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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bruce Springsteen
Lead Vocals
Roy Bittan
Piano
Clarence Clemons
Saxophone
Garry Tallent
Bass Guitar
Max Weinberg
Drums
Soozie Tyrell
Violin
Jane Scarpantoni
Cello
Nils Lofgren
Background Vocals
Stevie Van Zandt
Background Vocals
Patti Scialfa
Background Vocals
Danny Federici
Organ
George Theiss
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bruce Springsteen
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brendan O'Brien
Producer
Nick DiDia
Recording Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Karl Egsieker
Assistant Recording Engineer
Laurie Flannery
Editing Engineer
Billy Joe Bowers
Additional Engineer
Lyrics
Can't see nothin' in front of me
Can't see nothin' coming up behind
Make my way through this darkness
I can't feel nothing but this chain that binds me
Lost track of how far I've gone
How far I've gone, how high I've climbed
On my back's a sixty pound stone
On my shoulder, half mile of line
Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight
Left the house this morning
Bells ringing filled the air
I was wearin' the cross of my calling
On wheels of fire, I come rollin' down here
Come on up for the rising
Come on up and lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
There's spirits above and behind me
Faces gone black, eyes burnin' bright
May their precious blood bind me
Lord, as I stand before your fiery light
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
I see you, Mary, in the garden
In the garden of a thousand sighs
There's holy pictures of our children
Dancin' in a sky filled with light
May I feel your arms around me?
May I feel your blood mixed with mine?
A dream of life comes to me
Like a catfish dancin' on the end of my line
Sky of blackness and sorrow (a dream of life)
Sky of love, sky of tears (a dream of life)
Sky of glory and sadness (a dream of life)
Sky of mercy, sky of fear (a dream of life)
Sky of memory and shadow (a dream of life)
Your burnin' wind fills my arms tonight
Sky of longing and emptiness (a dream of life)
Sky of fullness, sky of blessed life
Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (come on up for the rising)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (come on up)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (come on up for the rising)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (come on up)
Writer(s): Bruce Springsteen
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