Rise (1986)

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Rise is a single released by post-punk group Public Image Ltd in 1986. It was the first single from Album, their fifth studio album.[1]

Key Lyrics

I could be wrong, I could be right

I could be black, I could be white

I could be right, I could be wrong

I could be white, I could be black


Your time has come your second skin

The cost so high the gain so low

Walk through the valley

The written word is a lie

Background

The song was written by John Lydon and Bill Laswell about apartheid in South Africa, specifically about Nelson Mandela as Lydon stated in a 2013 Glastonbury interview.[2] Lydon also referred to alleged Royal Ulster Constabulary interrogation techniques, such as electric torture, in an MTV interview in 1987. It was one of the group's biggest commercial hits, peaking at #11 on the UK Singles Chart. The song contains the phrase 'may the road rise with you', which is a direct translation of the old Irish blessing "go n-éirí an bóthar leat" (usually translated as "may the road rise up to meet you").[3]

Recording

Reference

  1. Rise (Public Image Ltd song). Wikipedia. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  2. Video on Youtube. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. Video on Youtube. Retrieved February 4, 2021.