Eric Church - Lightning

[nick421]

Id rather take the electric chain then die in prison.........

This is the kind of music people should be writing and singing about......

[natedogbig08]

this guy is great i love this song!

[connordcs10]

seein him tonight

[saturdaynight320]

God and Jesus love and blessings to everyone,I pray

[minidmoncsko]

doin my report in english class based on this song. eric! come back to NC!

[78Bearman]

@minidmoncsko he'll be in Durham with Miranda Thursday night!

[Masterman587]

@78Bearman and I will be there.

[honeybuns518]

god... psh!

[KFCBUCKETS]

Wow this song just made me cry

[FARMERCOUSY]

Why is this man so damn underated???? I just dont understand it

[sdtarheels]

@FARMERCOUSY one of the best in country and deserves to be regconized

[theemperur]

@FARMERCOUSY i dont know, but id rather it stay that way then see him turn into one of those fake faggot ass country singers who are in it for fame and money, hes the real deal, and hes better than to be playing at big arenas with frat boys and fake country folks cheering because hes actually the real deal

[Poliscidoc]

Powerful song- Makes you think

[StarKilla10]

who wrote this song?

[paulsartbarn]

@StarKilla10 Eric Church writes or co writes almost all of his own music. He wrote this.

[trintrin1516]

@StarKilla10 Eric

[jls300w]

Simply breathtaking!!

[amethystluv]

the daughter looks absolutely heartbroken. 

[Timeout1070]

I can't believe I JUST found this song........it's awesome!

Eric Church is quickly becoming one of my favourites.

[lilsking94]

@Timeout1070 eric church is such a great singer he is an awesome person and not like most celebrities like stuck up and dont care what you have to say i have met him and he talked to me hes awesome

[PAPAELF1996]

Wow..this song is amazeing..it really hits home for me...

[muffinhead6088]

when i hear this song its like he knows my whole life... :[

[Nickolodian13]

this song is amazing but sad!



[302672]

when i was 16 my pistol misfired while i was doing a stickup. clerk pulled out. shot my co-d in the butt. skimmed the top of my ear with the next one. how he didn't hit me: i can only give credit to God. this was almost me. i thank God to have recieved 8 years. my life has changed 180 degrees. Thank you God; you changed me forever.

[KFCBUCKETS]

@302672 thanks for the story, never lose your faith in God!

[manleymanlkm08]

really good song

[megan1293]

why would anyone wanna watch that happen to a loved one or any one??

[vahorsegirl]

@megan1293 thats what i was thinking! why would they go and watch a loved one get killed!!! thats aweful!! i love the song to death and it makes me cry almost every time i watch it, but i wouldnt be able to watch it!! i dont understand that! but its a great song, and very sad, ):

[TheCatherineKaye]

Such an amazing song. That is all that can be said.

[OCoffey]

country died about 30 years ago for the most part

[halopro21]

@OCoffey country isnt dead it will never die as long as you got someone growing your grocery so you dont have to go out and make a garden country isnt just music its the way some people live country songs tell about stuff that really happens rap bah its just random words being said in quick succesion to confuse you

[smileygirl2014]

thumbs up if you think this is a great song and you love eric church !

[armadillonj]

The real meaning of this song is so sad

[JawsJaws]

@trintrin1516 Uncle Kracker isn't country.

[crackuhbottle]

@JawsJaws yes uncle cracker is dipshit

[JawsJaws]

@crackuhbottle No hes not asswipe

[gregpac44]

@JawsJaws I believe he is a bit of country and rock and rap.

[aveng3r00]

@gregpac44 That be Cowboy Troy not the idiot Uncle Kracker

[vahorsegirl]

@gregpac44 hes not rap.. aatt all. i would know. trust me.. ha, (and sorry if that sounded rude, didnt mean to sound rude) but he isnt rap. i could see the rock, but not rap.

[manleymanlkm08]

@vahorsegirl i think he was talkin about uncle kracker

[vahorsegirl]

@manleymanlkm08 ohh, haha my bad! but still! thats my voice on it, i wouldnt be able to watch a family memeber die like that! hah but my bad!!! haha thanks tho!!

[manleymanlkm08]

@manleymanlkm08 its alright ha

[trintrin1516]

@JawsJaws I know I did a misstype I meant Eric church and Uncle Kraker are my favourite singers....what kinda singer is uncle kracker anyways?

