Antigone Rising is an all-female New York City based rock band. Their music… Read Full Bio ↴Antigone Rising is an all-female New York City based rock band. Their music is influenced by classic rock from the 1970s such as The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac, mixed with pop overtones and at times folk and country elements. They met at Bucknell University and formed in New York City's Greenwich Village in 1993, with sisters Cathy (guitar) and Kristen Henderson (guitar/drums) as the primary force, with Penelope "Peppy" Kokines taking lead vocals and Suzanne Obolsky on vocals and percussion.

As of 2009, the band consists of Kristen Henderson on bass guitar/bg vocals, Cathy Henderson on lead guitar/bg vocals, Dena Tauriello on drums and Nini Camps on rhythm guitar and lead vocals.

The band is primarily known as a touring band, at one time performing 260 shows a year. They earned a dedicated fanbase early on that follows them from concert to concert along the East Coast and increasingly across the country. Fans refer to the band simply as "AR" or "Antigone".

Their first four albums were recorded mostly with independent labels and financed through fan donations. In 2003 they signed up with Lava Records after label president Jason Flom spotted them playing at one of their gigs. In 2005, they became the first artists to be promoted in Starbucks' Hear Music Series, created to discover and spotlight new music. The high visibility, exclusive sale, in-store promotion and airplay at Starbucks across the country helped the band's acoustic EP From the Ground Up sell over 450,000 copies by the end of 2005. The album's single, "Don't Look Back," was very popular among country audiences, and its video received heavy airplay on CMT.

Antigone Rising have shared the stage with Joan Jett, The Rolling Stones, moe., Rob Thomas, Aerosmith, The Allman Brothers and The Bangles[1]. They performed at Lilith Fair 1998 and SXSW 2005 and have co-written with Chris Trapper of The Push Stars and Rob Thomas.

Push It
Antigone Rising Lyrics

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Baby, don't give your love away
Lock down, locked down another day
Give it up 'fore you give it time

Are you sick with the needy need
Split wide open for the frenzy feed
Kick it, kick it 'fore it sucks you dry

I can hear your head
Know what it say?
Push it Push it away

I know the advice
You give yourself
Push it push it away

I don't care we're wasting time
You know you're already mine
Desires grew from this simple game
Long before today

Did you drown in a tidal wave
Shot down, ashes in a lovers blaze
So sure this is just a passing phase

I can hear your head
Know what it say?
Push it, push it away

I can change your mind
It's not the same
Push it push it away

I don't care we're wasting time
You know you're already mine

Desires grew from this simple game
Long before today, hey hey

Overall Meaning

The song "Push It" by Antigone Rising is about not letting yourself fall too easily into love or give away your heart too quickly. The lyrics in the first verse advise the listener not to give their love away before they are ready and to protect themselves from being taken advantage of. The second verse talks about the dangers of becoming too needy or desperate for love, and encourages the listener to "kick it" before it "sucks [them] dry." The chorus repeatedly urges the listener to "Push it, push it away" when their head tells them to give in to love, because it might not always be the best decision.

The second half of the song talks about a past love affair, where the singer may have fallen too easily and suffered the consequences. The bridge suggests that the listener may have gone through similar heartbreak, drowning in a "tidal wave" of emotion, and feeling burned by a lover's fire. The chorus repeats, with an added line that the singer can change the listener's mind and help push away their doubts and fears.

Overall, "Push It" is a song about being cautious with your heart and not letting yourself be consumed by unwieldy emotions. It advocates for taking the time to know yourself before putting yourself out there in love, and being aware of possible heartbreak and pitfalls along the way.

Line by Line Meaning

Baby, don't give your love away
Don't give up on love too quickly

Lock down, locked down another day
Feeling trapped and stagnant

Give it up 'fore you give it time
Don't abandon a relationship before giving it a chance to develop

Are you sick with the needy need
Are you tired of constantly needing attention or validation?

Split wide open for the frenzy feed
Feeling vulnerable and exposed, seeking validation from anyone

Kick it, kick it 'fore it sucks you dry
Move on before a relationship drains all your energy

I can hear your head
I can sense what you're thinking

Know what it say?
Do you know what you're thinking?

Push it Push it away
Let go of negative thoughts and emotions

I know the advice
I know the words of wisdom

You give yourself
That you tell yourself