Heartland

As we've cleared up Jesus Loves The Sisters and Far Parade (kinda) curious minds are curious about the origin of the expression Rise and Reverberate.
Just a set of words he likes? Something deeper?

no idea. let us know when you find out please Paul. ta

Well we're on 289 "Don't know"'s so far so don't hold your breath..... Maybe he knows ->

I'll ask him then pass it on.

I found a couple references in obscure literature.

1. Anais Nin, a "French-Cuban-American diarist, essayist, novelist and writer of short stories and erotica."
This is from one of here diaries I think:

“I don't hear your words: your voice reverberates against my body like another kind of caress, another kind of penetration. I have no power over your voice. It comes straight from you into me. I could stuff my ears and it would find its way into my blood and make it rise.”

2. Sahir Ludhianvi, an "Indian poet and film song lyricist"
His poem "Rise of Socialism" begins with:

Hutments reverberate with slogans, all aquiver are palaces tall,
before an angry gaze of workers, trembling stand the feudal lords.
Famished folks are stirring from sleep, helpless beings awake and rise

They tried 'get up and dance', it just didn't go with the moody sleeves..

Could be another nod to The Waste Land?

V. WHAT THE THUNDER SAID

After the torch-light red on sweaty faces
After the frosty silence in the gardens
After the agony in stony places
The shouting and the crying
Prison and place and reverberation
Of thunder of spring over distant mountains
He who was living is now dead
We who were living are now dying
With a little patience

The final section of the poem opens up with a recounting of the events after Jesus was taken prison in the garden of Gethsemane, and after the crucifixion itself. Notice the almost apocalyptic language used in this part of the description, the way the language itself seems to emphasize the silence through the use of language words – ‘shouting’, ‘crying’, ‘reverberation’ are all words of noise, however this section of the poem brings about an almost deathly quiet, and an intermeshing of life and death that makes it difficult for the reader to tell whether the states exist separately or together. ‘He who was living is now dead’ also ties back to the idea of the rebirth sequence.

Thanks for the thoughts! If I had to pick one I'd go for the Waste Land one as being an indirect inspiration although the alanm stuff is interesting. If in doubt Waste Land eh?

Having said that the last line of the Waste Land quote clearly shows how much of an influence it is to Guns N Roses as well.....

My sister always thought it was something to do with sex toys, like 'body electric', but wasn't that taken from an old Ray Bradbury book?

"I Sing The Body Electric" is a poem by Walt Whitman, and Bradbury nicked the title from him.

based on "rise and shine" , boosted by his own intention, by that exceeding rise and shine the Andy-way