La Dispute - "King Park" [LIVE] Grand Rapids, MI 5/7/12 *hometown show*

Live from The Pyramid Scheme. Hometown show! This was their second encore song at the very end of the set.
King Park (lyrics below) - based on true events in Grand Rapids, MI.
Lyrics:
Another shooting on the southeast side.
This a drive-by, mid-day,
Outside of the bus stop, by Fuller and Franklin. Or near there.
Not far from the park. About a block from where the other shooting was last
Month.
Or was it last week?
Shots were fired from an SUV heading northbound, Eastown,
The target a rival but they didn't hit the target this time.
They hit a kid we think had nothing to do with it.
And I travel backwards through time and space and I disintegrate, become
Invisible.
I want to see it where I couldn't when it happened.
I want to see it all first hand this time.
I want to know what it felt like.
So I float behind police lines, reconstruct the scene in fragments of
Memories.
I want to know what his mother looked like up close, I want to see her
Leaning over his body.
So I float there, transcend time. I want to capture it accurately.
I want to know what the color of the blood was spilling out from the tarp
Onto the concrete.
I want to write it all down so I can always remember.
If you could see it up close how could you ever forget how senseless death,
How precious life.
I want to be there when the bullet hit.
And the crowd poured out as the shots drowned into siren sounds, out of
There houses now
And over front yards, all the way up to the place where the police tape ran
To mark the crime
Scene. Everybody trying to catch a glimpse of what was happening,
Of what was going on between the ambulance and all the cop cars.
Everybody gossiping, "Whose kid got hit? Where'd it hit him? And who
Could've fired it?"
Everybody wondering, "How did it happen again? And is he dead? These
Children. Our kids."
Everybody wondering how far they were from where the victims lived.
And I visit them, their houses. Inside my dream I visit them.
My spirit, soaring high and high up over King Park, leaves the crime scene,
Travels further back
Till far before the shooting, through their windows, to their living rooms.
I see them younger this time, playing games and doing homework.
All these marks of youth soon transformed coldly into stone for fights and
Stupid feuds.
For ruins wrapped in gold. And cruelly I recall why I have come: To find a
Reason. But
There cannot be a reason, not for death, not like this. Not like this.
Three days later they made funeral plans. The family.
Three days later a mother had to bury her son.
Not far away the shooter holed up in a hotel near to the highway with a
Friend and the gun.
That same gun. He'd fled immediately but was identified by witnesses, his
Picture on TV.
Only 20 years old, they called him "Grandpa." He was older than the others
By a year,
Maybe two.
And he was safe for awhile until somebody saw him there and notified the
Authorities
Who surrounded the hotel, first arresting an accomplice while attempting to
Flee,
Then chasing him up the staircase to the floor where he'd stayed. He closed
The door hard
Behind him, locked himself in the room.
They could've kicked in the door but knew the gun was still with him,
One he'd already used and so they feared what he'd do.
I floated up through the window of a room to the West.
I hovered out to the hallway, tried to listen in.
I heard them trying to reason, get him to open the door.
His uncle begging and pleading, half-collapsed to the floor.
He preached of hope and forgiveness,
Said, "There is always a chance to rectify what you've taken, make your
Peace in the world."
I thought to slip through the door, I could've entered the room,
I felt the burden of murder, it shook the earth to the core.
Felt like the world was collapsing. Then we heard him speak,
"Can I still get into heaven if I kill myself?
Can I still get into heaven if I kill myself?
Can I ever be forgiven cuz I killed that kid?
It was an accident I swear it wasn't meant for him!
And if I turn it on me, if I even it out, can I still get in or will they
Send me to hell?
Can I still get into heaven if I kill myself?"
I left the hotel behind, don't want to know how it ends.

[@elisewebster8328]

"and if i turn it on me, if i even it out, can i still get in, or will they send me to hell?!" gets me every time.

[@blakedavis2145]

same here..

[@Wallym0h]

when the crowd says "or was it last week?" it didnt feel like a typical call-response, it has this air of 'we know, we understand.' powerful.

[@RT-qd8yl]

This song is literally real life for a lot of us

[@melissalarkinwilliams]

I love the disconnect between Jordan's music and his normal self. It's so evident how he expresses his feelings through the music and going back to "normal" once it's done. It's like he can't be emotional outside of music

[@BuzzVFX]

Jordan is one of the greatest storytellers in music

[@aoaa1313]

I like how as soon as he finished the song, he quickly said "Thanks." And just walks away.

