Music should come crashing out of your speakers and grab you, and the lyrics should challenge whatever preconceived notions that listener has.
You've gotta blow the roof off of your heart and let the universe in.
Let's do what you fear most That from which you recoil But which still makes your eyes moist
You can't ask me to explain the lyrics because I won't do it.
The most important thing is work.
Meditation doesn't have to be complicated. What I do is about as simple as you can get. You could just count the beads, one, two, three, with your eyes closed or open, whatever makes you happy.