Rise, Rapture, Rise!

[Mr. Tiddlywinks]

Does anyone know where I could find a(n official possibly) release of or the lyrics to Sander Cohen's anthem "Rise, Rapture, Rise!"? It is the song played by the phonograph in the opening credits whenever you turn on the game, and is on the radio when Cohen first jams Atlas' signal

[Interpretations]

Rise Rapture Rise

We Send out Hope Into the Skies

Oh Rise Rapture Rise

Upon your wings a dream will fly

A City In the Ocean's Sea

A promise that we'll always keep.

To bold climb our life upon the blind?

That is what I got from it

[Mr. Tiddlywinks]

Is there such thing as a "Rise, Rapture, Rise" (or any Bioshock) ringtone?

[BioShock Freak]

Actually, there is. I made a few a while ago. I can make you any ringtone you'd like though. :)
Let me know if you want some BioShock ringtones and which ones and I'll make them for ya. :)
~Mari.

[Dr. Wallace Breen]

Yeah can anyone provide some full lyrics please? :o

[Blue Lightning]

Actually, there is. I made a few a while ago. I can make you any ringtone you'd like though. :)
Let me know if you want some BioShock ringtones and which ones and I'll make them for ya. :)
~Mari.

Your great Mari...one of the nicest people I have ever met on the internets.

[Kyburz]

Oh Rise, Rapture Rise!
We lift our hopes into the skies!
Oh Rise, Rapture, Rise!
Upon your wings our dreams will fly.
A city in the ocean deep.
A promise that we'll always keep.
To only/boldly *unintelligible*
So Rise, Rise, Rise!

Oh Rise, Rapture Rise!
*unintelligible*
Oh Rise, Rapture Rise!
To help us crush parasites inside
A city on Poseidon's door
A *unintelligible* that we adore
A philosphy we all count on
So Rise, Rise, Rise!

Can anyone help me finish this? We are so close!

[Sullivan's Deputy]

Oh Rise, Rapture Rise!
We lift our hopes into the skies!
Oh Rise, Rapture, Rise!
Upon your wings our dreams will fly.
A city in the ocean deep.
A promise that we'll always keep.
To boldly turn our eyes upon
So Rise, Rise, Rise!

Oh Rise, Rapture Rise!
With *unintelligible* I can't get this bit!
Oh Rise, Rapture Rise!
To help us crush parasites inside
A city on Poseidon's door
A set of ideas we adore
A philosophy we all count on
So Rise, Rise, Rise!

[Kyburz]

Oh Rise, Rapture Rise!
We lift our hopes into the skies!
Oh Rise, Rapture, Rise!
Upon your wings our dreams will fly.
A city in the ocean deep.
A promise that we'll always keep.
To boldly turn our eyes upon
So Rise, Rise, Rise!

Oh Rise, Rapture Rise!
With *unintelligible* I can't get this bit!
Oh Rise, Rapture Rise!
To help us crush parasites inside
A city on Poseidon's door
A set of ideas we adore
A philosophy we all count on
So Rise, Rise, Rise!

Brilliant work sir! I listened to it and your lyrics are spot on. We have the entire first verse and all but that one line in second.

This is a historic day for the Bioshock community.

[BioShock Freak]

Your great Mari...one of the nicest people I have ever met on the internets.

Aww. Thanks, you're sweet. :D
But seriously, if anyone wants BioShock ringtones (or something different), just let me know. :)
~Mari.

[Mr. Tiddlywinks]

Oh Rise, Rapture Rise!
We lift our hopes into the skies!
Oh Rise, Rapture, Rise!
Upon your wings our dreams will fly.
A city in the ocean deep.
A promise that we'll always keep.
To boldly turn our eyes upon
So Rise, Rise, Rise!

Oh Rise, Rapture Rise!
With *unintelligible* I can't get this bit!
Oh Rise, Rapture Rise!
To help us crush parasites inside
A city on Poseidon's door
A set of ideas we adore
A philosophy we all count on
So Rise, Rise, Rise!

Thank you kindly, I hope that you can get Sullivan's badge when he inevitably will turn it in

[Sullivan's Deputy]

Thank you kindly, I hope that you can get Sullivan's badge when he inevitably will turn it in ahaha! No doubt. :D

[Das Wunderkind]

GOT IT!!:D

(I highlighted all my changes in red)

Oh Rise, Rapture Rise!
We send our hopes into the skies!
Oh Rise, Rapture, Rise!
Upon your wings our dreams will fly.
A city in the ocean deep.
A promise that we'll always keep.
To boldly turn our eyes upon the pri...ii...ize!
So Rise, Rise, Rise!

Oh Rise, Rapture Rise!
We merrily pinch every prime*
Oh Rise, Rapture Rise!
To help us crush parasites inside
A city on Poseidon's door
A set of ideas we adore
A philosophy we all can emphasize**
So Rise, Rise, Rise!

*(I dunno about this one, it's what it sounds like)
**(this one took ages to figure out):D

That's what I think it sounds more like. Still not sure about the second line of second verse though:D

[Bioshocking123]

Bravo! I think that's it... :D

[Sullivan's Deputy]

I really do think you've got it Das Wunderkind!

[Mr. Tiddlywinks]

Das Wunderkind is correct!

[BizarroPete]

The Bioshock wiki has:

Oh rise, Rapture rise!
We turn our hopes up to the skies!
Oh rise, Rapture rise!
Upon your wings our dreams will fly.
A city in the ocean's deep
A promise that we'll always keep
To boldly turn our eyes upon the prize!
So rise, rise, rise!
Oh rise, Rapture rise!
We merrily sing this reprise.
Oh rise, Rapture rise!
To help us crush parasites despised.
A city on Poseidon's floor
A set of ideals we adore
A philosophy we all can emphasize
So rise, rise, rise!

I know this is old but I too was looking for the phonograph song lyrics that play in the opening credits.

[rootbeertapper]

Source: www.somethinginthesea.com/bioroom

*Click the flashing button on the record player*

Lyrics:

Oh rise, Rapture rise!
We take our hopes up to the skies!
Oh rise, Rapture rise!
Upon your wings our dreams will fly.
A city in the ocean's deep
A promise that we'll always keep
To boldly turn our eyes upon the prize!
So rise, rise, rise!
Oh rise, Rapture rise!
We merrily sing this reprise.
Oh rise, Rapture rise!
To help us crush parasites despised.
A city on Poseidon's floor
A set of ideals we adore
A philosophy we all can emphasize
So rise, rise, rise!

These are the correct lyrics based on the Sits Record.