Rise Against - The Black Market Lyrics






A currency of heartache and sorrow
The air we breathe is stale with mold
To shadows we are slaves digging deeper every day
But emptiness is growing so old

Headlamps light the tunnels we wander
They shimmer and they dance on the walls
We're lost inside these caves as the chances of escape
Grow slimmer 'til there's no chance at all

This ink, it travels from the page
Up my hand and to my veins
Choking on those stories I've told
If there are words here left to say
I just want to let you know

I'm falling on my knees right now
I'm covered in the mess I made
These colors used to wash right out
But now they are a part of me
And I've been searching for a remedy
When all along it's been in front of me
I need you here, I need you now
Right now

We traffic in the blackest of markets
Trade misery like diamonds and gold
The angst that we exchange for applause or petty praise
Is finally now taking its toll

But there's a world above the ground
A life that we can lead
We're washing off the dirt from our clothes
I don't want to live without
I just wanna let you know

I'm falling on my knees right now
I'm covered in the mess I made
These colors used to wash right out
But now they are a part of me
And I've been searching for a remedy
When all along it's been in front of me
I need you here, I need you now
Right now
Right now

(Black stains) they mark me like a letter
(Won't fade) cracking under the pressure
(Black stains) nothing stays gold

There's a world above the ground
A life that we can lead
But we're lost deep down in these holes
And I've seen the way out
Now I just want to let you know

I'm falling on my knees right now (black stains)
I'm covered in the mess I made (won’t fade)
These colors used to wash right out (black stains)
But now they are a part of me
And I've been searching for a remedy
When all along it's been in front of me
Your voice it washes the stains away
(Wash the stains away)
Woo oh oh oh
(Wash the stains away)





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  1. M.... B....

    Great song

  2. g.... g....

    I’m falling on my knees right now I’m covered in the mess I made these colors used to wash right out but now they are apart of me

  3. T.... S....

    I don’t understand how they aren’t more popular

  4. a.... n....

    I hate this song its just to good for my ears

  5. J.... D....

    This whole song is so unbelievably 11/10 I can't even describe it

  6. H.... S....

    This song reminds me of Niel Gaiman's book "Neverwhere"

  7. S.... D....

    13 cunts disliked it. Should be a crime

  8. T.... P....

    I've been listening to this song for so long, still, only now it has a personal meaning to me.

    For me, it's about depression. That is the hole I spent years in, which made my soul full of black stains. Three years I spent feeling empty inside, like I'm not myself , like all the happiness seen by others is fake. I was trying to find a solution to explain all this, and recently I found out it's depression, and it's around since me and my ex broke up and he moved away. Every time we talk it makes me happy. So yeah, I guess he's the remedy, his voice can wash off those stains...

    It's also thanks to Rise Against that in these years I barely had any suicidal thoughts. I love these guys <3

  9. T.... M....

    I really love the intro to this song.

  10. L.... ....

    Ussss das a gud won

  11. n.... ....

    This song has really grown on me, I was a bit 'meh' about it when I first listened to the album, but now I think it might be my favorite on TBM.

  12. R.... M....

    I like that pause so much

    R.... M....

    At 0:28? Or right before the chorus? Anyways, this song is so good.

    R.... M....

    yes... genius

  13. T.... F....

    bless youuuuu

  14. E.... V....

    You're voice it washed the stains away.

  15. D.... ....

    This should be an anime op :D

    D.... ....

    Nice try bud, but I choose not to know what needs not knowing.

    D.... ....

    Please cease this stupidity. You can't even compare these two.

    D.... ....

    wow so much hate to a coment that said nothing wrong. He could like anime like you like anything else. This is why world will go to waste, cuz people think theire better than others just because of the tastes that they have.

    D.... ....

    Dennis Sasaran Fucking weeb

  16. F.... A....

    The Bass on this is kickass.

  17. J.... ....

    This song is so grat, the guitar on the chorus <3

  18. f.... ....

    god the change from old to new rise against

    f.... ....

    @NasenSpraySteven Agreed!

    f.... ....

    same with skillet lol

    f.... ....

