◈ RISE AGAIN ◈ Apocalyptica & Epica #MetalMonday

Apocalyptica feat. Simone Simons - Rise Again (live in London)

Apocalyptica ✻ Simone Simons ➤ Rise Again (Live in London)

from Wikipedia:

On February 12, 1983 the ship Marine Electric was carrying a load of coal from Norfolk, Virginia to a power station in Somerset, Massachusetts. The worst storm in forty years blew up that night, and the ship sank at about four o'clock in the morning on February 13. The ship's chief mate, 59-year-old Robert M. "Bob" Cusick, was trapped in the deckhouse as the ship went down. His snorkeling experience helped him avoid panic and swim to the surface, but he was left to spend the night alone on a partially deflated lifeboat he eventually reached, in water barely above freezing and air much colder. Huge seas washed over him, and each time he was not sure that he would ever reach the surface again to breathe. Battling hypothermia, he was tempted to allow himself to fall unconscious and be washed away. Just then he remembered the concluding stanzas of "The Mary Ellen Carter".[8] And you, to whom adversity has dealt the final blow With smiling bastards lying to you everywhere you go Turn to, and put out all your strength of arm and heart and brain And like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again. Rise again, rise again—though your heart it be broken Or life about to end. No matter what you've lost, be it a home, a love, a friend, Like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again. As Cusick tells in One Warm Line, a documentary about Rogers, he started to sing it and soon was alternately shouting out "Rise again, rise again" and holding his breath as the seas washed over him.[9][10] At seven o'clock that morning a Coast Guard helicopter spotted him and pulled him to safety.[8] Only three men of the thirty-four who had been aboard survived the wreck. After his ordeal, Cusick wrote a letter to Stan Rogers telling him what had happened and crediting the song with saving his life. In response, Rogers invited Cusick to attend what turned out to be the second-to-last concert Rogers ever performed. Cusick lived another 30 years, and his testimony and activism in the aftermath of the accident spurred far-reaching maritime safety reforms.[11]

DJ Sammy feat. Loona - Rise Again (Official Video)

Farewell to M

Your lopsided grin

Your soft southern drawl

Sage advice

Your old basketball

A tall drink of water

I could take a sip

But your love, baby

Has a poison tip

Those eyes of brown

Your smouldering gaze

Rough worn hands

From work and age

I’d drive a thousand

If you’d let me in

But I’m sick of knocking

Knuckles bloodied, thin,

Your words once strong

Left me gorged and sated

Now hang in the air

Empty…

hollow…

Overrated …

But the sun still shines

I saw it rise today

And the rain just stopped…

Gonna go and play

Okay, one morning I sat down on my bed, wrapped up in blankets and watched the sunrise. It was a beautiul feeling. Then I got very angry and f***ed up, but surprisingly this came out at the exact same moment:

Apocalyptica did something to me last year. Turned me up... somehow. I love that feeling. They are with me at the exact and the most precise moments, exactly when I need them. They did it again. 

“I-I think I needed to hear that,” she managed to get out, “thank you, uhh…”

“Argus, kid,” came the soft reply. He shifted closer, a smile under his beard and warmth in his eyes. “Would a hug make you feel better?”

She nodded slowly, and suddenly his arms were around her, over the coat he’d loaned her, bringing her into a gentle embrace against his side. It was warm and reassuring, like being hugged by Tildy when she was small, and she felt a warm feeling in her gut that she hadn’t felt in a long time. For the first time in a long time, maybe she could accept that things might end up okay.

“So,” he asked fondly, “any ideas what you’ll try instead of witchcraft?” She thought for a moment, comfortable in his arms, and slowly she felt a whole set of warm thoughts begin to materialise.

Huge thanks to MichealNotMichael for drawing this scene from my fic, Rise Again, where Bellkeeper comforts Kaisa. I really love how this came out, especially the younger designs for both of them :))

There’s an easter egg in this, relating to some of my other fics - anyone who spots it can have a digital cookie ;))

Apocalyptica ft. Simone Simons - 'Rise Again' live at Manchester Academy 3rd February 2023

Apocalyptica & EPICA - Rise Again (x)

Simone Simons in Rise Again by Apocalyptica [✻]

Alright now this pissed me off

What do you MEAN you're going to remove one of the most important aspects of Sokka's character arc in the first season? What do you MEAN you're going to remove Sokka unlearning misogyny, accepting change and embracing his role as a fighter and protector of the Avatar in order to end the war? What do you MEAN???

"Sometimes you have to face the tallest of mountains Life will challenge you with its most feared opponents When desire is recognized Yet, here we are, willing to strive for victory To strive for that one thing that keeps us standing Standing as high as the mountains we had to climb Looking down at it all, realizing It was just the beginning It's time to spread our wings And fly away into the distance For now, we must rise again"

Embrace your worth in every challenge.

Currently imagining Hope from Baldur’s Gate 3 softly singing Rise Again to herself over and over