Ted Tocks Covers The Rising Originally posted on August 4, 2022 Bruce Springsteen wrote ‘The Rising’ as a reaction to the September 11, 2001 attack on New York City. “Can't see nothing in front of me Can't see nothing coming up behind Make my way through this darkness I can't feel nothing but this chain that binds me Lost track of how far I've gone How far I've gone, how high I've climbed.