 Genius Lyrics
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MGMT – Time to Pretend
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MGMT have described the lyrics to “Time To Pretend” as:
We wrote “Time to Pretend” our senior year of college, and the music was inspired by a praying mantis we had in our house
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MGMT – Little Dark Age
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“Little Dark Age” is the first single from MGMT’s 4th album of the same name. Produced by Patrick Wimberly, the track was featured on Zane Lowe’s show “Today’s World Record”, and
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MGMT – Electric Feel
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“Electric Feel” is about sex and the “electric” sensations it provides. It also uses electricity to refer to love, and mentions how worldwide love would change the world.
It is
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MGMT – Kids
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“Kids” is a song that teaches empathy and moderation. As the track begins, the cadence is meant to induce feelings of nostalgia, to bring the listener back to much simpler times as
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Lil Durk – All Love
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[Intro] / (TouchofTrent be wildin' with it) / [Verse 1: Lil Durk] / They told me it's all love, but I love all / I'm Cash App-in' a couple hundred whenever my brother call
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Drake – Hotline Bling
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“Hotline Bling” is most likely about Drake’s old flame from Toronto, Nebby. She’s had an on and off relationship with the 6 God a few times, and her Instagram account is a constant
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MGMT – The Handshake
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The Handshake was released under Oracular Spectacular but was not one of the most popular songs off of the album. This was probably due to the popularity of Electric Feel, Kids
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Snoop Dogg) – Still D.R.E.
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“Still D.R.E.” was the first single released from Dr. Dre’s sophomore album, 2001. While “Still D.R.E.” is seen as a classic West Coast anthem, the song’s lyrics were completely
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The Police – Every Breath You Take
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“Every Breath You Take” is, to this day, still perceived to be a love song. However, the lyrics are actually spoken from a character with sinister intent. During the time Sting
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Conan Gray – Heather
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“Heather” is the tenth track of Conan Gray’s debut album, Kid Krow. Conan previously mentioned “Heather” multiple times in tweets, including one saying:
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Kanye West (Ft. Pusha T) – Runaway
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The piano, the echoing voice in the background, the distortion on his singing, the vocoder solo: every single element of this track is spine-tingling, hauntingly beautiful. Combine
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Travis Scott (Ft. James Blake, Kid Cudi, Philip Bailey & Stevie Wonder) – STOP TRYING TO BE GOD
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On “STOP TRYING TO BE GOD,” Travis cautions rappers to not develop a God complex and to remain true to their roots. The song features Kid Cudi’s signature hums, vocals from Philip
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The Weeknd – Save Your Tears
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On “Save Your Tears,” The Weeknd once again addresses his past relationships and recollects on the experiences they went through together, while also providing no emotional support
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Eric B. & Rakim – Paid In Full
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The title track and fifth and final single from Eric B & Rakim’s debut album. The remix by Coldcut became an unexpected pop hit and was later sampled by Nas for his Stillmatic (
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Rihanna (Ft. JAY-Z) – Umbrella
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Rihanna comforts her lover by telling him she will be there for him, in good times and bad. The umbrella is a metaphor for her support.
“Umbrella” stayed on top of the UK Singles
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Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence
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“Enjoy The Silence” is Depeche Mode’s highest charting song in the US and one of several top ten hits in their homeland the UK. It won “Best British Single” at the 1991 Brit Awards
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Kanye West (Ft. Rick Ross) – Devil In a New Dress
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Produced by Bink!, “Devil In a New Dress” finds Kanye using familiar religious imagery in contemplating all kinds of nasty thoughts about his girl.
It’s perhaps an ode to Amber
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Drake (Ft. Alicia Keys) – Fireworks
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Drake opens his debut LP Thank Me Later with a “monologue” that answers some of the common questions that he ignores in interviews. The song was produced by Drake’s frequent
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Kanye West (Ft. Chris Martin) – Homecoming
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Interpolating a line from Common’s “I Used To Love H.E.R.,” Kanye uses extended metaphor to describe his feelings for Chicago, his home, by comparing it to a lost girlfriend.
