Worlds Apart

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Track 7 of The Rising, 2002.

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Credits

• The Rising (2002)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Roy Bittan: keyboards, piano, mellotron, Kurzweil, pump organ, Korg M1, Crumar
  • Clarence Clemons: saxophone, backing vocals
  • Danny Federici: B3 organ, Vox Continental, Farfisa
  • Nils Lofgren: guitar, dobro, slide guitar, banjo, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa: backing vocals
  • Garry Tallent: bass
  • Soozie Tyrell: violin
  • Steven Van Zandt: guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg: drums
  • Asif Ali Khan and Group
    • Asif Ali Khan (lead singer), Manzoor Hussain Shibli, Sarfraz Hussain, Raza Hussain, Imtiaz Shibli, Chahnawaz Hussain Khan, Bakat Fayyaz Hussain, Omerdroz Hussain Aftab, Karamat Ali Asad (harmonium player), Haji Nazir Afridi (tabla player), Waheed Hussain Mumtaz

Performances

Performed live 108 times (not including snippet performances). 2003-08-28 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-08-17 Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA 2003-08-16 Pacific Bell Park, San Francisco, CA 2003-08-13 U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL 2003-08-11 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA 2003-08-09 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA 2003-08-08 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA 2003-08-06 PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA 2003-08-02 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA 2003-08-01 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA 2003-07-27 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-07-26 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-07-24 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-07-21 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-07-18 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-07-17 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-07-15 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-06-28 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2003-06-25 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 2003-06-22 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2003-06-21 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2003-06-19 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway 2003-06-17 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland 2003-06-16 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland 2003-06-14 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 2003-06-12 AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany 2003-06-10 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany 2003-06-08 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy 2003-05-31 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2003-05-29 Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England 2003-05-27 National Sports Stadium, Crystal Palace, London, England 2003-05-26 National Sports Stadium, Crystal Palace, London, England 2003-05-24 Stade De France, Saint-Denis, France 2003-05-22 Arena Aufschalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 2003-05-19 Estadio De La Comunidad De Madrid, Madrid, Spain 2003-05-17 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain 2003-05-15 Estadio Municipal El Molinón, Gijón, Spain 2003-05-12 Koning Boudewijnstadion, Brussels, Belgium 2003-05-10 Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen, Germany 2003-05-08 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2003-05-06 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2003-04-19 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC 2003-04-18 Corel Centre, Ottawa, ON 2003-04-14 Skyreach Centre, Edmonton, AB 2003-04-13 Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, AB 2003-04-11 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC 2003-04-09 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA 2003-03-28 Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 2003-03-26 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2003-03-25 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2003-03-22 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2003-03-20 Telstra Dome, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2003-03-11 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY 2003-03-10 Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, RI 2003-03-07 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ 2003-03-06 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA 2003-03-04 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL 2003-03-02 Frank Erwin Center, University Of Texas, Austin, TX 2003-02-28 Arena At Gwinnett Center (The), Duluth, GA 2002-12-17 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 2002-12-16 Value City Arena, Columbus, OH 2002-12-13 Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY 2002-12-09 Carolina Center, Columbia, SC 2002-12-08 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC 2002-12-05 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON 2002-12-04 Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 2002-12-02 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 2002-11-24 Ice Palace, Tampa, FL 2002-11-23 American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL 2002-11-21 TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, FL 2002-11-19 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Arena, Birmingham, AL 2002-11-16 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 2002-11-14 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY 2002-11-12 U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH 2002-11-04 Compaq Center, Houston, TX 2002-10-27 Wembley Arena, London, England 2002-10-24 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden 2002-10-22 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2002-10-20 Velodrom, Berlin, Germany 2002-10-18 PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy 2002-10-16 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 2002-10-14 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2002-10-07 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY 2002-10-06 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA 2002-10-04 FleetCenter, Boston, MA 2002-09-30 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN 2002-09-29 Fargodome, Fargo, ND 2002-09-27 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 2002-09-25 United Center, Chicago, IL 2002-09-24 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO 2002-09-22 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 2002-08-30 Savvis Center, St. Louis, MO 2002-08-27 Compaq Center At San Jose, San Jose, CA 2002-08-25 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ 2002-08-24 Forum (The), Inglewood, CA 2002-08-21 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA 2002-08-20 Rose Garden, Portland, OR 2002-08-18 Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV 2002-08-15 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 2002-08-14 Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH 2002-08-12 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2002-08-10 MCI Center, Washington, DC 2002-08-07 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 2002-08-05 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 2002-08-02 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2002-07-30 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ (Evening) 2002-07-26 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2002-07-25 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 0 show(s) of 130 on the 2023-25 International Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 266 on the Springsteen On Broadway run. Performed at 0 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 0 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 83 on the Working On A Dream Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 72 on the Devils & Dust Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 7 on the Vote For Change Tour. Performed at 103 show(s) of 120 on The Rising Tour. Performed at 0 known other show(s), plus 5 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on The Rising (2002).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 1 official live downloads:

• 2003-06-16 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland

On The Tracks

WORLDS APART

6:07

RISING

Note: Song composed post-9/11. Recorded at Southern Tracks, Atlanta, during February–March, 2002. The background parts contributed by Asif Ali Khan and group were recorded by Chuck Plotkin at Henson Studios in Hollywood, CA. Soozie Tyrell contributes violin.

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^{Studio Sessions: The Rising}

Lyrics

Worlds Apart

Li li li li li, li li li li li
Li li li li li, li li li li li
Li li li li li, li li li li li
Li li li li li, li li li li li

I hold you in my arms, yeah that's when it starts
I seek faith in your kiss and comfort in your heart
Taste the seed upon your lips, lay my tongue upon your scars
When I look into your eyes, here we stand worlds apart

Li li li li li, li li li li li
Li li li li li, li li li li li
Li li li li li, li li li li li
Li li li li li, li li li li li

Where the distant oceans sing and rise to the plain
In this dry and troubled country your beauty remains
Down from the mountain roads where the highway rolls to dark
'Neath Allah's blessed rain we remain worlds apart

Li li li li li, li li li li li
Li li li li li, li li li li li
Li li li li li, li li li li li
Li li li li li, li li li li li

Sometimes the truth just ain't enough or it's too much in times like this
Let's throw the truth away, we'll find it in this kiss
In your skin upon my skin, in the beating of our hearts
May the living let us in before the dead tear us apart

Li li li li li, li li li li li
Li li li li li, li li li li li

We'll let blood build a bridge over mountains draped in stars
I'll meet you on the ridge between these worlds apart
We've got this moment now to live, then it's all just dust and dark
Let love give what it gives, let's let love gives what it gives

Let's let love gives what it gives
Let's let love gives what it gives
Let's let love gives what it gives
Let's let love gives what it gives
Let's let love gives what it gives

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

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