History Music / RiseAgainst

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* JoinTheArmyTheySaid" "Hero of War" and "Survivor Guilt"

->''"Now's the time\\
To rearrange your life\\
Live for something\\
Outside of your own mind\\
We all dream\\
The same dream every night\\
To burn the world that you call civilized"''

->''"Alive and well\\
I live to be alive\\
I live to always strive\\
For something more\\
Alive and well\\
I'll never understand\\
The who, what, why, or when\\
Of you tonight"''
-->--"'''Alive And Well'''"

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* HiddenTrack: There's a rather faithful cover of Music/{{Journey}}'s "Any Way You Want It", [[MoodWhiplash of all things]] on ''Revolutions per Minute'', which plays about a minute after the last song ends.

* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: "Hero of War" is essentially a string of these after the first chorus.

--> '''Against Me!:''' Do you remember when you were young? And you wanted to set the world on fire?\\
'''Rise Against:''' Do you remember when you were young? And you wanted to set the world on fire? Well, I still am, and I still do!

* StepfordSmiler: "Paper Wings" and "Audience of One"
* StepfordSnarker: "Hero of War", [[DualMeaningChorus during the second chorus, possibly]].
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "Swing Life Away"

* TheRunaway: "Paper Wings"

* WanderlustSong: "Anywhere But Here"
* WarIsHell
* AWorldHalfFull: "Worth Dying For" and the ending to ''Endgame''.

* PrecisionFStrike: "Rumors of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated", "SurvivorGuilt", "Architects", "State of the Union", "The Great Die-Off", "House on Fire" and "The Numbers". For a band whose music tackles such heavy, powerful themes, they rarely curse. As such, any instance where they use foul language certainly counts as a PrecisionFStrike. For example, in "The Great Die-Off", the chorus says "We want it all and we want it now.". The third time it's said, however, it's replaced by a more powerful "We want the motherfucking world and we want it now".

* PrecisionFStrike: "Rumors of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated", "SurvivorGuilt", "Architects", "State of the Union", "The Great Die-Off", and "House on Fire". For a band whose music tackles such heavy, powerful themes, they rarely curse. As such, any instance where they use foul language certainly counts as a PrecisionFStrike. For example, in "The Great Die-Off", the chorus says "We want it all and we want it now.". The third time it's said, however, it's replaced by a more powerful "We want the motherfucking world and we want it now".

* ClusterFBomb: "Survive" has the F word in it four times, which is a unique deviation from the band's [[PrecisionFStrike usual style]].

-->'''First chorus:''' A hero of war. Yeah, that's what I'll be. And when I come home, they'll be damn proud of me.\\
'''Final chorus:''' A hero of war. Is that what they see? Just medals and scars. So damn proud of me.

-->'''First chorus:''' And nothing matters but the pain when you're alone. The never-ending nights when you're awake, when you're praying that tomorrow, it's okay.\\
'''Final chorus:''' Nothing matters when the pain is all but gone. When you are finally awake. Despite the overwhelming odds, tomorrow came.

* CarefulWithThatAxe:
** Especially notable examples include "Injection", "State of the Union" and "Dead Ringer".

* DrivenToSuicide: "Heaven Knows"
** Also, "Make It Stop (September's Children)", at least 'til the [[MoodWhiplash last chorus]].

* NonAppearingTitle: Played straight in many songs, averted in others.
** "Make It Stop (September's Children)" is [[PlayingWithATrope half an example]], as "Make it stop" is a line in the chorus, but "September's children" is not in the song.

* PepTalkSong: "Survive". "Halfway There".
** Arguably distilled to its purest form with "Tragedy + Time".

* PrecisionFStrike: "Rumors of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated", "SurvivorGuilt", "Architects", "State of the Union", "The Great Die-Off", and "House on Fire".
** For a band whose music tackles such heavy, powerful themes, they rarely curse. As such, any instance where they use foul language certainly counts as a PrecisionFStrike. For example, in "The Great Die-Off", the chorus says "We want it all and we want it now.". The third time it's said, however, it's replaced by a more powerful "We want the motherfucking world and we want it now".

* SpokenWordInMusic: The verses of "The Approaching Curve". They also use clips of dialogue from ''Film/AmericanBeauty'' in "Last Chance Blueprint" and dialogue from the film Henry Fool in "Reception Fades".

* TakeThat: Compare the Music/AgainstMe song "I Was a Teenage Anarchist" with "Architects"
** '''Against Me!:''' Do you remember when you were young? And you wanted to set the world on fire?
** '''Rise Against:''' Do you remember when you were young? And you wanted to set the world on fire? Well, I still am, and I still do!

Notably, the band members are all activists of human and animal rights, which is no empty promise. They are all vegans, and live an entirely drug-and-alcohol-free lifestyle (with the exception of drummer Brandon Barnes).

* PrecisionFStrike: "Rumors of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated", "SurvivorGuilt", "Architects", "State of the Union", and "The Great Die-Off"

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* CoverVersion: The band has recored a couple of covers such as "Ballad of Hollis Brown" by Creator/BobDylan, Sliver by Music/Nirvana and
"The Ghost of Tom Joad" by Music/BruceSpringsteen

* DrivenToSuicide - "Heaven Knows".

* TakeThat: Compare the Music/AgainstMe song "I was a Teenage Anarchist" with "Architects"

** '''Rise Against:''' Do you remember when you were young? And you wanted to set the world on fire? Well I still am, and I still do!

* BlandNameProduct: In the music video of "Give It All", a crew defaces a billboard for [=WcBurger's,=] which has the upside-down logo of the golden arches of UsefulNotes/McDonalds. In addition, the billboard advertises hamburgers.

* EcoTerrorist: "The Eco-Terrorist in Me" is an homage to the concept, suggesting that "burning factories" is acceptable because businessmen are the "true criminals."

* HiddenTrack: There's a rather faithful cover of Music/{{Journey}}'s "Any Way You Want It", [[MoodWhiplash of all things]] on Revolutions Per Minute, which plays about a minute after the last song ends.

* LongRunnerLineUp: The current lineup qualified as a Type 2 on March 1 this year.

** "Make It Stop (September's Children)" is half an example, as "Make it stop" is a line in the chorus, but "September's children" is not in the song.

* PrecisionFStrike: "Rumors of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated", "SurvivorGuilt", "Architects", "State of the Union," and "The Great Die-Off"