Trials is the new album by Shady Bard out now on Forest Industries. The ban… Read Full Bio ↴Trials is the new album by Shady Bard out now on Forest Industries. The band were founded by six years ago in Birmingham, United Kingdom by the band's main songwriter, Lawrence Becko (piano, vocals, guitars). Their debut album From The Ground Up was released on Static Caravan in the UK and XTAL Recordings in Japan in 2007 and gained an international following when tracks were used on MTV's Switch campaign and award-winning US drama, Grey's Anatomy. Lawrence is joined by Jasmin Hollingum (violin, vocals, French horn), Aidan Murphy (guitars), Alex Housden (cello), Sophie Barnes (trumpet) and Nick Gosling (drums).

Bobby
Shady Bard Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

Look what you've done, Bobby
See what you've done
You sold out your soul
And you shot down the sun
But we're all the same
We're all the same in the end.

Well look what you've done, Bobby

See what you've done
You're a slave to the pressure
You've lost everyone
But we're all the same
We're all the same in the end
We're all to blame
We're all to blame in the end.

Shine on for me.

Well Bobby decided to shoot down the sun
So he put on his shoes
And he loaded his gun
And he went outside
And aimed his gun at the sky.

And everyone's there
And they're cheering him on
And he lifts up his shotgun
Now look what he's done!
We're all to blame
We're all to blame in the end!
We're all to blame
We're all to blame in the end!

Shine on for me.

And now you're inside
And they're making you pay
For the things that you did
On that terrible day

We're all to blame
We're all to blame in the end.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Shady Bard's song 'Bobby' are a commentary on the dangers of giving in to peer pressure and selling out one's values for the sake of popularity or approval. The titular character, Bobby, is shown to have succumbed to this pressure by shooting down the sun - a metaphor for a grand and beautiful symbol of life and hope. This act is seen as a representation of how people can "sell out their soul" and lose sight of what's truly important.

The song speaks of the consequences of losing oneself to peer pressure, with the chorus highlighting the fact that in the end, we are all the same - we all have moments of weakness and make mistakes that can have far-reaching consequences. The refrain "shine on for me" can be interpreted as a plea to not lose hope despite the hardships of life and the choices we make.

The final verse acknowledges the reality of paying the price for one's mistakes and facing the consequences of one's actions. It serves as a warning to listeners to carefully consider the decisions they make, and to not let the validation of others dictate their choices.

Line by Line Meaning

Look what you've done, Bobby
Well look what you've done, Bobby

See what you've done
See what you've done

You sold out your soul
You're a slave to the pressure

And you shot down the sun
You decided to shoot down the sun

But we're all the same
But we're all the same in the end

We're all the same in the end.
We're all to blame in the end.

Shine on for me.
Shine on for me.

So he put on his shoes
Bobby got ready to shoot down the sun

And he loaded his gun
Bobby armed himself to shoot down the sun

And he went outside
Bobby went outside to shoot down the sun

And aimed his gun at the sky.
And pointed his gun towards the sky