[Itsmy6]

@JawsJaws They only label him as country because he did that song with Kenny Chesney.

[melkraklau]

@JawsJaws ya he is ever herd smile



[TylerElroy]

The thing about Eric is that he makes you feel the words he is singing. The pain and joy. Each one of his songs makes you think of somebody you know. That is a great talent for a singer to have..

[maniakboy1]

this is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheOkstate]

i think 28 people missed the like button

[Marty44680]

@Likeagod10 Yeah but a lot of Eric Church's song sound a little bit rock though, and they are still great.

[bongobeardy]

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[CCRockit]

Ride the Lightning...? is that a metallica reference?

[Jdestros]

@CCRockit  no its a reference to the electric chair

[CCRockit]

@Jdestros

that would have been so cool if it were

[Cowboy1691]

@Jdestros which means the same thing....

[23hejduk]

Eric Church is real country...... Eric Church rocks!!!! i like Suicide Silence and Whitechapel metal........ but i love love some Eric Church and Rac Brown Band......

[nick421]

most amazing song AND video I have ever seen,,,,,,sorry, if youve been to prison and believe in redemption and forgiveness, this is it

[PureRedneck1996]

beast song!!

[grizzly7891]

we are at war with one another but love is what we need!! and compassion!! need i say more. this explains it all life is too short luke warm

[HardestyRyan]

I love this video.

[fshanek]

@chrall97 dude chill seriously



[willfishforfood1988]

This is an incredibly powerful song. It is good for goosebumps every time.

[TatteredKoti423]

I Cry Every Time I Watch This,,

Its An Amazing Point That needs To get Across.

[cara2010]

let's ask taylor swift or keith urban or someone they always play on the country to sing acoustic and see if they still sound the same... i'm not dissing on anyone in country music i'm just saying eric is true country

[TheFordmanmike]

listen to "stupid boy" by keith urban, he is real country. just a different type, not bred from the south like what were used to. i agree that eric church is 100 real country, but keith urbans songs are jsut as deep and real

[jeradfowler]

@cara2010 : Guess you've never seen Keith Urban in concert. He does a complete acoustic set that will make a believer out of you.

[Marty44680]

@cara2010 Eric Church is the best. I agree about Taylor Swift, she can't even sing live, but actually Keith Urban can sing very well only with an acoustic guitar. I like Eric Church's voice better though.

[glossedoverme]

@cara2010 Taylor's talent isn't in singing, for sure. Her talent lies in her writing. She has written or co-written every song on every album she has put out. Very few artists of any genre can say that.

[rissaboo45]

This song reminds me of my uncle..

[ChildPlease1]

Aside from Montgomery Gentry, nobody in modern country music compares.

[Marty44680]

@ChildPlease1 What about Miranda Lambert..? I think she's pretty awesome..but it's only my opinion.

[brickhouse0104]

Great song, makes me want to cry. I love Eric Church!

[catfisherdippin]

love it

[skinman32]

hard for me to listen to this song. makes me tear up, great great great song

[MrTeleplayer]

Eric Church is the new breed of real country artists. I hope more artists follow his lead, he's great!

[punke217]

damn.

[4x4mike15]

ok i get it

This man tryed to rob a liquor store and killed the store clerk and the black lady is the store clerks mom and the young lady is the man getiing the chairs daughter

[debbies10]

Great job Eric, with love Debbie

[dinocorexrawr]

this song is redonkulously underrated.

[miley100percent]

i have always loved this song and the video is amazing it makes me tear up though

[Johndeere1313]

no the gas station attendant was shot, the black kid was working the gas station the white guy tried to rob him and killed him...the black lady is the store clerks mom and the white girl is the robbers daughter

[sayaforever131]

this song makes me cry!!!

[jmf7dd]

so he worked at a store and the other person tried to rob him and he shot him and got the chair for it? is that what happen? Or am i lost?

[ayojakee]

@jmf7dd Really isn't rocket science lmao....he tried to rob the store(for money becayse he couldnt make ends meet), the kid pulled a gun on him to keep him from robbing and the white guy shot him....now the kids mom and the robbers daughter are watching him get the chair....

[izzers34]

oh my god that has to be the saddest thing i have ever seen hope he does this song in albuquerque on the 15th

[ulcafan42]

this is a great song

[MrNogood39]

very chillen song ....makes you stop and think !