[@Trowa71]

Reminds me of the end of New Noise by Refused. "THE NEW BEAT THE NEW BEAT. thank you"

[@EliteHotRodSniper]

the way he throws her back into the crowd, like a bowse :')

[@irideastegosaurus8158]

I feel as though they do not want to be glorified. La Dispute seems to want to get their message across in the most powerful way possible where everyone listens and thoroughly enjoys. And I love it how he just says thanks and then leaves because it builds his character. Beautiful song in and out.

[@Yesseny11]

I love how Jordan goes nuts at the end of every live King Park performance and immediately goes back to normal to dismiss himself

[@RT-qd8yl]

I can't speak for him, just through my own experience, but he seems to show a lot of signs of someone on the spectrum

[@xarealpersonx]

1:45 that is the best way to deal with a stage crasher.

[@steadfast101]

lol yes, wind up and..... pitch

[@MemoriesAndJersey]

6:15 You don't have to watch the whole thing. I made it start at the most bone chilling part. If you don't get shivers from this, then you have no emotions. This is what music is about.

[@raedunn4068]

the video ended at least a minute ago and i am still getting chills

[@XArchangelX86]

see, i thought the "chills" thing was an exaggeration man was i wrong

[@noacog4u320]

Lol no.

[@austinc7431]

When he pushed that chick off the stage. Savage as fuuuck.

[@heyitssjace]

Ah. I really want to go to a La Dispute concert. This song is my absolute fave too!!

[@lisamarie2267]

I love the crowd in this.. Its beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time

[@mostess1]

God this band is so great. One of the last "True" bands out there. You can feel the emotion all over you just WATCHING the video on KZbin, I can't imagine how it must be to be right in front of them. This band has the ability to connect with people like none other, and they are one of the most underrated out there. The best part is that they can still use their hardcore backround and still have it be soothing to you. Their songs touch you on a different level and that is why this band needs more success than it has.

[@Hardcorerda]

I remember when the king park shooting happened, I used to live in detroit so this song always hits close to home. I love these guys. that's probably one of the reasons why the crowd is passionate.

[@DMusicSnob]

That crowd interaction is enchanting, this is a wonderful band with and equally incredible audience.

[@jwils2000]

this literally took my breath away. the crowd in this video is amazing. its absolutely beautiful.

[@mellisupreme]

i want to shout out every single lyric, standing in the crowd putting my hands up, aah.

[@Joe-ol5bq]

CHILLS

[@JordanianWorldOrder]

Joe Molloy hey

[@CALLOFDUTYHQ1]

Goosebumps I love this song

[@plewe1]

I saw La Dispute in Brisbane earlier this year... was so disappointed that they didn't play this... sounds amazing live.

[@deadgirldiaries]

Cannot watch this too many times.

[@AllenTomes]

Between that and that it was La Dispute in their home town, we always get a bit passionate when they come home

[@lolz4yourmovie]

That was one hell of a show.

[@jessebean13]

Chills man, chills.

[@lauryns2020]

The chills

[@Gajenzask]

Ohhh fucking goosebumps

[@darkbeam912]

1:45 Is the best part when Jordan throws the girl back Ahahah

[@charlicharleson161]

Soo great crowd

[@cuttolive2013]

This song really hits home had a similar experience in my life and home town where my uncle was shot and killed in a drive by this song is amazing

[@thatweirdkid3329]

i always get this weird and shaky feeling when i hear "Will I still get in to heaven if I kill myself"

[@einarsveinsson865]

I would physically die if I saw them live

[@blakeswanson1141]

I had no idea they are from Michigan. I have to go

[@strayfromlight]

Kev playing a Les Paul and Chad playing an SG. Normally it's the other way around!

[@FallenNick]

6:15 goosebumps

[@brandonholmes5759]

was at this show with my girlfriend going to see them again in january

[@h00lzf00lz]

and i didn't go to this show.... damnit

[@vadermasktruth]

Are these guys still around?

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

vadermask//mass retaliation about to drop a new album

[@littlesympathyxx]

[@SmokeDirt]

It's lame how the crowd doesn't take the serious song seriously.

[@captainacab1312]

nothing about this crowd is lame

[@claudiatoddwebb]

Are we watching the same video….

[@Pretttyretarded]

Im crying.

[@hoodsvlog]

GOOSEBUMPS