 Genius Lyrics
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LANY – cowboy in LA
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“cowboy in LA” was first teased by LANY frontman Paul Klein on 10/2/19 in a tweet:
https://twitter.com/pauljasonklein/status/1179924294299602945?s=20
On April 1st, 2020, Klein
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LANY – Hurts
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‘'Hurts’‘ is the tenth track on LANY’s eponymous album and speaks of the love and loss in a failing relationship.
Les mentioned this song as his favorite on the album.
The
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Lauv & LANY – Mean It
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“Mean It” is the first collaboration between pop artists Lauv and LANY. The song describes the feeling of wanting to mean more to someone who only sees you as a second choice.
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LANY – Overtime
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‘'Overtime’‘ is the fourth track on LANY’s eponymous album, acutely acknowledging the immediate post-relationship emotions and the subsequent self-reflection that comes with it
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LANY – (what i wish just one person would say to me)
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[Verse 1] / We were young, we fell in love, and our hearts were set aflame / I don't know what life is like if I'm not next to your name / Everything I've ever wanted, everything I
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LANY – The Breakup
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“The Breakup” is the second track on LANY’s self-entitled album, and the 3rd song to be released before the album. This song very cleverly follows “Dumb Stuff,” serving as a
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LANY – Super Far
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“Super Far” is about a long distance relationship that’s coming to an end.
When asked about his favorite tracks in an interview with Ambient Light, frontman Paul Klein stated:
I
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LANY – remember that
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[Verse 1] / Baby / Take a breath, it's been one hell of a week / And when we're mad we say some things we don't mean / But we only fight because we care so much / We care so much
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LANY – ex i never had
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[Verse 1] / I haven't spoken to ya, haven't seen you in months / Too busy living so we fell out of touch / I didn't think I had to let you know we were done / We weren't together
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LANY – Hericane
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The song’s title is a clever play on words. Instead of hurricane (the natural disaster), it’s hericane. The girl in the song is about is a walking tornado, causing damage and
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LANY – get away
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[Verse 1] / You know the deepest cuts by the coolest bands / Spent a year abroad solo in Japan / Wrote your senior paper 'bout exploding stars / How they're made up of the same
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LANY – Malibu Nights
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“Malibu Nights” serves as the title track for Malibu Nights, as well as the closure. The song is about someone’s thoughts after a breakup.
“Malibu Nights” was teased through the
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LANY – the older you get, the less you cry
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[Verse 1] / I fell in love at seventeen / Had to make a choice, either her or my dreams / And I fell in love on the road, but that was a long time ago / I fell for the wrong girl
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LANY – you!
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“you!” sees Klein sing about a person entering his life during a difficult time, and then becoming a complement to his life in many ways.
As the third promotional single of LANY’s
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LANY – (Saturday Night) 3:22 A.M.
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[Intro] / (It's always summer on the) / (It's always summer on the) / [Verse 1] / Don't worry 'bout the future / Don't worry 'bout the past / And if you're feelin' lonely / I can
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LANY – Run
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“Run” is the sixth track on LANY’s sophomore album, Malibu Nights.
The song is rumored to be about lead singer Klein’s ex-girlfriend, Dua Lipa, who reconnected with ex Isaac Carew
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LANY – Alonica
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[Verse 1] / I'm fallin' out of love with you, LA / Runnin' out of reasons I should stay / I'm overwhelmed, I'm over it / It's too cold here anyway / I'm fallin' out of love with
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LANY – i still talk to jesus
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“i still talk to Jesus” is the fifth track on LANY’s third album mama’s boy.
The song was confirmed by Paul Klein in an interview with Keeping Track on Instagram. Klein expanded
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Kelsea Ballerini & LANY – I Quit Drinking
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[Verse 1: Kelsea Ballerini] / We used to be the life of the party / Body to body, dance the night away / Shoot tequila straight / Obsessed with each other / And down for another
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LANY & Julia Michaels – okay
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“okay” is LANY’s first release since their second album Malibu Nights, and their first collaboration ever.
While recording for Malibu Nights, the band met Michaels at Conway
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LANY – Valentine's Day
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“Valentine’s Day” is the seventh song on LANY’s second album Malibu Nights. Despite the title, the song is about a slow process of recovery after a painful breakup.
