Help Is On The Way
"Help Is on the Way" is a song by American rock band Rise Against, featured on their sixth studio album Endgame (2011). Inspired by lead vocalist Tim McIlrath's visit to New Orleans, the song is about the slow response time for aid to disaster stricken areas. It incorporates elements of punk rock and melodic hardcore, with lyrics that allude to Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. "Help Is on the Way" premiered on KROQ-FM on January 17, 2011, and was later released as Endgames lead single on January 25.
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Lyrics
I have my father's eyes
You can't take that from me
Just go ahead and try
The crescent city sleeps
While giants in the sky
Preparing to unleash
Let loose a mighty cry
Can nobody save us?
Will anyone try?
The bayou is burning
The cypress has died
And all along they're saying
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
One by land, two by sea
Right there in front of me
Help is on the way
Five thousand feet below
As black smoke engulfs the sky
The ocean floor explodes
Eleven mothers cry
My bones all resonate
A burning lullaby
You can't take that from me
Just go ahead and try
She stands at the shoreline,
With hands in the air,
Her words pierce the dark light,
"Does anyone care?"
And all along they're saying
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
One by land, two by sea,
Right there in front of me
Help is on the way
Right here! Right here! [x3]
Choking on the black gold,
Upon which we rely
We keep axes in the attics
To see cameras in the sky
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
We were told just to sit tight
Cause somebody will soon arrive
Help is on the way
But it never came
It never came
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
One by land, two by sea,
Right there in front of me.
Help is on the way!
On the way!
On the way!
On the way!
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