Rise Up With Fists!! Lyrics
Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins
Lyrics
What are you changing?
Who do you think you're changing?
You can't change things, we're all stuck in our ways
It's like trying to clean the ocean
What, do you think you can drain it?
Well, it was poison and dry long before you came
But you can wake up younger under the knife
And you can wake up sounder if you get analyzed
And I better wake up
There but for the grace of God go I
It's hard to believe your prophets
When they're asking you to change things
But with their suspect lives, we look the other way
Are you really that pure, sir?
Thought I saw you in Vegas
It was not pretty, but she was (not your wife)
But she will wake up wealthy
And you will wake up forty-five
And she will wake up with baby
There but for the grace of God go I
What am I fighting for?
The cops are at my front door
I can't escape that way, the windows are in flames
And what's that on your ankle?
You say they're not coming for you
But house arrest is really just the same
Like when you wake up behind the bar
Trying to remember where you are
Having crushed all the pretty things
There but for the grace of God go I
But I still believe
And I will rise up with fists
And I will take what's mine (mine, mine)
There but for the grace of God go I
There but for the grace of God go I
There but for the grace of God go I
There but for the grace of God go I
Song & Lyrics Facts
"Rise Up With Fists!!" is a song by Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins, released on October 11, 2006. It is the lead single from her debut solo album, Rabbit Fur Coat.
The genre of the song is alternative country and indie rock. The lyrics were written by Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice. The band members include Jenny Lewis (vocals, guitar), The Watson Twins (Vocals), Pierre de Reeder (bass) and Jason Boesel (drums). The music video for "Rise Up With Fists!!" was directed by Autumn de Wilde and features actress Zooey Deschanel. The video was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2007 MVPA Awards. According to Lewis, the song's title comes from a line in the movie Fight Club: "I wanted to write something that sounded like a girl gang fight anthem". The lyrics express feelings of anger, frustration and defiance.