Alter Bridge: 10 Hidden Song Details You Never Noticed

10. Take The Crown Is About Myles’ Childhood Tee Ball Team

The third track released off Alter Bridge's sixth and most recent album, Walk The Sky, is one of the best on the entire record. It's also one of the heaviest, as the lyrics, on first glance at least, speak about an uprising and triumph of sorts.

Myles Kennedy has since spoken about where he took inspiration from for these lyrics, and it may not be exactly where you'd expect. It's not about revolution, authority figures, or fighting against 'the man' or 'the machine', it's about a children's tee ball team.

When Kennedy was a kid, he played tee ball, and there was always one team that would come in from one town over and annihilate them. The song is about these children wanting so badly to beat this other team for once, to be victorious and to take them down.

It's incredible, and more than a little bit funny, to think an epic track such as this is about nothing more than kids playing sports. Especially when compared to some of the other things that have inspired the band's lyrics in the past.