[Camolicous]

love this song

[hippiegypsychick]

bad ass video

[HUSKERSFAN69]

ERIC Church is amazing!!

[bigtreez9100]

one of my favorite songs of all time

[gurlsrope2]

Very , very good song . I have the cd and its my favorite song.

[fordvschevy288]

very emotional

[fordvschevy288]

with this song i hope ur the next grogre

[amosmosesdude]

man, my goosebumps still wont go away man, i cant get over how much emotion he can put into a song

[voicebox49]

Eric Church is a living legend, and makes country music like they used to and still should, thank you Eric Church

[clark9c]

is there anything better than eric church and justin moore performing together? i think not!!! both are some bad ass musicians and write great songs!!

[bren1231001]

Like this

[ziggylover1]

dam is it me or does this song have a johnny cash subject to it. Amazing song

[genbud78]

Great song

[sinky101]

I really like the lighting at the start, highlight of the whole video for me.

This reminds me of a young Billy Ray Cyrus...''I want my mullett back!..."

[RedneckCowgirl161]

I love this song!!!! Its amazing, and I love eric church

[ap13461]

@RedneckCowgirl161 he does have some good music

[inhiswill819]

this is the first time I heard this song.. I love how he does Christian songs too and talks about heaven. he. is. awesome.:):)

[VWBtl06]

@inhiswill819 Eric Church is real COUNTRY!

[lilsking94]

i agree stongly

[MegaPresa]

WoW what a song he makes you really feel it .. Makes you think thou every story always has 2 sides

[nmgordonn]

Eric Church is the man, real country music, he actually writes his own stuff, all these phony country turds don't compare.

[rifle2744]

Do you get executed for killing another person in the states?

[tofunder]

@rifle2744 it depends on the state, and what the jury decides. could get life in prison

[hh2hh0]

@tofunder theres people getting away for it fukin dumb this kid i know his mom was murdered by her boyfriend shot her in the stomach wit a shot gun he got 8 yrs

[inhiswill819]

thats sadd..

[polydecteos]

all depends on what state you do it in, and what type of deal you can get. It's really sad how some of these people are only getting 5-10 years in prison instead of 25

[asddsa28]

it depends on how and why you killed someone

[bluedevil9129]

sometimes...texas is infamous for it

[firesfear123]

good song but its sad.

[umfan2014]

awesome song hes got a great voice i love his new cd i listen to it every day

[Egleboy14]

Eric church rocks

[timbo1989fl]

@Egleboy14 this man and song belong beside george jones and jonny cash and the great men that started country music it really touches the soul deep down

[poetchik10]

This song is awesome!

[asdfkie]

he looks like another eric. All hail the king.

[heatherschindler2010]

Real Country Music!! I Love This Song.

[177GeNo]

damn. this is a good ass song. eric church is insane live.

[clark9c]

Great song just another reason why Eric Church is one of the best!!

[armylife071]

love the acapella at the end, excellent song, wish it was like that on his CD.

[funkymonkey772]

really sad song :( but i really like it :)

[duckblaster11]

i love this song and the rascal flatts suck monkey balls. hey cny72209 are you from maryland?

[duckblaster11]

i love this song and the rascall flatts suck monkey balls

[Tyreall101]

Fuck you

[yawnzeroo1]

lightning is his only good song in my opinion i do not like eric church o and upchunk rascal flatts owns eric church.. loser.

[johnbacktun]

Loser.

[cny72209]

Sad song indeed. James Otto has one similar (emotionally) It's "Where Angels Hang Around" about a little girl with cancer. He sings it from the heart like Eric

[cny72209]

I follow country music like my children and Eric is one of the best ever... unique like Marty Robbins (in his day) and talented like Gill

[29braves]

this song is amazing in so many diffrent ways. abesolutely beautiful

[CountryMagicnComedy]

Powerful song. A real tear jerker.

[chrisrichbestfan]

I dont think i have ever cried anymore for a country music video than i did for

[klenny5688]

wow...this video sure will send a chill down your spine...

[caprice336]

if this song dont move you...you have to check your heart beat....and its amazing cuz he writes these kinda songs...but i seen him at the nc state fair and this is the only song off of two albums he didnt play...i was like "dang" but i loved the show he poured out his heart for us that night and gave us his all country music needs more like EC

[0pillar]

"A hungry 'blue eyed baby' made me rob that store"... (Botched/Unintended)

"Now i'm flying, up and out of here." (As lightning storm and rain occurring)...

