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Mumford & Sons – Hold On to What You Believe
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“Hold On To What You Believe” is a call to resilience. It explains the follies of behaviour in men as well as what darkness lies ahead for those who are to live any life on earth
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Mumford & Sons – After the Storm
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#FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR
This is, like so many other songs on Sigh No More, a song about dealing with the aftermath of personal hardship, using the aftermath of a storm as a metaphor
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Mumford & Sons – The Cave
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‘The Cave’ was the lead single from Mumford and Son’s first album Sigh No More. It received several Song of the Year awards and became known for its ability to incite massive sing-
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Mumford & Sons – Tompkins Square Park
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The opening track of Wilder Mind establishes the bold new direction of Mumford & Sons' music. It is a departure from the banjo-centric folk sound of their career which shot them to
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Mumford & Sons – Ghosts That We Knew
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Once more it seems Mumford’s going to dish out a pensive, potentially sad tune – and then you’re tapping your toe to Ghosts That We Knew. Despite that coup, it’s the Timshel of the
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Mumford & Sons – Thistle & Weeds
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#GARDENING, MUMFORD STYLE
This is the darkest song on the debut album from Mumford & Sons, Sigh No More. Performed live in a haze of red spotlight and smoke, the song uses
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Mumford & Sons – Timshel
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The title of the song, “Timshel,” is a Hebrew word meaning “thou mayest.” John Steinbeck references this word in “East of Eden,” Marcus Mumford’s favorite book, to describe man’s
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Mumford & Sons – Feel the Tide
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She sits him down in a stiff chair / Rubs his back and strokes his hair / Telling him it's okay to cry but he just sits and stares / The merciless moon outside, has nothing now he'
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Mumford & Sons – Ditmas
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Released in 2015 with the rest of Wilder Mind, “Ditmas” is “about a relationship that failed, not for lack of effort or steadiness on Mumford’s part (a constant theme in Wilder
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Louisa Wendorff – Goodbye / Believe
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[Intro] / I know that I can find somebody / You won't ever find nobody else like me / I know that I can find somebody / You won't ever find nobody else like me / [Verse 1] / I was
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Mumford & Sons – The Wolf
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“The Wolf” is the second single released from Mumford & Sons 2015 album, Wilder Mind. Like the rest of Wilder Mind, Mumford & Sons eschew their banjo-driven folk sound for a
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Mumford & Sons – Feel the Tide (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire)
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The live performance of “Feel the Tide” is an upbeat track, albeit the sad tone—Mumford & Sons urge the audience to get involved, letting them know they can stand if they want.
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Mumford & Sons – Snake Eyes
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“Snake Eyes” was released in advance of Mumford & Sons’s 2015 album Wilder Mind, when a live performance of the song was posted to YouTube.
The song’s instrumentation has a steady
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Nothing But Thieves – Believe (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)
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You may call it in this evening / But you've only lost the night / Preset all your pretty feelings / May they comfort you tonight / And I'm climbing over something / And I'm
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Mumford & Sons – Awake My Soul
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#FOOD FOR THE SOUL
“Awake My Soul” is the tenth and most enduring song off of Mumford & Sons first album Sigh No More. Many agree that the lyrics represent coming of age; others
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Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man
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“Little Lion Man” is the debut single by Mumford & Sons, featured on their 2009 album, Sigh No More. It was nominated for “Best Rock Song” for the 53rd Grammy Awards.
The song is
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Mumford & Sons – Winter Winds
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A single from Mumford and Son’s 2009 album Sigh No More.
He considers a meaningless love affair over Winter, troubled by being alone in his home city. BBC’s review probably puts
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Mumford & Sons – White Blank Page
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#WRITER’S ROCK
One of the earliest Mumford songs and also one of the most popular, “White Blank Page” describes being unable to put into words the fallout of a broken
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Mumford & Sons – Sister
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There's a chip on your shoulder, girl / And by God it'll make you fall / If you let it take a part of your soul / I see the love in your brother's eyes / And the love in your
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The Lumineers – Stubborn Love
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Stubborn Love is the second single from The Lumineers' self-titled debut. It was released on October 3rd, 2012. The song is about second chances and forgiveness; the writer
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Of Monsters and Men – Little Talks
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“Little Talks” debuted on Philadelphia’s Radio 104.5 to mass acclaim before Of Monsters and Men even released an album. Later, it became their first song to reach the Billboard Hot
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Joss (Ft. Pyeatt Hitchcock) – I'll Wait (feat. Pyeatt Hitchcock)
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[Intro: Joss] / I'll wait yea / I'll wait right here / (I'll wait for you) / I'll wait yea / I'll wait right here / (I'll wait for you) / I'll wait yea / I'll wait right here / (
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Mumford & Sons – Dust Bowl Dance
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A jarring and emotional song that demonstrates Mumford & Sons’s storytelling ability. We are told the story of a young man who has lost his plains property in the dustbowl of the
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Vance Joy – Mess Is Mine
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“Mess is Mine” is the second single from Vance Joy’s 2014 album Dream Your Life Away.
In an interview with Lewis ‘Homebrew’ McKirdy, Vance gave some insight into these lyrics:
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Ray Davies (Ft. Mumford & Sons) – Days/This Time Tomorrow
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Well, thank you for the days / Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me / I'm thinking of the days / I won't forget a single day, believe me / I bless the light / I bless
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Mumford & Sons – Guiding Light - Acoustic (Live From Electric Lady)
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[Intro] / 1, 2, 3 / [Verse 1] / All day permanent red / The glaze on my eyes / When I heard your voice / The distance caught me by surprise again / [Verse 2] / And I know you claim
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Sprite Lee – Polar
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[Intro] / Oh man, oh man Jefe / [Chorus] / Polar, girl we the opposite I told ya / I knew when we started it was over / I ain't feel no love since October / I'm at war baby, I need
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