If You Need The Morning
So how do 4 Irish boys end up playing rock n' roll in Los Angeles, preparin… Read Full Bio ↴So how do 4 Irish boys end up playing rock n' roll in Los Angeles, preparing to cut their first long-player on Sunset Blvd, far from the dirty streets of Dublin? We can tell you it's a long and winding road that brought us here. 4 devils in the city of angels. The Irish have a history with the Americans, and we want to be part of that history. Hailing from Dublin city, we are a 4 piece rock 'n roll band. We have our own thing going on, something special. Unique, fresh, exciting. Classic in a sense. But more. College friends Nick and Alan met Bjorn, and later his brother Simon, in Cardiff, and what started as a drunken jam ended up here, 3 years later. It's only apt that we took our name from a favoured watering hole, the La Rocca cocktail bar, you'll understand why once you meet us.

In mid-2005 we signed our first record deal with Dangerbird Records, situated in the heart of happening Silverlake. Chrysalis Publishing USA became our close friends this year too, so it is only right that we should pack our duffle bags and set up camp in the USA. We've just recorded an album with Mr. Tony Hoffer (Beck, Air, Supergrass, Belle & Sebastian) and can't wait to be travelling the world playing it to people this year. We look forward to giving you something original and inspiring when we meet.

If You Need The Morning
La Rocca Lyrics


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I wish I was still dreaming
Hours before we met
Then I'd get away with how I'm feeling
I wish you'd never come back
'Cause everyone's the same
Joining all their dots so I don't see them

Lies won't make me older
What's she hanging round for
I'm not giving SOS
Please get starting over
What's she hanging round for
I'm not sorting out this mess

And if you need the morning
I will leave now
If you need the morning

I wish I took more notice
Of street signs on the way
Then this town would not be where I'm living
I wish I read more papers
Of how the West was won
Then my gun would stay under the table

Lies won't make me older
What's she hanging round for
I'm not giving SOS
Please get starting over
What's she hanging round for
I'm not sorting out this mess

And if you need the morning
I will leave now
And if you need the morning
I will leave now
If you need the morning




I will leave now
If you need the morning

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of La Rocca's "If You Need The Morning" convey a sense of disillusionment and a desire for escape from a seemingly monotonous and unsatisfying existence. The singer wishes he could go back to before he met the object of his affection, implying that their relationship has caused some kind of pain or discomfort. He also expresses frustration with the conformity of those around him, suggesting that he feels alienated from the people in his life.


The repeated lines "Lies won't make me older" and "What's she hanging round for/I'm not giving SOS" suggest that the singer is tired of being misled and taken advantage of, and is determined to take control of his own life. He wishes he had paid more attention to the world around him - street signs, history books - in order to avoid the situation he is currently in.


The chorus promises to leave if the other person "needs the morning," which could be interpreted in a few different ways. It could be a way of saying "if you need to move on from this relationship, I understand and I won't stand in the way," or it could simply be a statement of the singer's own desire for change and renewal.


Line by Line Meaning

I wish I was still dreaming
I regret waking up and facing reality


Hours before we met
I wish we had never met


Then I'd get away with how I'm feeling
If I were still dreaming, I wouldn't have to confront my emotions


I wish you'd never come back
I regret the return of the person I am addressing in the song


'Cause everyone's the same
I feel that everyone is identical and monotonous


Joining all their dots so I don't see them
People are systematically working together to hide things from me


Lies won't make me older
Being lied to doesn't age me, but it does impact me negatively


What's she hanging round for
I question why the person addressed in the song is staying around


I'm not giving SOS
I am not asking for help or support, even though I might need it


Please get starting over
I'm asking the person addressed in the song to begin again without me


I wish I took more notice
I regret not being more attentive to my surroundings


Of street signs on the way
I should have paid more attention to the signs that guide the way


Then this town would not be where I'm living
If I had been more observant, I might not be living in this location


I wish I read more papers
I regret not being more informed about current events


Of how the West was won
I should have studied how history shaped the West


Then my gun would stay under the table
If I had been better educated, I wouldn't be inclined to violence


And if you need the morning
If you need space or time to start anew


I will leave now
I am willing to exit our current situation if it would help




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