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Rock is Dead

from Southern Dissonance by Kevin the Persian

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Despite the title, the song is an ode to rock music sung from the perspective of a lifelong rock fan. The verses reflect on the current music scene while the chorus glorifies rock music for being there through the tougher periods of life.

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Another song on the radio
I wanna like it but I just don’t know
if I can take any more
Is this a practical joke?

She was driving down the highway
as the sky was turning red
She heard a bang! bang! bang!
And here’s exactly what she said
“I wanna travel back in time
to hear the music in my head”
Give me a
Rock is dead!
Rock is dead!

You killed it!

[Chorus]
When I was just a boy
and I was finding my way
There was no one to relate to me
Till I got turned on to rock ’n roll
to release my negativity
There’s only one feeling that I understand
and it’s the only feeling you can’t give
So I sold my soul to rock n’ roll
to fill the hole that you left in me

Guilty of musical hypocrisy
No melody as far as I can see
As best as I can tell
looks like the joke’s on me

It’s been a long hard ride
since rock ’n roll has died
With a bang! bang! bang!
And it cannot be revived
They say that porno pop’s the killer
and that right before she fled she said
Rock is dead!
Rock is dead!

[Chorus]

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from Southern Dissonance, track released December 31, 2021
Music and lyrics by Kevin the Persian

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90's rock from the black lungs of New Orleans.

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