 Genius Meanings
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Phoebe Bridgers – Moon Song
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In “Moon Song,” Bridgers would do anything for her partner, even attempting to do the impossible of giving them the moon. It follows the theme of giving up oneself for the benefit
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Phoebe Bridgers – Garden Song
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Since Phoebe’s 2017 debut album, Stranger in the Alps, Phoebe Bridgers makes her solo return with the lead single “Garden Song” for her sophomore album Punisher.
In an interview
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Phoebe Bridgers – Scott Street
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“Scott Street” is one of a handful of songs Bridgers co-wrote with former flame (and current bandmate and drummer) Marshall Vore.
Bridgers has said in the past that the song is
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Phoebe Bridgers – Graceland Too
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“Graceland Too” finds Bridgers reuniting for a banjo-led country ballad with boygenius bandmates Julien Baker & Lucy Dacus, who sing harmony. In a Stereogum interview, Phoebe said,
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Phoebe Bridgers – Motion Sickness
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On “Motion Sickness,” Bridgers sings about how an older man has caused her distress in the form of what she describes as “emotional motion sickness,” explaining how he built her up
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Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
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“Punisher” is the title track from Phoebe Bridgers' sophomore album, written about her musical hero Elliott Smith. The song details a fictional encounter that Phoebe had with the
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Arlo Parks (Ft. Phoebe Bridgers) – Pegasus
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[Verse 1: Arlo Parks] / Fallin' asleep / Holdin' your puppy in your Prussian blue sheets / Never felt luckier / Than I do right now, tell me you love me, let me have it / [Verse 2
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Phoebe Bridgers – Kyoto
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“Kyoto” is an uptempo indie rock song that takes a glimpse into Bridgers' inner musings during her time spent on tour in Japan.
With a little help from Bright Eyes‘ Nathaniel
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Phoebe Bridgers – I Know the End
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‘'I Know the End’‘ is the metalinguistic closing track of Phoebe’s sophomore album Punisher.
The apocalyptical folk ballad track reclaims the singer-songwriter narrative abilities
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Phoebe Bridgers – ICU
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“ICU” comes as the third and final track to be released as a single for Phoebe Bridgers' album Punisher. When the tracklist was announced the track was called “ICU”, a play on how
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Phoebe Bridgers – Georgia
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According to Pitchfork, “Georgia” is the album’s earliest composition, dating back to Bridgers’ teenage years, when she crafted her own lyrics out of a misremembered Feist track.
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Phoebe Bridgers – Killer
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“Killer” is a melancholic piano ballad on which Bridgers explores the dark corners of her psyche whilst struggling in a relationship. Open and honest, Bridgers imagines the idea of
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Phoebe Bridgers – Savior Complex
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On the eighth track on Punisher, Phoebe talks about the psychological construct of a “Savior Complex.” She describes the ups and downs of a relationship dealing with her own
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The 1975 – Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America
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“Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America” is a track of minimal production which sees an acoustic guitar being paired with distant horns. Matty sings about his love for Jesus Christ in
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Phoebe Bridgers – Chinese Satellite
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“Chinese Satellite” is the sixth track off Phoebe Bridgers’ critically acclaimed sophomore album, Punisher. “Chinese Satellite” delves into Phoebe’s struggles with agnosticism and
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Phoebe Bridgers – Waiting Room
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Throughout the song, Bridgers openly states the lengths that she would go to for this other person, but she openly acknowledges how unhealthy these habits are. In the end, she
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Phoebe Bridgers Covers Tom Waits’ Song About The 1997 Murder Of “Georgia Lee”
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”No one published anything about her disappearance until after her body was found.”
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Phoebe Bridgers – Smoke Signals
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Smoke signals are a form of communication in which a person would use fire and smoke to transmit or communicate a message to another person across a long distance.
In the song
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Phoebe Bridgers – Demi Moore
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“Demi Moore” is the fourth track on Stranger in the Alps, the debut LP from singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers. In an interview with Pitchfork, Bridgers explained that “Demi Moore
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Phoebe Bridgers – Halloween
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“Halloween” is the fifth track from Phoebe Bridgers album sophomore album, Punisher. The track features vocals from Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst, who also is in the band Better
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Phoebe Bridgers – Would You Rather
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Phoebe sings a duet with Conor Oberst, lead vocalist for the indie rock band Bright Eyes.
During Bridgers' live performance on radio station KCRW, she stated that this song was
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Phoebe Bridgers) – Nothing New (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]
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Swift mentions “Nothing New” in the journals she released alongside her 2019 record Lover. In the journal, she reveals she wrote it for her 2012 record Red — she later included it
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Phoebe Bridgers – Funeral
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According to Bridgers, this song is about the heroin overdose of a close friend.
Death is a common theme throughout the album. Bridgers says:
I do think about dying a lot. I feel
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Phoebe Bridgers – You Missed My Heart
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This is a cover of a track on the 2013 album Perils from the Sea, a collaboration between Jimmy LaValle of The Album Leaf and Sun Kil Moon frontman Mark Kozelek.
In an interview
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Phoebe Bridgers – Day After Tomorrow
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[Verse 1] / I got your letter today / And I miss you all so much here / I can't wait to see you all / And I'm counting the days here / [Chorus] / I still believe that there's gold
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Phoebe Bridgers – That Funny Feeling
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Played as the closer to her 2021 Reunion Tour, this cover of a song originally by Bo Burnham was released by Phoebe Bridgers on Bandcamp on October 1st, with all proceeds
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boygenius – Emily I'm Sorry
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“Emily, I’m Sorry” was released within the teaser for boygenius' debut album, the record. The song is led by Phoebe Bridgers and features backing vocals by Julien Baker and Lucy
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Phoebe Bridgers – Chelsea
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Phoebe mentions in an interview with Line of Best Fit that the album touches on concepts such as “the obsession of how somebody could kill another person.”
Keeping with the theme
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boygenius – $20
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boygenius return with their first song since their 2018 self-titled EP. Julien Baker takes the reins in “$20”, initially written outside of the group.
With soft punky vibes and
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