[0pillar]

Prisoner # 050377

add them up... You get 22...

[0pillar]

Two 0's (Zero), two 7's, a 5 & a 3...

[autobot63]

that is also his birthday. i googled it lol

[0pillar]

These 4 walls... (mentioned in many songs)

Prison...

Cross...

My final meal is over...

And their 'gonna set me free...

[sirandy91]

good song

[upchunk22]

just saw him at the outlaw bar last weekend, AMAZING!, but i was dissapointed he didnt play lightning, and i kinda wanted to hear his new song michael- even though its not released yet. Eric is one of the few respectable artists out there now that actually can be called an artist, writes his own songs sings his own, and theyre all from the heart, you know its good writing when he can twist your views and make you look from the eyes of someone on death row- or feel sorry for them, hes amazing

[cny72209]

@upchunk22 no disrespect but even Jamey Johnson (well known songwriter and singer) has stated that it takes a special artist to take a song somebody else wrote and sing it like they wrote it!

[upchunk22]

@ cny, you shouldnt publicly post shit that makes you look retarded, research freind...research, eric church, wrote and co-wrote everyone one of the songs on that album, read his biography, it tells you exactly where he got the inspiration for it. I know he and jamey are pals, but i think he dominates jamey, we've all heard his songs in a 1,000 other waylon, and willy, and don, and hank songs... come up with something new- thats where eric dominates

[cny72209]

@upchunk22 "freind"? lmao It's "friend" so no, I'm not retarded. Yes it takes talent to write, but alot of people that don't write are very talented as well. Let me guess... you got to meet Eric at a meet and greet? lol

[upchunk22]

sorry iphone letters are a bitch to keep straight when your typing fast, @ any rate- i agree with that to a degree, they may be talented singers, some of the new "singers" are just great entertainers- and suck at singing, but they aren't real artists, or even a real musician- its just my own opinion, my point was there are very few country artists out there now that do all they're own stuff. I think they deserve a lot more credit than the "rascal flatts (gag), of country- that was my point

[upchunk22]

oh yeah- and no I didn't get to meet him at a meet and greet-(even though i don't see where the shame in that comes from...) but i have been able to meet him on another occasion, dudes a cool guy

[bking4224]

And the receding hairline award goes to.........1:35....lol

[cny72209]

@bking4224 lmao i was thinkin that too

[StukMyster]

Just saw him tonight in WA. Awesome! Church is the man

[RedneckCowgirl1000]

wow amazing song. didnr know there was a video too it. But thats an amazing song. I dont have anyother words

[rebelbred22]

this is the best song ever

eric church is the man

[crouch337]

damn good song one of his best

[TRHooligainDoyen]

This is a damn good song! Eric Church is one of my favorite singers because of meaningful songs like this.

[shumate1987]

Eric Church just puts his heart and soul into every song he sings. One of the Best in County Music today without a doubt!

[TheHillbilly4life]

WOW, that is such a good song. This was the first time I heard it and all I can say is wow....

[7dareman]

great song

[TheDude7689]

One of the finest country songs of the decade, and one of the finest singers in America today, great job Eric Church! Great job!

[whodeyybengals48]

those seconds of silence before the rain towards the end of the song give me chills every time.

[jgarmy]

i agree with the "what else is there in life other than love" comment being pretty gay haha but george strait is a damn good singer and has mad a lot a great music! he is one of the best country singers around and still is to this day!!!

[Argyll52]

i love this song. the cd is great too

[missshortii19]

this song is so amazing but the video is just...idk makes me wanna cry

[JuiceyJ51]

This song is absolutely amazing... In the final chorus when is says now I'm flying, it sends chills down my back every time I hear it.... Bravo Eric Church, and I hope that he continues to make quality music, like every song off of his Carolina album, and not just conform to the mainstream of country nowadays....

[wallisbrittney]

Great Song!!

[randomgirl5193]

This song gives me goosebumps!

Love it.

<3

[quentinm1995]

this is the best song ive heard in a while i love country just found this song bout a moth ago tho

[aa017h]

haven't heard a song this good in a long time. the video is amazing. this is a true work of art.