    @kaylib Bryant Skillet has alwas been normal "Rock" (or wannabe Nu-Metal Rock, whatever you call it haha) they haven't changed much at all. Also u just can't compare frcking Skillet with Rise Against.
    Rise Against was a Hardcore-Punk Band once that today sounds like Rock/Melodic Rock something
    xD. They got very soft if you compare this song to "sometimes sellig out is giving up" or something a little newer like "State of the Union".
    But they haven't changed alot when it comes to messages.
    Rise Against got tons of them while Skillet looks like a PopRock-Band sitting and wankig of to "Rise" in a corner.

    f.... ....

    Rise against is now a melodic punk band whereas skillet is sorta just... bad

    f.... ....

    @Donut Merchant skillet so bad

  19. C.... G....

    me and my auntie's song

  20. C.... J....

    GOD this song is amazing!!! Why haven't I heard this yet????

    C.... J....

    This album is probably their least liked, though I really like it. They've only made one album (ATR) that I thought was just okay. All the other ones are very good--SatW and RPM are my faves, Unraveling, SSotCC (what I've heard from it, at least), Endgame and BM are about tied.

    C.... J....

    I don't really care for RPM, Unraveling, or SSotCCt. I absolutely love the rest.

    C.... J....

    I don't really care for ATR, but RPM is my favorite album.Love their diversity.

    C.... J....

    See, I can understand if one doesn't like their past three albums (I do), but I don't get those who like ATR and Endgame and dislike this.

  21. N.... ....

    What a bunch of geniuses, honestly I can't get over how talented all four of them are. The lyrics are just so incredible and the instrumental as well.

    N.... ....

    +PureLegend88 RIGHT! Rise Against is amazing

  22. N.... O....

    I hated this song, until I noticed how great this song is, especially the chorus and "This ink it travels from the page up my hands into my veins, choking on the stories I've told"

    N.... O....

    +CABAL yep, exactly the same

    N.... O....

    CABAL Thats a beautiful lyric sung with such emotion

  23. �.... D....

    66990 megtekintés.... vicc

    �.... D....

    Te jó ég nemzetközileg is alig látok Rise Against fanokat nem hogy a magyarok közül :D

    �.... D....

    @DANKKrish Hát VOLT-on találkoztam egy párral :D:D Azért vagyunk páran na :D

    �.... D....

    Alig várom hogy újra jöjjenek magyarországra egész biztos hogy ott leszek :D

    �.... D....

    Az lesz nekem a 4. :-D

    �.... D....

    @Ákos D. De jó neked :D:D én is nagyon szívesen elmennék még egyszer.

  24. K.... B....

    I put the chorus on Facebook as z status I was told " I hope this is about Jesus" my best friend said "actually this is about me" I love this song I could listen to it on repeat for days

  25. R.... C....

    "This ink it travels from the page, up my hand into my veins...choking on the stories ive told" <3 my fav part

  26. M.... T....

    love it!

  27. B.... D....

    This is definitely my favorite

  28. C.... L....

    So good 

  29. L.... M....

    best song off the new album, best chorus i've heard in a while, probably my favorite song of 2014.

    L.... M....

    @lucas martinez you're so fucking totally right

    L.... M....

    +lucas martinez The chorus is almost as awesome as seeing Chuck Norris fighting a zombie Chuck Norris, because when the zombie bit Chuck, Chuck didn't turn to a zombie, the zombie turned into a Chuck Norris.

    L.... M....

    yessss its so good!!!

  30. N.... .....

    3:44 *your

    N.... .....

    @Nick .Merrill you're

    N.... .....

    Bibi Bella It's definitely your*

    N.... .....

    Best comment xDD

    N.... .....

    No one cares

    N.... .....

    3:12 *life

  31. C.... ....

    This is definitely my favorite.

  32. G.... M....

    Rise against is a band that sings about the fucked up things about life, its fans are the fucked up people of the world....togther we are all fucked up, and i love it

    G.... M....

    +The_Nerd_Panda cool, we should fuck something up

    G.... M....

    @***** or both.

    G.... M....

    @***** i got, that's why i said "or both" you know... like fucking someone and something up... doest really matter, i just fell inclined to answering people's comments

  33. S.... ....

    Chorus is too good.