rockstar
Emily Kinney Lyrics


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Gonna marry a rockstar,
Gonna move downtown
Loft a bed above his practice space,
guitars hangin' all around.

He'll wake up while I'm whisperin'
"Babe, It's almost noon."
But we could kiss all day, in this tiny room
We like walkin', wearin' black matching Converse shoes.
Instead of diamond rings we get new tattoos.

Instead of walkin' down the isle it's a back yard gig
Just an ice cream cake and the people we dig
oh yeah, yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah

Gonna marry a rockstar
Go to every last show
Nod my head to the bass drum
From the very front row

I help my baby move his gear
To the stage from the van
I take pictures on his phone for his Instagram
He's gonna make it big
He's gonna sell so many tracks
And through the ups and downs
I'll be the lover that lasts

Oh yeah, yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah

I don't mind picking up the bill, it won't be long until
a studio in the hills receives a mixing board
Sometimes he lets me record the little poems I write
and we go out at night to The Satellite

He plays his guitar for so many bands
He's got those talented, rough, rock 'n' roll type hands
and I feel 'em on my back, on my neck, on my face
every chord progression make my heart just race
When he sees me in the crowd, points and blows me a kiss
Don't really know how life can get much better than this

Oh yeah, yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah.

Gonna marry this rockstar
when he's touring 'round the world,
I send him unreleased Walking Dead episodes
so in the plane he's not bored.

he sends a picture of the buildings in each new city
He texts me every afternoon just to say "your pretty"
and before I go to bed "miss you, Baby. Goodnight. *kissy heart emoji*
Do you need sexy FaceTime?"

Never worry about a local groupie trying to take my man
My lover only like ladies twitter verified, like me
yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah

Gonna marry this rockstar
we got a love you can't doubt
wrinkle right up next to each other
We'll get old but stay loud





Oh yeah, yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah

Overall Meaning

The song "Rockstar" by Emily Kinney is a love letter to a kind of life, where she imagines marrying a rockstar and moving to downtown. She envisions living in a tiny room above his practice space, where guitars are hanging all around. In this daily life routine, the couple walks wearing black matching Converse shoes, and instead of spending money on diamond rings, they buy new tattoos. The couple's love and connection are demonstrated in the way they help each other out in building their careers, even if it means taking on tasks like moving his gear to the stage from his van or recording little poems that Emily has written. Emily, in turn, sends unreleased episodes of The Walking Dead to him when he's touring around. The song is a celebration of a kind of love that is ordinary yet precious.


The song's lyrics explore the simplicity of life shared by Emily with her rockstar lover. They don't need materialistic things to prove their love or happiness. They find happiness in being with each other, supporting each other, and living a simple life, which is enough for them. Emily imagines marrying her rockstar in a backyard gig with only an ice cream cake and the people they love. The song displays hopeful imagery for a better tomorrow and supports the belief that true love and companionship can thrive in the most straightforward situations.


Line by Line Meaning

Gonna marry a rockstar,
I am going to marry someone who is a famous rock star


Gonna move downtown
We are going to live in the city


Loft a bed above his practice space, guitars hangin' all around.
Our apartment will be above my rockstar partner's practice space where guitars are hanging all around


He'll wake up while I'm whisperin' "Babe, It's almost noon."
I wake up my partner who sleeps until noon with a whisper and give him/her the information of the time.


But we could kiss all day, in this tiny room
We enjoy spending time kissing each other in a small room


We like walkin', wearin' black matching Converse shoes.
We enjoy walking with each other while wearing matching black Converse shoes


Instead of diamond rings we get new tattoos.
We do not have diamond rings but instead we get new tattoos


Instead of walkin' down the isle it's a back yard gig Just an ice cream cake and the people we dig
We are not having a traditional wedding ceremony but instead having a backyard performance where the people we like to be with will be sharing an ice cream cake


Gonna marry a rockstar Go to every last show Nod my head to the bass drum From the very front row
I am going to be with my rockstar partner at every one of their shows and enjoy listening to the music while nodding my head to the bass drum from the best seats in the house - front row


I help my baby move his gear To the stage from the van I take pictures on his phone for his Instagram
I provide assistance to my partner in moving their equipment from the van to the stage and take pictures for my partner to use on their Instagram account


He's gonna make it big He's gonna sell so many tracks And through the ups and downs I'll be the lover that lasts
My partner has the potential to become very successful and sell numerous tracks, and no matter what happens, I am going to be there for them as a faithful lover


I don't mind picking up the bill, it won't be long until a studio in the hills receives a mixing board
I do not mind paying the bills as my partner will eventually become successful and have a mixing board in a studio in the hills


Sometimes he lets me record the little poems I write and we go out at night to The Satellite
My partner lets me record the poems I write and we go out to enjoy ourselves at night to The Satellite


He plays his guitar for so many bands He's got those talented, rough, rock 'n' roll type hands and I feel 'em on my back, on my neck, on my face every chord progression make my heart just race
My partner is a skilled guitarist and plays for several bands. His rough rock and roll hands touch me which makes my heart race every time he plays a chord progression.


