Jesse Welles 
This song wasn’t first published to social media as a demo, like most of Jesse’s other songs. It was first heard publicly during the Red Tour 2026 at the August 1 show at Lafayette, NY! He finally posted a full video of the song on October 6th.
This song wasn’t first published to social media as a demo, like most of Jesse’s other songs. It was first heard publicly during the Red Tour 2026 at the August 1 show at Lafayette, NY! He finally posted a full video of the song on October 6th.
take me to your stash of participation trophies
show me all your cash, show me all your ponies
take me to your dreams, take me to your locker
i won't say a word, you know i ain't a talker
life is a limited time offer
it's takin' me a while, i'm a first time shopper
all that glitters isn't gold, it's barely even copper
the golden age is strange, i think it needs a doctor now
hey! rise and shine
you get yours, i'll get mine
catch a falling nation
put it in your pocket now
hey! rise and shine
you get yours, i'll get mine
guess we're goin' down now
see ya at the bottom
everybody's got dreams
smoke 'em if you got 'em
take me to your leader, is he really orange
put me in the wagon, roll me down the gorge
in to the pit, we're gonna sail
get the mental dysentery on the "poor again" trail
there's a stegosaurus, t-rex, plastic in the porridge
the future don't exist when you think you're just a tourist
death cult, temple, lockin' up the scene
i love you, careful with that axe Eugene
hey! rise and shine
you get yours, i'll get mine
catch a falling nation
put it in your pocket now
hey! rise and shine
you get yours, i'll get mine
guess we're goin' down now
see ya at the bottom
everybody's got dreams
smoke 'em if you got 'em
take a swig of kool-aid, hubris of a big dog
barkin' up the wrong tree, pissin' off the wrong god
history's a tall tale, if we're being honest
you know it's gettin' haunted by the ghost of pocahontas
go ahead and do it now, don your gay apparel
somethings gotta give 'cause it's all a little sterile
i'm on a mission now, gonna free my mind
everybody's gettin' there, they're goin' on their own time
hey! rise and shine
you get yours, i'll get mine
catch a falling nation
put it in your pocket now
hey! rise and shine
you get yours, i'll get mine
guess we're goin' down now
see ya at the bottom
everybody's got dreams
smoke 'em if you got 'em
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Jesse Welles has played Rise and Shine live 15 times, in 2026. It turns up about once every 2.3 shows. It appeared in 10 of Jesse Welles's last 25 shows. At its hottest it showed up at 4 shows in a row, in October 2026.
It has been played at 14 different venues in 14 cities. It turned up on 2 tours, most often on Red Tour 2026 (14 shows). It leans toward fall: 60% of its plays fall from September through November.
It most often follows Won’t You Come Out Tonight (5 times) and leads into Have You Ever Seen The Rain (4 times).
This is one of a small handful of songs that were first heard at a concert rather than a demo “under the powerlines”. See also, Vegetable Secrets which was also first played live at a concert!
Contributions from
Theresa
The “careful with that axe eugene” line is likely a reference to a deep cut by Pink Floyd.
This song has not yet been included on an official release.
“From the East to the West until they take us away
I've been fighting so long you know it's real
Take me on, take me on to the fields we know
Take me on, take me on to the fields oh no”
— East to West by Dead Indian
© Jesse Welles World 2026
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can’t stop watching/listening to these 3 versions, 3 different axes, killing it on every one, lyrics deadly, powerful, poetic – so grateful you posted them all and the lyrics, even though the sound is muffled on the middle one doesn’t matter, jesse and the band are so INTO IT, Careful With That Axe Eugene INDEED!
He did this song at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival this past weekend. It feels like 90s pop in a way he hasn’t since Horses. It’s a very welcome addition to the repertoire.
I’m an old song writer that never made the grade.
I’m not jealous, I’m amazed.
I was made for other things.
Jesse was made for this.