“The Steeple” by Halestorm

A steeple is, most simply put, a part of a church. And relatedly, this is yet another song in which we are met with a musician, shall we say indoctrinating listeners in her anti-mainstream belief system.

As also buttressed on other songs featured on “Back from the Dead”, Halestorm are akin to secular humanists, so to speak. That is to say that, as put forth in this piece, that Lzzy Hale is not the type to strive for what some may refer to as moral excellence. Instead, her “redemption” is “in the place where God and the devil shake hands”.

Of course, stating that these two entities have a friendly relationship or share a common “home”, as relayed in the second verse, is enough to raise eyebrows in and of itself. But ultimately, such imagery is symbolic. And what the vocalist is getting at is that her personal religious ideology, if you will, lies in between these extremes of good and evil.

So reading in between the lines it’s as if Lzzy is rejecting the types of beliefs that more or less define religion as we know it. As she also emits in the song “My Redemption“, she believes that her salvation lies in her own hands. And this song is meant to serve as a delineation of such a doctrine and as a rallying cry for ‘her people’, i.e. individuals who also possess a similar way of thinking.

Furthermore, also similar to “My Redemption” is that in this particular song, Hale implies that she developed this belief system based on her own experiences coming over hardship. So that is what the vocalist means when she asserts that she took “a long road out of hell, up to the steeple”.

When was “The Steeple”

“The Steeple” was officially released on the 4th of February, 2022. Halestorm, who originate from Pennsylvania, released this track as the second single from their fifth studio album which is titled “Back from the Dead”.

Credits

Lzzy Hale collaborated with fellow American songwriter, Scott Stevens, to compose this song.

Aside from Scott’s role as a co-writer of the song, he also served the role of the song’s co-producer. In that regard, he worked with an American record producer, Nick Raskulinecz.