When he sees me in the crowd, points and blows me a kiss Don't really know how life can get much better than this
When my partner sees me among the audience, he points at me and blows me a kiss which makes me feel like I am living the dream.


Gonna marry this rockstar when he's touring 'round the world, I send him unreleased Walking Dead episodes so in the plane he's not bored.
I am going to marry this rockstar, and when he is traveling worldwide, I am going to send him unreleased episodes of The Walking Dead so that he can have entertainment during his flights


he sends a picture of the buildings in each new city He texts me every afternoon just to say "your pretty" and before I go to bed "miss you, Baby. Goodnight. *kissy heart emoji* Do you need sexy FaceTime?"
My partner sends me pictures of the buildings of every city he visits, texts me every afternoon to remind me that I am pretty, and sends me a sexy FaceTime before going to bed every night.


Never worry about a local groupie trying to take my man My lover only like ladies twitter verified, like me
I never have to worry about any local groupies trying to steal my partner as he is only interested in ladies with a verified Twitter account, like me.


Gonna marry this rockstar we got a love you can't doubt wrinkle right up next to each other We'll get old but stay loud
I am going to marry my rockstar partner, and our love is undeniable. We don't care about getting wrinkles, we will grow old together, but we will never cease to be loud.




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Alejo Torres

I'm gonna marry a rockstar
Gonna move downtown
Loft a bed above his practice space,
Guitars hangin' all around
He'll wake up while I'm whisperin'
Babe, it's almost noon
But we could kiss all day,
In this tiny room.
We like walkin', wearin'
Black matching converse shoes

Instead of diamond rings,
We get new tattoos.
Instead of walkin' down the isle
It's a back yard gig.
Just an ice cream cake
And the people we dig
Oh yeah, yeah yeah yeah,
Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah...

I'm gonna mary a rockstar
Go to every last show
Nod my head to the bass drum
From the very front row
I help my baby move his gear
To the stage from the van
I take pictures on his phone
For his instagram

He's gonna make it big
He's gonna sell so many tracks
And through the ups and downs
I'll be the lover that lasts
Oh yeah, yeah yeah yeah,
Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah...

I don't mind picking up the bill,
It won't be long until
A studio in the hills
Receives a mixing board
Sometimes he lets me record
The little poems I write
And we go out at night
To the satellite
He plays his guitar
For so many bands
He's got those talented, rough

Rock 'n' roll type hands
And I feel 'em on my back,
On my neck, on my face
Every chord progression
Make my heart just race
When he sees me in the crowd,
Points and blows me a kiss
Don't really know how life
Can get much better than this
Oh yeah, yeah yeah yeah,
Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah...

I'm gonna mary this rockstar
When he's touring 'round the world
Send him unreleased
Walking dead episodes
So in the plane he's not bored
He sends a picture of the buildings
In each new city
He texts me every afternoon
Just to say "you're pretty"
And before I go to bed
"Miss you, baby. Goodnight."

Kissy heart emoji
Do you need sexy facetime?
Never worry about a local groupie
Trying to take around
My lover only like ladies
Twitter verified, like me
Oh yeah, yeah yeah yeah,
Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah...

Gonna mary this rockstar
We got a love you can't doubt
Wrinkle right up next to each other
We'll get old but stay loud
Oh yeah, yeah yeah yeah,
Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah...Rockstar



All comments from YouTube:

Laura

Emily is way too underrated. So much talent ❤

millie

She was honestly by far my favourite character in The Walking Dead.

Underscore Jacy

Hey fren, nice profile pic 😂

Phantasm2Cuda

Why she was hardly in it she had some good moments but definitely was not the best character

High On Sugar

@Phantasm2Cuda they said favourite not best, there is a clear difference, it’s clear why she was a favourite character for many, her perspective was completely unique in terms of her incredibly optimistic outlook on the apocalypse, she didn’t let the world stop her from doing the things she wanted and her character development was really good especially when you look at how she was in season 2 compared to seasons 4 and 5

TV Reis Umut Ömer

@High On Sugar Hi Good Day Good Day.🙂😊☺️♥️🎸🎹🇹🇷🇺🇲🎬🎙️

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Beatriz Guimarães

Uma cantora incrivel merecia mais reconhecimento

Fernández Horacio

Merece*.

DrPhlox

Damn I didn't know this lovely angel can sing. Great song! And the voice... is just melting my soul into the state of happiness.

Kylie Kingston

ikr omg I'm glad I finally discovers this magical happiness

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