 Genius Lyrics
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Foster the People – Warrant
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This song follows a criminal, who is being tracked by the police to be arrested and put in jail.
He articulates his worries and his fears, his psychological state, and the position
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Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks
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Robert, the main character and narrator of the song, dreams of violence towards his rich classmates and peers. The song details his plans and ambitions for a school shooting
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Foster the People – Broken Jaw
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[Intro] / Yeah, yeah / Yeah, yeah / Yeah, yeah / Yeah, yeah / [Verse 1] / I've broken every law / All the words come out my broken jaw / I don't know anything / But then I act like
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Foster the People – Waste
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Another beautiful and emotional insta-classic from Foster The People.
This song is one of their most emotional, honest, and true productions released to date.
It deals with his
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Foster the People & Gus Dapperton – Pumped Up Kicks (Gus Dapperton Version)
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[Verse 1] / Robert's got a quick hand / He'll look around the room, he won't tell you his plan / He's got a rolled cigarette / Hanging out his mouth, he's a cowboy kid / Yeah, he
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Foster the People – Houdini
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This song is a lyrical representation of Foster’s fears of rejection, and his fierce internal conversation on whether to experiment with his music or just to stick with what he
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Foster the People – Helena Beat
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This song is Foster’s rebellion against his own self-destructive behavior. He both renounces and praises his self-destructive traits, while also talking about his will to survive
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Foster the People – Chin Music for the Unsuspecting Hero
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[Verse 1] / Today, I walked through the door and fell down on my floor / Got all of my papers out and read them / Seems that I've been wandering for a little too long / Yeah, the
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Foster the People – Call It What You Want
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This song is a criticism of music industry as a whole, and a jab at the popular music culture.
It centres on ‘labeling’ and judgement, and throughout the song, Foster makes the
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Foster the People – Helena Beat (Lenno Extended Remix)
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Yeah, yeah, and it's okay / I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way / Yeah, yeah, and I'm alright / I took a sip of something poison, but I'll hold on tight / Yeah
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Foster the People – Ruby
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[Intro] / One / Yeah / Mmm / [Verse 1] / And there she goes / She's sitting real nice with her head full of advice from friends / And she walks around / She tries to rearrange, but
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Foster the People – Miss You
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This song is an ode to a girl that he previously lost the company and love of.
It takes the form of conversation, Foster’s pleading for the girl to take him back, his persistence
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Foster the People – Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)
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This song is a continuous metaphor between his love with a girl (the subject of the song), and a playground/childhood theme.
This is the overall theme of the song, and he
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Foster the People – Downtown
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[Verse 1] / Hey, turn around, man, I'm gonna take you downtown / If you wanna grab a sack, go ahead and do it / My fear of death was set in place by a lie / I glorified youth as
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Foster the People – Life on the Nickel
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The song is about a homeless person getting by on what he had, struggling and fighting daily for his life, but still having fun with it.
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Foster the People – I Would Do Anything for You
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A love ballad to the person Foster has trusted his life and emotions with. Although politically shallow and less worldly than the rest of the album, the song is still beautiful
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Foster the People – Houdini (RAC Remix)
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Rise above, gonna start the war / Oh, what you want? What you need? What'd you come here for? / Well, an eye for an eye and an 'F' for fight / They're taking me down as the
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Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks (The Knocks Speeding Bullet Remix)
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All the other kids / With the pumped up kicks / All the other kids / Better run, better run / All the other kids with the pumped up kicks / You better run, better run, outrun my
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Foster the People – Call It What You Want (Treasure Fingers Pre-Party Remix Radio Edit)
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Yeah, we're locked up in ideas / We like to label everything / Well, I'm just gonna do here what I gotta do here / 'Cause I gotta keep myself free / You're ducking and moving just
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Dua Lipa – Houdini
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“Houdini” is the first single from Dua Lipa’s yet untitled upcoming third studio album. The track kickstarted Dua’s new era and was first alluded to on 27 October 2023 — after
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Voices That Care (Ft. Bobby Brown, Brenda Russell, Céline Dion, Garth Brooks, Gunnar Nelson, Jani Lane, Kathy Mattea, Little Richard, Luther Vandross, Matthew Nelson, Michael Bolton, Peter Cetera, The Pointer Sisters, Ralph Tresvant, Randy Travis, Warren Wiebe & Will Smith) – Voices That Care
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“Voices That Care” is a 1991 song written by David Foster, Linda Thompson and Peter Cetera and recorded by a supergroup of popular musicians, entertainers and athletes. The group
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Juice Rap News (Ft. Julia Gillard, Julian Assange, Pfc. Bradley Manning & Rupert Murdoch) – RN13: Episode XIII: A News Hope
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[Robert Foster] / Greetings and welcome to our latest transmission sent / Direct from the beating heart of this internet / The one remaining open channel where / Information can
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David Foster Wallace – Tense Present: Democracy, English, and the Wars Over Usage
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Original Harper’s article available here.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Proud Mary
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CCR frontman John Fogerty explains the origins and recording of the hit, which would go on to be covered by Tina Turner, Solomon Burke and many others:
Back in the fall of 1967
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Constituent Assembly of Egypt – Constitution of Egypt (29-11-12 draft)
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[Translation by Egypt Independent http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/egypt-s-draft-constitution-translated] / CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE / We, the people of Egypt, / In the name of
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Sadistik (Ft. Nacho Picasso) – Witching Hour
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Sadistik’s album ULTRAVIOLET is available for streaming here, with the uncensored version of this song:
http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/sadistik-ultraviolet
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Robert Browning – Bishop Blougram's Apology
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Bishop Blougram's Apology / NO more wine? then we'll push back chairs and talk. / A final glass for me, though: cool, i' faith! / We ought to have our Abbey back, you see. / It's
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OneRepublic – I Ain't Worried
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[Verse 1] / I don't know what you've been told / But time is running out, no need to take it slow / I'm stepping to you toe-to-toe / I should be scared, honey, maybe so / [Chorus
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