MY CITY OF RUINS [Album version] (2024)

MY CITY OF RUINS

Album version

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There's a blood red circle on the cold dark ground
And the rain is falling down
The church door's thrown open, I can hear the organ's song
But the congregation's gone
My city of ruins
My city of ruins

Now the sweet bells of mercy drift through the evening trees
Young men on the corner like scattered leaves
The boarded up windows, the empty streets
While my brother's down on his knees
My city of ruins
My city of ruins

Come on rise up, come on rise up
Come on rise up, come on rise up
Come on rise up, come on rise up
Come on rise up

Now there's tears on the pillow, darling, where we slept
And you took my heart when you left
Without your sweet kiss my soul is lost, my friend
Tell me how do I begin again
My city's in ruins
My city's in ruins

Now with these hands, with these hands
With these hands, with these hands
I pray, Lord (with these hands, with these hands)
I pray for the strength, Lord (with these hands, with these hands)
I pray for the faith, Lord (with these hands, with these hands)
I pray for your love, Lord (with these hands, with these hands)
I pray for the strength, Lord (with these hands, with these hands)
I pray for your love, Lord (with these hands, with these hands)
I pray for the faith, Lord (with these hands), alright (with these hands)
I pray for the strength, Lord (with these hands), come on (with these hands), come on
Come on rise up, come on rise up
Come on rise up, come on rise up
Come on rise up, come on rise up
Come on rise up, come on rise up
Come on rise up, come on rise up
Come on rise up

Info

MY CITY OF RUINS is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and released on his 2002 album The Rising. The above lyrics are for Bruce Springsteen's album version of MY CITY OF RUINS as released on The Rising.

Writing and Recording

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The Rising

The Rising is Bruce Springsteen's 12th studio album, released on 30 Jul 2002 on Columbia Records. It's Springsteen's first studio album in seven years and his first with the E Street Band in 18 years. The album was produced and mixed by Brendan O'Brien and recorded with the E Street Band between January and March 2002 at Southern Tracks in Atlanta, GA. It won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2003, and was also nominated for the Album Of The Year award.

Bruce Springsteen -- The Rising

The album features 15 new Springsteen compositions and clocks at 72:52.

The Rising track list

LONESOME DAY
INTO THE FIRE
WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY
NOTHING MAN
COUNTIN' ON A MIRACLE
EMPTY SKY
WORLDS APART
LET'S BE FRIENDS (SKIN TO SKIN)
FURTHER ON (UP THE ROAD)
THE FUSE
MARY'S PLACE
YOU'RE MISSING
THE RISING
PARADISE
MY CITY OF RUINS

Other Official Releases

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Other versions of MY CITY OF RUINS were also officially released.

The live 21 Sep 2001 version of MY CITY OF RUINS was released on the America: A Tribute To Heroes various artists album and home video in 2001.

The live 16 Jun 2003 version of MY CITY OF RUINS was released on the Helsinki June 16, 2003 official live download in 2018.

Live History: on-tour

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Live History: off-tour

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MY CITY OF RUINS was performed off-tour on 21 Sep 2001 at Sony Music Studios in New York City, NY, during the "America: A Tribute To Heroes" benefit concert. See the live 21 Sep 2001 version for more details.

List of off-tour performances

21 Sep 2001 at Sony Music Studios, New York City, NY

Appearance in Movies

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Covers

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At least 10 artists have recorded and released Bruce Springsteen's MY CITY OF RUINS.

Kevin Bachus -- Childhood Dreams

CD - no label (no catalog number) - Holland, 2005

This album includes 6 Bruce Springsteen covers (out of 12 tracks)

Andrew Nicholson -- Lost Highway: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen

CD - no label (no catalog number) - UK, 2008

This is a Bruce Springsteen tribute album.

The Hit Co. -- A Tribute To The Best Of Bruce Springsteen Box Set

Digital album - Planet Music (unknown catalog number) - unknown country, 2010

This is a download-only digital Bruce Springsteen tribute album. It was also released the same year as three separate volumes: Long Live The Boss: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen Vol. 1 1973-1985, Long Live The Boss: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen Vol. 2 1980-1989, and Long Live The Boss: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen Vol. 3 1990-2009. A Tribute To The Best Of Bruce Springsteen Box Set however includes two tracks not found on the three separate volumes. In 2012, the same tracks found on A Tribute To The Best Of Bruce Springsteen Box Set were distributed over three download-only digital Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp tribute albums: Working Class Heroes: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp, Vol. 1, Working Class Heroes: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp, Vol. 2, and Working Class Heroes: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp, Vol. 3.