Rocco DeLuca & The Burden
Rocco DeLuca & the Burden was a Long Beach, California-based indie rock ban… Read Full Bio ↴Rocco DeLuca & the Burden was a Long Beach, California-based indie rock band that originally formed as a four-piece band in late 2005. Since 2009 the band has no longer played together, though Rocco DeLuca remains a solo artist and sometimes plays with close friends in concert.

"My initial meeting with Rocco - It was pure and centered and seemed to have a sense of purpose, and I felt that there was something burning in his heart that I could be helpful to. It had that kind of truth in it that I decided to run with. I like the street corner aspect of working with Rocco, it woke up a certain part of my renegade ways I’m trying to keep alive these days. I fully believe in DeLuca. I think that he’s got the power to be a contemporary troubadour, as I see it, and I hope I can be his friend for a long time, whether I am operating in the same limelight, ahead of him, behind him, in his shadow, whatever it takes, I’ll be there. The one thing that I love about Rocco DeLuca is he is driven by his own heart." - Daniel Lanois

Rocco Deluca (born December 27, 1975 in Torrance, California) was born in the winter in Southern California. Like other Angelenos he was surrounded by local literature, latino art, motorcycles, film and music. His early years were spent studying the likes of Billy Holiday and Nina Simone as well as the darker and raw Delta Blues heroes of the 1920's. At the age of seven, he taught himself to play listening to these records. By the time he was a teenager, Rocco had developed the skills and the confidence to start performing for others. For the first few years, he played only specific instruments. It wasn't until later he discovered he had a voice. Street busking, clubs, theatres and and festivals, Rocco has performed around the world many times over with his 1931 National by his side.
His authentic and unusual lyric and voice has since garnered him international attention and acclaim.

Rocco has had the good fortune to cross paths with and gain inspiration from various legends. John Lee Hooker gave DeLuca the opportunity to support his live shows. And later, Johnny Cash and June Carter were kind enough to invite him into their Hendersonville home, where values and excellence were displayed. Most recently, Deluca was recorded by and toured with Daniel Lanois, where he learned great lessons in work and experimentation.

After extensive travel from Kingston to London to the deserts of Texas and California, Rocco has placed his recent stories into a collection called Drugs 'n Hymns. Sifting through failures, cities, friendships, and geographic shapes, Rocco conjured images that were documented live in a room no bigger than a closet, with some help from the Echo Park Jubilee Tambo Flower Unsung Heroes Choir.

Drugs 'n Hymns is the culmination of detailed moments inspired by both the illuminated and the disturbed, unfolding into a drug deal that takes place during the Sacred Service- Always in conflict with salvation and sin, the cerebral and the bestial, light and shade. Rocco's love of contradiction is ever present.

Inspired by 'religion', literature and experience, DeLuca takes the listener on a pilgrimage, a forever evolving search for salvation.
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Rocco DeLuca & The Burden Lyrics


Any Man I had with you tonight my dove Should the world push…
Bright Lights Honey, it's all around you The things that you're drawn…
Bus Ride Bus ride Then I'm cross-town I take my seat And watch the st…
Colorful You swim like you're on fire Live like your last day Drink…
Dope Show me your favorite image Is it gonna burn my brain Show…
Draw If there's violence in your heart Then we have something in…
Favor Change all the things That draw me to you Do me a…
Gift I don't wanna be Political energy A constant apology Or an i…
Gravitate I'm jealous of the world The world is jealous of me I…
How Fast Pull yourself from the room Walk into the afternoon Did yo…
I Trust You to Kill Me Born in this world I know High pitched white boy learning…
Junky Valentine How's your legs Do you use them to walk On…
Lilja Lilja, I see your eyes ? northern skies. If I…



Mercy Mercy I'm waiting for the sun to shine Mercy I'm…
Mystified I get dragged by my hands I don't want this to…
Nightingale I like the way it feels, To burn my soul…
Open Pages Did I let you down? Did I let you down? Because I…
Save Yourself Yeah, like a name soon forget Ashes from your cigarette Li…
Soul I can't believe you're saying That you've given to me all…
Speak to Me Dialogue communicate Wasted words circulate Catchy phrases…
Swing Low Feels like the pavement Proud and cold Walking feet Walking …
The Painting Your eyes They complete the sentence They're finishing the p…
When You Learn To Sing A father can give you his words But words are…


We have lyrics for these tracks by Rocco DeLuca:


Bus Ride Bus ride Then I'm cross-town I take my seat And watch the st…
Colorful You swim like you're on fire Live like your last day Drink…
Congregate When the lights they go out, We congregate, The storm…
Crash of worlds May I stand unshaken Amidst, amidst a crash of worlds May I…
Dope Show me your favorite image Is it gonna burn my brain Show…
Draw If there's violence in your heart Then we have something in…
Everything Hurts Everything hurts Everything hurts When someone speaks your n…
Favor Change all the things That draw me to you Do me a…
Feather And Knife While I find it hard to hear That's all you left…
Gift I don't wanna be Political energy A constant apology Or an i…
Gravitate I'm jealous of the world The world is jealous of me I…
How Fast Pull yourself from the room Walk into the afternoon Did yo…
I Trust You To Kill Me Born in this world I know High pitched white boy learning…
Mystified I get dragged by my hands I don't want this to…
SAINT IS A SINNER TOO Gee, I really like your tits I'll say anything that…
Soul I can't believe you're saying That you've given to me all…
Speak To Me Dialogue communicate Wasted words circulate Catchy phrases i…
Swing Low Feels like the pavement Proud and cold Walking feet Walking …
The World May I stand unshaken Amidst, amidst a crash of worlds May I…
Thief And The Moon They broke in with those chains of lead With all those…


We have lyrics for these tracks by The Burden:


(2793) Well there are some words not meant to be spoken But…
A Call for Closure Did you think for a second I'd lie? Was it all…
A Search for Solace Eventually my lungs will breathe some life into this mess…
Blooming Falling in and out of frame again But god, you know…
Broken Compass Just hear me out I'll paint the scene, eyes shut again Try…
Classic Disaster Hear me out We'll need to find a better way to…
Clouded Life's a frail word, broken, unrehearsed and the actors line…
I Didn't Want to Wake Up Sleeping in cycles and you'll never know Haunt me forever or…
L'appel Du Vide I blame myself for all the things I left unsaid And…
Lowercase & Capitals Writing this letter, I've been thinking of where to begin I…
Lowercase & Capitals (feat. Widmore) Writing this letter, I've been thinking of where to begin I…
Moving Pictures Keep me close and medicate the pain Are you the loss…
Paler Shade Sleep again we'll go away from the doubt Dream again and…
Sinking Feeling So tell me what you need I'll find a way…
Something Borrowed Something Blue The hospital, these sick sad dizzy spells No need to be…
Static Sea Tell me I'm worth the space on a calendar page We…
Synesthesia Everything changed in an instant And I'm still not sure why …
This Feels Like Letting Go Say you want to trust in me There's silences in between Pull…
Vodka Soda Social Club Swear that you're trying to work this out But what's there…


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