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The Nightwatchman
The Fabled City
Rise to Power

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The Nightwatchman

Rise to Power

Release date: 30th September 2008

From The Fabled City

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About This Track

"Rise to Power" is a track by The Nightwatchman, from the album The Fabled City, released 30th September 2008. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Rise to Power

[Verse 1]

I counted to one hundred

I kept losin' track

I wrote one hundred letters

No one wrote back

I told one hundred stories

But all of them got twisted

I sang one hundred songs

But nobody listened

[Chorus]

You've got to rise to power

Rise to power

Baby, you've got to rise to power

Rise to power

Rise to power

Ain't a shade of difference

'Tween the heroes and the cowards

Baby, you've got to rise to power

[Verse 2]

Forced confessions

And coming attractions

Delusions of grandeur

Split into factions

A silent dark Camelot

A kingdom grey and bland

A dull empty heaven

A strong leader's hand

[Chorus]

You've got to rise to power

Rise to power

Baby, you've got to rise to power

Rise to power

Rise to power

You're down on your knees

Pullin' up the flowers

Baby, you've got to rise to power

[Bridge]

No holy water

Can wash me clean

No angel of mercy

To hear my screams

Into your embrace

I'm ever driven

And in your arms

Unforgiven

[Chorus]

You've got to rise to power

Rise to power

Baby, you've got to rise to power

Rise to power

Rise to power

The whole world's watchin'

There's a gunman in the tower

Baby, you've got to rise to power

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Track details

From The Fabled City

2008

Album

The Fabled City

The Nightwatchman

Release year

2008

—Gone Like Rain
—Midnight in the City of Destruction
—Night Falls
—Saint Isabelle
—Rise to Power
—Shake My Shit
—The Fabled City
—The King of Hell
—The Lights Are On in Spidertown
—The Iron Wheel
—Whatever It Takes
—Lazarus on Down

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The Nightwatchman — Union Town (Live)
The Nightwatchman — Human
The Nightwatchman — Blind Willie McTell
The Nightwatchman — Black Spartacus Heart Attack Machine
The Nightwatchman — It Begins Tonight
The Nightwatchman — World Wide Rebel Songs
The Nightwatchman — The Whirlwind
The Nightwatchman — The Fifth Horseman Of The Apocalypse
The Nightwatchman — The Dogs Of Tijuana
The Nightwatchman — Speak And Make Lightning
The Nightwatchman — Save The Hammer For The Man
The Nightwatchman — Stray Bullets
The Nightwatchman — God Help Us All
The Nightwatchman — Facing Mount Kenya
The Nightwatchman — A Wall Against the Wind
The Nightwatchman — This Land is Your Land
The Nightwatchman — Union Town
The Nightwatchman — Which Side Are You On?
The Nightwatchman — Union Song (Live)
The Nightwatchman — 16 Tons
The Nightwatchman — Solidarity Forever
The Nightwatchman — I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night
The Nightwatchman — Shake My Shit (from The Fabled City)
The Nightwatchman — The Iron Wheel (from The Fabled City)
The Nightwatchman — Midnight in the City of Destruction (from The Fabled City)
The Nightwatchman — Fighting Song
The Nightwatchman — Stars of Orion
The Nightwatchman — The Fabled City (from The Fabled City)
The Nightwatchman — The King of Hell (from The Fabled City)
The Nightwatchman — The Lights Are On in Spidertown (from The Fabled City)
The Nightwatchman — Night Falls (from The Fabled City)
The Nightwatchman — Whatever It Takes (from The Fabled City)
The Nightwatchman — Lazarus on Down (from The Fabled City)
The Nightwatchman — Gone Like Rain (from The Fabled City)
The Nightwatchman — Saint Isabelle (from The Fabled City)
The Nightwatchman — House Gone Up In Flames
The Nightwatchman — Maximum Firepower
The Nightwatchman — No One Left
The Nightwatchman — Garden of Gethsemane
The Nightwatchman — Alone Without You
The Nightwatchman — Let Freedom Ring
The Nightwatchman — Battle Hymns
The Nightwatchman — California's Dark
The Nightwatchman — The Road I Must Travel
The Nightwatchman — The Dark Clouds Above
The Nightwatchman — Branding Iron
The Nightwatchman — Until The End
The Nightwatchman — Flesh Shapes The Day
The Nightwatchman — Union Song
The Nightwatchman — One Man Revolution

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Credits

Credited: Brendan O’Brien, Eddie Vedder, Epic Records, Jerry Cantrell, John Paul Jones, Tom Morello