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 Title: Spotlight (feat. Isaac Lovelock) Genres: Alternative Rock Length: 4:18 Label: North Hill Records! Written: October 2012 Writer(s): Amy Meyer, Isaac Lovelock Background & Song Description‘Spotlight (feat. Isaac Lovelock)’ is a song by the American teenage rock band, Riot! In The Boulevard. It was written towards the end of October 2012 primarily by Amy Meyer as a late inclusion for the album and features guest vocals from co-producer of the album ‘Isaac Lovelock’ to show a slightly different element to the Riot! In The Boulevard song cannon. It’s lyrics taking on an added emotional resonance as in a recent discussion about the track, lead singer Amy Meyer stated that it’s very much an auto-biographical song about her father who passed away before the band really begun to take off, she stated that every evening it pains her to know that he hasn’t been able to see what she’s managed to achieve from first hand, “He would have absolutely been the first person to see our shows, when we first formed the band and were spending a lot of time performing in and around these tiny little places in Vegas he was the one person that was most supportive, he’d drive us literally anywhere for a show and so for us to really break out just as he died was a saddening thing to deal with, we knew it was coming but it was still rough.”She continued to talk in length about her father’s influence, “He got me into the music that inspired me to want to become a musician. He had an incredible collection of music, in particular The Cure and The Replacements. It’s not exactly music that an eleven year old girl would naturally associate with but I did, my daddy liked it, our song was ‘Here Comes A Regular’, it made him tear up almost every time he’d listen to it and that was like mind blowing that a song could do that to someone. He wasn’t your regular dad, he was actually incredibly cool and I just know that if he was still around he’d probably still offer to drive us to our shows. He was definitely one of a kind and I still hold a lot of anger and disappointment that he hasn’t been around to see us now and this song is pretty much my way of trying to put those emotions in song.”The song begins with a soft tender piano introduction and is quickly followed by the quiet combination of guitars from Justin, Nathan and Jason as well as soft drumming from Nathan which give the song slow and emotive feeling throughout in order to mirror the song’s lyrics and theme, evident early on as Amy begins singing the opening verse to the song, “Growing up was rough, I guess we had it pretty tough/Yeah it’s true that I was daddy’s little girl/I was the apple of his eyes/But I didn’t get precious things/Like pretty prom dresses and sparkling diamond rings/I never had a chance/To have those materialistic things/But I was truly lucky/To see the smile that my daddy’s loving arms would bring.” The piano playing continues to be heard as a solitary instrument for a couple of seconds before the guitars come into focus again as Amy begins singing the next lines of the song, “He was there for me/Whenever I needed him/He would give me all he had/He would give me his everything/But things change in time/And he’s all gone/Never to be seen again/In the clouds where he belongs/He told me to be who I wanted to be/I hope that he’s proud/When he’s looking down on me.” and the dominance of the piano sound begins to fade. The guitars come crashing into focus in a dramatic fashion, particularly the lead guitar riff from Justin Mullen and the rhythm guitar playing of Adam Benjamin as Isaac Lovelock raps over the driving electric instrumental performances from the guitarists, “I remember the moment when they took you away/Yeah, I remember everything from that day/The fear, the sadness, the reality/I never thought you could be taken from me/I remember that day, it’s all too familiar/The emotions and the pain deep inside/The tears that kept fallin’ I just couldn’t hide.” as all of the guitars are backing the vocal from Isaac, the piano playing can be heard in the background this time only slightly as the focus remains on the guitars and Isaac’s vocal delivery as he takes on the next verse too, “You always said ‘kid, reach for the stars’/Now that you’re gone, I still bare the scars/I sometimes wonder if you’re looking down on me/Did I become all that you thought I’d be/Diamond albums don’t mean s**t/When you lose the things you treasure, you gotta take the hit/Roll with the punches/Take it all in stride/Put your face in the spotlight/Don’t you ever hide.” and with that final rap verse, Isaac’s part in the song is done. Amy comes into focus once more as she sings in a rapid-fire delivery sort of style, “Standing in the spotlight, standing center stage/Looking in the crowd tonight, I can’t see your face/You were meant to be there, when my dreams came true/You’ve been taken way too soon/But I still find myself, looking for you/A friendly face, somewhere in the crowd/I sit alone in the dressing room/Wondering if I’ve made you proud/I can’t get you back/Some things just can’t be/But when I hit the stage/I know you’re looking down on me.” and with the guitars fading out, so too does Amy’s vocal for the final track from the album. Lyricsdarkblue = Isaac Lovelock red = Amy Meyer “Growing up was rough, I guess we had it pretty tough
Yeah it’s true that I was daddy’s little girl
I was the apple of his eye
But I didn’t get precious things
Like pretty prom dresses and sparkling diamond rings
I never had a chance
To have those materialistic things
But I was truly lucky
To see the smile that my daddy’s loving arms would bring
He was there for me
Whenever I needed him
He would give me all he had
He would give me his everything
But things change in time
And he’s all gone
Never to be seen again
In the clouds where he belongs
He told me to be who I wanted to be
I hope that he’s proud
When he’s looking down on me
I remember the moment when they took you away
Yeah, I remember everything from that day
The fear, the sadness, the reality
I never thought you could be taken from me
I remember that day, it’s all too familiar
The emotions and the pain deep inside
The tears that kept fallin’ I just couldn’t hide
You always said ‘kid, reach for the stars’
Now that you’re gone, I still bare the scars
I sometimes wonder if you’re looking down on me
Did I become all that you thought I’d be
Diamond albums don’t mean s**t
When you lose the things you treasure, you gotta take the hit
Roll with the punches
Take it all in stride
Put your face in the spotlight
Don’t you ever hide
Standing in the spotlight, standing center stage
Looking in the crowd, tonight, I can’t see your face
You were meant to be there, when my dreams came true
You’ve been taken way too soon
But I still find myself, looking for you
A friendly face, somewhere in the crowd
I sit alone in the dressing room
Wondering if I’ve made you proud
I can’t get you back
Some things just can’t be
But when I hit the stage
I know you’re looking down on me”OOC: The album is all completed now, yaaay! :) |
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