Genius Lyrics
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Bloc Party – Uniform
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“Uniform” is a slashing rock monster about homogenised global youth culture that will surely be a moshpit favourite. An unexpected influence was Kate Bush’s “Sat in Your Lap
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Apathy, M. Shinoda & Tak of S.O.B. – Bloc Party
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[Green Lantern:] / This is an Invasion! / [Intro: Apathy & Mike Shinoda] / Hey Ap', why don’t you do the uh--the intro on this shit? / Yo Apathy, Fort Minor, Styles of Beyond
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Bloc Party – Where Is Home?
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“Where Is Home?” concerns racism and death, that of Christopher Alaneme, the black teenager stabbed in small town Kent. […] [Kele says,] “It’s to do with the idea of me, as a
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Bloc Party – The Love Within
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“The Love Within” was the perfect first single from Hymns, combining Bloc Party’s unbridled and unique approach to dance music with their newfound love of softer tones. The music
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Bloc Party – SRXT
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“SRXT” is the last song from A Weekend in the City and builds on a very light sound of glockenspiel and guitars before adding in drums and a crescendo.
The song itself is about
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Bloc Party – Hunting for Witches
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The song is a social commentary of the “Rupert Murdoch” style TV and how the press tries to keep people scared. The recent acts of terrorism are mentioned such as the London
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Bloc Party – The Prayer
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And then there’s “The Prayer,” the first single. You can hear Okereke’s voice multi-tracked to the high heavens. It was inspired by “St Luke’s Passion” by Penderecki, which the
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Bloc Party – On
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The night–or two nights–before the morning after are detailed in “On.” It begins as a minimal techno thrum with a bassline that throbs at the back of the head. Then it all kicks
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Bloc Party – Sunday
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Between Saturday night and Sunday morning, thinks Okereke, all life–and all emotional points–are here. He addresses this directly on “Sunday.” The drums pound like a headache after
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Bloc Party – I Still Remember
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A song about falling in love while being young.
Possibly a first love as the narrator seems quite shy and remembers little details.
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Bloc Party – Truth
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[Verse 1] / It was the truth / That fell from these lips / It blinded us / And then the darkness left / [Chorus] / So I am yours now / Respectfully / I am yours now / Truthfully
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Bloc Party – Kreuzberg
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“Kreuzberg” is the sound of a Hoxton U2, bigger, even, than the first album’s “Pioneers,” full of drama bigness even as the lovelorn lyrics offer up tender images aplenty. “
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Bloc Party – Flux
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Originally released as a stand-alone single, but later included in the re-releases of A Weekend in the City and Intimacy, Flux is one of Bloc Party’s most popular songs. The title
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Bloc Party – Waiting for the 7.18
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“Waiting for the 7.18” is rebooted drum ‘n’ bass with lovely chiming keyboards. “We were going for a real Richard D James [Aphex Twin] sound,” says Okereke. It sounds nothing like
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Bloc Party – Song for Clay (Disappear Here)
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[Intro] / I am trying to be heroic / In an age of modernity / I am trying to be heroic / As all around me history sinks / So I enjoy and I devour / Flesh and wine and luxury / But
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Horrorshow – Waiting for the 5.04
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[Verse] / Extreme close-up, paint-stained Nautica shorts / Three polo caps walking towards me / Town hall the backdrop, platform one / Five o'clock, so the transit madness has
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Horrorshow – Waiting for the 5.04 - Live Version
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[Spoken: Solo] / And finally, last but not least, my man, Jono Graham on the guitar. Oh, and I'm Solo. 'Bout to tell you a little story about where I come from in the Inner West of
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A$AP Rocky (Ft. BlocBoy JB) – Bad Company
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After teasing it on Instagram, A$AP Rocky dropped “BAD COMPANY” as the 4th promotional single, following “☆☆☆☆☆ 5IVE $TAR$,” “Above,” and “Money Bags Freestyle,“ for his third
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