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.

Senses
La Rocca Lyrics

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I can't see what's in front of me
Using hands that feel nothing
You and me got some qualities
Don't they count much more these days

I can't hear, let me know you'ar near
Use my arms to steal me through

Everybody's senses will change
As everybody senses a change

I can't taste with a mouth like this
But it speaks out loud to you
I don't need sweet, I'll be incomplete
And what I want is moving me

Everybody's senses will change
As everybody senses a change

I'm slipping down the glass
Changed to Guiness and I got here fast
I've looked at you too long
And I can't move my eyes without bringing my head along

I'm slipping down the glass
The feet that walked me in here

Are like two ropes around a mast
The camera's passed around, technology is rolling through your town

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to La Rocca's song "Senses" are a reflection of the limitations that we face when it comes to our senses. The song begins with the singer acknowledging his inability to see what's in front of him, and how his hands cannot feel anything. But he goes on to say that there are qualities in himself and others that matter more than physical senses. He urges his listener to let him know they're near by using his arms to guide him.

He then touches on the sense of taste, saying that he can't taste properly due to a mouth that doesn't function properly. But he speaks loudly to those around him regardless of his limitations. He emphasizes that what he wants is still moving him, insinuating that limitations do not have to hold us back. The chorus about "everybody's senses changing" speaks to the fact that our senses are never static, and that we can adapt and overcome limitations.

Line by Line Meaning

I can't see what's in front of me
I am unable to perceive what lies ahead

Using hands that feel nothing
Trying to sense without any sensations

You and me got some qualities
We both possess some good attributes

Don't they count much more these days
Are they not more important in the present era

I can't hear, let me know you'ar near
I am unable to hear, so please indicate your proximity

Use my arms to steal me through
Help me move around by holding onto my arms

Everybody's senses will change
Everyone's sensations will transform

As everybody senses a change
As everyone witnesses a transformation

I can't taste with a mouth like this
My mouth is not equipped to perceive flavors

But it speaks out loud to you
Yet it can communicate effectively with you

I don't need sweet, I'll be incomplete
I don't require sweetness, but I would feel unfulfilled

And what I want is moving me
What appeals to me is compelling me forward

I'm slipping down the glass
I am sliding down the glass surface

Changed to Guiness and I got here fast
After consuming Guiness, I arrived here quickly

I've looked at you too long
I have gazed upon you excessively

And I can't move my eyes without bringing my head along
I am unable to move my eyes without moving my head too

The feet that walked me in here
The feet that brought me here

Are like two ropes around a mast
Are akin to two ropes around a mast of a ship

The camera's passed around, technology is rolling through your town
The camera is being shared around, technology is being used extensively in your town

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