Rise (1986)
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]
Contents
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.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Recording
Reference
- ↑ Rise (Public Image Ltd song). Wikipedia. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
