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The Unraveling is the debut full-length album by American punk rock band Rise Against, released on April 24, 2001, and distributed through Fat Wreck Chords.Mass Giorgini produced the album at Sonic Iguana Studios in Lafayette, Indiana, in December 2000. It is the only Rise Against studio album on which lead vocalist Tim McIlrath does not play guitar. The album was remastered and re-released in 2005.
Although The Unraveling did not rank on any of the Billboard 200 charts, it led to Rise Against's re-signing with Fat Wreck Chords to record their second album, Revolutions per Minute. It received generally favorable reviews from critics. The album did not produce any singles, but several tracks were included in various media and compilations.
Rise Against existed for over a year as local Chicago band "Transistor Revolt" before recording their debut. Prior to The Unraveling, the band independently released and distributed an eponymous demo album, Transistor Revolt, before changing their name. Shortly after the release, drummer Tony Tintari left the band, and Rise Against recruited Brandon Barnes from the defunct Denver punk band Pinhead Circus.
Broken, White lines alone on the freeway
Sun falling down into your eyes
I feel your hand reach for
my hand
Poetry fading in motion
Looks like Im fading in twilight
Under, over, I am falling
And suddenly, youre in two places Ive never been
Something transparent like seeing through who I am
Maybe Im crazy, but Im bout to let you in
I am, I am unraveling
Words are unnecessary spoken,
I am an open book, waiting for you to uncover me
Tangled, wounded, perfect
And suddenly, youre in two places Ive never been
Something transparent like seeing through who I am
Maybe Im crazy, but Im bout to let you in
I am, I am unraveling
Take me down, take me in, take me anywhere you want to go, Im not leaving
Tell the world, crumble down, like starlight
around us
Under, over, I am falling
And suddenly, youre in two places Ive never been
Something transparent, like seeing through who I am
Maybe Im crazy, but Im bout to let you in
Yeah, I am unraveling
Yeeah, I am unraveling
Ohhhhh,I am, I am unraveling