Rise or Die (song)

Rise or Die
Song from the album Underworld
GEMA database ID:	18253410-001 18253410-004 18253410-005 18253410-006 18253410-007
ISWC:	T-803.852.818-7
Length:	03:20

Rise or Die is a song by the Japanese rock-duo VAMPS.

Information

The song was released first as a b-side to the single Inside Of Me on 31 August 2016. It was later also released on the album Underworld on 26 April 2017. The song features Richard on guitar. He also wrote the song. Originally the song was demoed by Richard for his band Emigrate, but he gave it to VAMPS, after they asked.. Additional writing was done by HYDE, Howard Benson, Lenny Skolnik and Seanne Bowe. The song was produced by Richard and Howard Benson.

The word "Buttobashite" (ぶっ飛ばして) can have one of the following translations: to beat/knock, to jump with force, to accomplish a task very rapidly, to drive at full speed.

On 12 November 2021, the original version of the song, I'm Still Alive, has been released on the Emigrate album The Persistence of Memory.

Lyrics

Album version

Head down the runway I'm gonna strike Right through the lightning Take daylight, make it stay night Blood runs through the streets Go hard, go bunk I'm not the enemy So long, I'm done I gave up everything Go, lead me to light Don't leave me lying here We will rise - rise or die Take what's yours - Make it mine I'm taking you with me, with me Everything that's in our way - Buttobashite We will rise - rise or die Come up from underground Explode into the mainline Something you've never seen I'm not afraid to bleed One love, one war A whole new empire New blood, new life Japanese Vampire Go, lead me to light Don't leave me lying here We will rise - rise or die Take what's yours - Make it mine I'm taking you with me, with me Everything that's in our way - Buttobashite We will rise - rise or die I feel it might get loud I feel it might get loud I know you like it loud I know you like it loud We will rise - rise or die Take what's yours - Make it mine I'm taking you with me, with me Everything that's in our way - Buttobashite We will rise - rise or die

Japanese lyrics
滑走路を駆け抜け ライトニングに突っ込むぜ 明かりなんか必要ない 血がストリートを駆け巡る いこうぜ 俺は敵ではない じゃあな、これで終わりさ 俺はすべてを捨てるんだ いこう 光に導いてくれ ここに置いていかないでくれ (Yeah!Yeah!Yeah!) やってやるんだ (やるか死ぬか!!) お前のものを奪ってやる (俺のものだ!!) お前も ・縮に連れていってやるぜ 遮るものすべてをぶっ飛ばして やってやるんだ (やるか死ぬか!!) アンダーグラウンドから メインシーンへ発ってやる お前が見たこともないものさ 血を流す事に恐れは無い 唯一の愛、唯一の戦い 新しい帝国だ 新しい血、新しい生活 ジャハニーズ・ヴァンハイアさ いこう 光に導いてくれ ここに置いていかないでくれ どんどん盛り上がっていきそうだな お前らがラウド好きなのはわかってるぜ