Ye
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Drake – Losses
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“Losses” is a track that Drake uses to describe a relationship that went off course. He implies that what he states in this track is undisputable as each verse ends with the line:
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Drake – Lose You
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In “Lose You” Drake speaks to his lover, his family, and his friends, asking them if he has lost them due to his commitment to his career as a rapper taking most of his time and
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Young Thug (Ft. Drake & Travis Scott) – Bubbly
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[Intro] / Wheezy outta here / [Verse 1: Young Thug] / My career 'bout to blast like bubbly / I'm not waitin' for her to say she love me / I can tell she fuck with me, man, trust me
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Drake (Ft. Rick Ross) – Free Spirit
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4th of four songs that Drake dropped in anticipation for his upcoming album, Take Care. It samples Sade’s “I Will Be Your Friend”
October’s Very Own and the world’s most dangerous
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Kendrick Lamar – Mortal Man
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Inspired in part by a 2014 trip to South Africa, “Mortal Man” name-checks leaders from Nelson Mandela, to Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X and Moses.
At the back-end of the song
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21 Savage & Metro Boomin – Glock in My Lap
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On this track, 21 Savage delivers a menacing banger about gang violence and his experience with lethal weapons. He always remains alert and prepared for any danger, even keeping a
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August Alsina – You Deserve
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Produced by The BeatFreqz “You Deserve” is the 4th track off August Alsina debut album “Testimony” which was released April 15th, 2014. He released his album on his late brothers
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2Pac (Ft. Talent) – Changes
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“Changes” is Pac’s timely meditation on race, class and politics.
The piano and chorus are sampled from “The Way It Is” by Bruce Hornsby and the Range.
To see annotations on this
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Pusha T – The Story of Adidon
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“The Story of Adidon” is Pusha-T’s response to Drake’s diss track “Duppy Freestyle.” Inspired by the title, and borrowing the instrumental from JAY-Z’s “The Story of O.J.,” Pusha
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Mac Miller & Empire of the Sun – The Spins
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Mac takes the beat and chorus from Empire of the Sun’s “Half Mast” in order to make a dope ass song
Although the lyrical content isn’t all that amazing, the real purpose for this
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Drake – Child's Play
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On “Child’s Play,” Drake explains to a woman that her simple desires for a new outfit are mere child’s play. He’s happy to indulge as long as she continues to give him what he
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Mariah Carey – We Belong Together
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“We Belong Together” is the second single from Mariah Carey’s notable 2005 comeback album The Emancipation of Mimi.
The track was #1 on the Billboard charts for 14 weeks, which
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Kanye West (Ft. JAY-Z) – Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)
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Both this remix and the original were singles from Kanye’s Late Registration album. Kanye uses the remix to go into more detail on “conflict diamonds”: diamonds which are mined
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BROCKHAMPTON – THE LIGHT
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On the abrasive, guitar-heavy track “THE LIGHT,” both Kevin and Joba deliver personal verses on their past. Joba speaks on the suicide of his father and his current mental health
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Kanye West (Ft. Rihanna) – Famous
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“Famous” explores what it means to be famous—Rihanna personifies fame on the hook.
Kanye premiered the music video for “Famous” on June 24th, 2016, at The Forum in Los Angeles
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Drake – I'm Upset
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“I’m Upset” is the fourth single released by Drake in 2018, following the Scary Hours EP from January and “Nice For What,” which released in April.
Throughout the track, Drake
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Kanye West (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – No More Parties in LA
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This song is the first collaboration between Kanye West & Kendrick Lamar. The L.A. based artists swap stories on “No More Parties in LA,” playfully venting their frustrations with
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KIDS SEE GHOSTS – Cudi Montage
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The melody of “Cudi Montage” is built around the grimy guitar riff from Kurt Cobain’s “Burn the Rain,” a track from the deceased Nirvana frontman’s Montage of Heck – a posthumous
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KIDS SEE GHOSTS (Ft. Pusha T) – Feel the Love
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The opening track of Kanye West’s and Kid Cudi’s first collaborative album, KIDS SEE GHOSTS, features fellow G.O.O.D. Music artist Pusha-T.
Pusha delivers the song’s sole rap
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Johnny Cash – Hurt
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This song, originally written and performed by Nine Inch Nails, is of disputed meaning: is it about self harm, doing heroin, or both? Either way, no matter if it reflects Cash’s
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