Paul revealed
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LANY – good guys
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“good guys” is about self-doubt and the potential of a guy giving so much effort to someone for their romantic interest to not be reciprocated.
As the first single of LANY’s third
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LANY – I Don't Wanna Love You Anymore
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“I Don’t Wanna Love You Anymore” follows “Thru These Tears” as the second single from Malibu Nights, LANY’s 2018 LP. The songs deal with the same breakup. Frontman Paul Klein wrote
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LANY – Pancakes
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“Pancakes” was released on June 30, 2017, and appears as the 12th song on LANY’s debut self-titled album.
The lyrics to the song were revealed in a tweet from singer Paul Klein
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LANY – 'Cause You Have To
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[Verse 1] / Chasin' a heart is like chasin' a ghost / You can't make somebody you love feel the same / If they don't / It doesn't matter the words that you say / 'Cause just like
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LANY – Congrats
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“Congrats” is a song about an immature, dishonest ex who broke the speaker’s heart. The congratulations in the song are sarcastic.
The song was first played during LANY’s Summer
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220 KID & LANY – Stupid Feelings
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[Verse 1] / So tired of adrenaline / Fake love on the internet / Why do I always come back again? / Every time I'm feeling low / Why do I self-medicate? / Drunk texts that I can't
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LANY – XXL
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[Verse 1] / All my favorite songs are from 2018 / We flew around the world with our small-town dreams / You're a superstar and you wear it so well / But nothin' like you in my
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LANY – pink skies
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From where the photo used as the cover art for kinda was taken, Paul Klein has spent many times alone after watching the sunset. He’s said it was on the very slab of concrete in
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LANY – It Even Rains in LA
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[Verse 1] / When you get that call that you weren't prepared for / Or if that call that you want never comes at all / When you need to fly, but you're stuck on the freeway / Or if
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LANY – dna
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[Verse 1] / My reputation says that I fall too fast / They try to twist it, try to make it sound bad / But I don't care, no I don't care / I broke some hearts and had my heart
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LANY – I Pray
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[Verse 1] / Our knees were touchin' in the back of the car when they didn't need to / But you didn't move yours, and I didn't move mine / Our eyes kept lockin' in the back of the
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LANY – yea, babe, no way
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A contemplative, love-drenched track, “yea, babe, no way” finds the narrator reminiscing upon a failed relationship and their battle to refrain from getting in contact with their
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LANY – care less
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[Verse 1] / I'm not gonna talk about love on a Brooklyn rooftop / What a waste of time / These drinks that we're throwing down adding up to a lot / For a Monday night / [Pre-Chorus
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LANY – Out Of My League
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[Verse 1] / She loves the sand, she loves the bar / Got half the beach left in my car / Sweetheart from a sweet home Alabama trailer park / Straight off the page of a magazine / A
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LANY – ILYSB (Stripped)
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[Verse 1] / Ain't never felt this way / Can't get enough so stay with me / It's not like we got big plans, oh / Let's drive around town holding hands / [Pre-Chorus] / And you need
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LANY – Love At First Fight
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Love At First Fight is the first single off LANY’s fifth studio album, I Really Really Hope So.
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LANY – if this is the last time
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“if this is the last time” is a family love letter which comes with an important message: every moment is precious, so treat it as if it is your last.
As the second single of LANY
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LANY – quit
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“Quit” is a song about two people in a relationship trying to live in the moment. Worries about the past and future seem to be causing arguments and pushing the singer’s partner to
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LANY – live it down
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[Intro] / First to let you live it down / [Verse 1] / I just heard in so many words / That with every right decision, you just took a turn / I bet everything inside you wants to
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LANY – anything 4 u
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[Verse 1] / I know the house you grew up in / All of the names of your best friends / I know the way you feel about your dad / I spent the summer on your couch / You fell in love
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LANY – nobody else
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[Verse 1] / California sunshine / But sometimes it's gonna rain / Wish it was always blue skies / But they can turn to gray / Work yourself to the bone / But sometimes you just can
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LANY – Dumb Stuff
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Dumb Stuff is the start of a relationship where everything is perfect; Paul is infatuated with this girl, as most people are when first in love.
It’s the first song on LANYs self
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