Riot

Album: Lights Out (2006)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • Lead vocalist Tim Pagnotta: "This was a song that started originally as a riff. The harmonic guitar sounds between the chord changes were originally there just help keep the timing during the performance. When I stopped playing it on an acoustic and started playing it on an electric I heard those harmonics as being a cool thing to fill in the spaces. This song was pieced together over time in sections. It was like putting a puzzle together."
  • Guitarist Marko 72 describes the theme of this song as "something about the idea of making huge changes in your life or in society, in hopes of finding something better." >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Dan - Woodinville, WA, for above 2

Comments: 1

  • Briana from Greensboro , NcSaying that people have opinions on things that you want.
see more comments

Editor's Picks

Billy Gould of Faith No More

Billy Gould of Faith No MoreSongwriter Interviews

Faith No More's bassist, Billy Gould, chats to us about his two new experimental projects, The Talking Book and House of Hayduk, and also shares some stories from the FNM days.

Alan Merrill of The Arrows

Alan Merrill of The ArrowsSongwriter Interviews

In her days with The Runaways, Joan Jett saw The Arrows perform "I Love Rock And Roll," which Alan Merrill co-wrote - that story and much more from this glam rock pioneer.

Jim McCarty of The Yardbirds

Jim McCarty of The YardbirdsSongwriter Interviews

The Yardbirds drummer explains how they created their sound and talks about working with their famous guitarists.

Tony Joe White

Tony Joe WhiteSongwriter Interviews

The writer of "Rainy Night in Georgia" and "Polk Salad Annie" explains how he cooks up his Louisiana swamp rock.

Susanna Hoffs - "Eternal Flame"

Susanna Hoffs - "Eternal Flame"They're Playing My Song

The Prince-penned "Manic Monday" was the first song The Bangles heard coming from a car radio, but "Eternal Flame" is closest to Susanna's heart, perhaps because she sang it in "various states of undress."

Is That Song Public Domain?

Is That Song Public Domain?Fact or Fiction

Are classic songs like "Over The Rainbow" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the public domain?