Rise Against - I Don't Want To Be Here Anymore Lyrics Meaning

anonymous

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Dec 18th 2014 !⃝

I personally do not believe this song is about suicide.

Rather it seems that it is a cry of frustration at the lack of progress our world is making and how it seems nobody is truly listening. To them it looks like our fate is doomed. Hence;

"I don't want to be here anymore, i know theres nothing left worth staying for"

"See i don't think i can fight this anymore"
The band has grown tired of spreading their messages with too little result

However, despite the pessimistic tone of most of the song, there is not a complete loss of hope

"Won't back down, won't take no for answers anymore."
Its do or die. They know that we are running out of time to fix our world and the urgency in the lyrics are clear.

"Something has to die to be reborn"
Our way of life needs to end (not our actual selves.) in order to create a better one.

"We need a better way, we need to let go"
This reinforces the point that our world must change its ways while we still can.

All in all, i believe the song is about how the band is losing hope and faith in any chance of recovering from our worlds current trajectory, and if theres any chance of saving ourselves, we need to act NOW.

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