the lives we've reclaimed

I love the fact that if you change the - for an 'a' you get. "rise against a prayer of a refugee" :D

This reminds me of Shadow The Hedgehog.... who's with me?

Love it

I was thinking the same thing! It makes sense, doesn't it? I think he's telling whoever he is talking to, not to hold him up (help him) and that he can stand his own ground (take care of himself), but they won't let him down (they won't let him take care of himself and handle his own problems). At least that's how I view it. This is one of my favorite sons from Rise Against.

I LOVE THIS SONG,I PLAYED IT ON MY II WITHOUT THE GUITAR,THE WII REMOTE ONLY

wow, this song explains the book swipe by evan angler. awesome book, great story line

listening to this song while writing about the Trail of Tears coincidence I think NOT!

haven't heard this song in years beast!!!

The nostalgia of this is brings tears to my eyes.

The nostalgia

1440p? i never knew it went that high

Oh before I forget amazing bass on this song

Man. I haven't heard this song in forever!