This is song of the week in honour of ROCKLAHOMA!

Lyrics to "Rock Show"*:

 Little girl
You like it loud
Come alive in the middle of a crowd
You wanna scream
You wanna shout
Get excited when the lights go down

At the rock show
You'll be right in the front row
Heart and soul, they both know
It’s where you gotta be

Little girl, there you are
All the lighters looking just like stars
Sing along, feel the sound
Take a ride on the hands of the crowd
Here it comes, the moment when
You know you’ll never be the same again
Power chord, see the light
You found your place in the world tonight

At the rock show
You'll be right in the front row
Heart and soul, they both know
It's where we gotta be
Yeah at the rock show
Getting high on the solo
So what if it’s crazy?
That's gonna be me

[Solo]

This goes out to anyone one
Whose heart beats like a kick drum
When a bitchin' riff comes
Knows the words to every line, every time
And you know you gotta go get some, get pumped
Find yourself and lose it

At the rock show
I'm looking at the front row
Heart and soul, we both know
It's where we gotta be
Yeah at the rock show
We're reaching for the high notes
So what if we're crazy?

You're coming with me
You're coming with me
You're coming with me
So what if it’s crazy?
It’s where we gotta be
At the rock show 

Meaning of "Rock Show":

This song is about a young girl who's at her very first rock concert and it's her favourite band playing. She is ridiculously excited, and like any good fan screams out all the words as loud as she can.
Everyone can remember their very first rock show. What was yours? Mine was Jethro Tull.
Your first rock show is a concert that you'll never forget.

Listen to Rock Show on YouTube.

Lyrics courtesy of AZLyrics

La Dispute...what an interesting band! There are very good in terms of lyrics, however the voice is...not exactly the best I've ever heard. It's the concept of singing known as the Spoken Word, which--like black licorice--is an acquired taste. Even if you don't like La Dispute, you should listen to this song because its lyrics are pretty much poetry.

The lyrics to "St. Paul..."*: 

Stained-glass and the choir sing out that strong and ceaseless chorus here.
So sweet the voices, sweep like leaves into the street.
On Eastern, a celebration carried on for God and hope and refuge
To keep each other, life; give shelter from the storm. And keep warm.
The congregation gathers outside in the parking lot, each service done
They keep the old hymn rolling on and on and
I see the scene in color each day driving out to Eastown,
That old abandoned church and have I gone the same sad way?

Have I gone the same sad way?

Through the sixties flourished and the seventies in flux.
The eighties fluctuate each year unclear of when the money would dry up.
And when the nineties violent crime and rising unemployment rates came by
That parking lot grew dim and thin of sinners and saints
Until the voices, unceasing, slowly faded to black
Until the weeds stormed the concrete from unattended cracks.
It had to know, had to feel that glory never coming back,
Like I could feel it when the passion left, the last of what I had,
It had to know like I knew.
And I can’t find it still.
Might not ever.

Ten years now standing vacant.
Ten years on empty, maybe more.
Once held the faith of hundreds,
Soon one more cell phone store.
For years they gathered here
Inside the building sound and true
To sing their praises to a god that gave them hope
To carry on, to carry through.
So, I’ve been thinking about that,
Sometimes go slow when I drive by,
How a home of stone and a house so holy
Grows so empty over time.
What gave those people purpose
Past death approaching constantly
Now left to crumble slowly,
Now left to wither with the weeds.
Now left to ice and vandals,
The advent candles long since gone,
The old foundation shifting hard,
The concrete overgrown, but
That stained-glass window sits untouched amongst the brickwork worn,
A symbol of the beauty only perfect at that moment we were born.
And just the other day I swear I saw a man there
Pulling weeds out of the concrete, sweeping up and patching cracks,
I saw him lift a rag to wash the years of filth from off those windows.
Made me wonder if there’s anyone like that for you and me and
Anybody else who broke and lost hope. 

The Meaning of "St. Paul...":

 This song is about this grand church that draws in people from everywhere in the community, a loving and pious congregation. As time wears on, people cease to attend the church and slowly the church crumbles and is left neglected on its own. The narrator of the story sees this the same way he sees his own life, once so happy and bright, and now left neglected with nobody, including himself, caring to aid in repair. One day as he drives by the church, he sees a man there who is fixing up the place, and he thinks Maybe someone will come into my life to save me. 

Listen to St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Blues on YouTube!

*Lyrics courtesy of AZLyrics

The lyrics of "Broken"*:

I wanted you to know I love the way you laugh
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away
I keep your photograph and I know it serves me well
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
You've gone away, you don't feel me here anymore.

The worst is over now and we can breathe again
I wanna hold you high, you steal my pain away
There's so much left to learn, and no one left to fightI wanna hold you high and steal your pain

[2x]

'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away


 You've gone away
You don't feel me here anymore.

Meaning of "Broken":

There really isn't a super deep meaning, it's a love song. When I hear this song, I think of it as a relationship where one person is going through intense physical or emotional pain that they don't deserve and so the partner just wants to take all of that pain away and let their love live free from all the undeserved misery and suffering.

Watch the Broken Music Video on YouTube.