 Genius Lyrics
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Queens of the Stone Age – Skin on Skin
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As the title suggests, “Skin on Skin” is a carnal affair from beginning to end. The lyrics describe unrestrained lust and leave little to the imagination. The music is suitably
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Queens of the Stone Age – Broken Box
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Much like “Skin on Skin,” the preceding track on Lullabies to Paralyze, the lyrical theme of “Broken Box” is sexually-charged with some carnal detail. The lyrical content however
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Queens of the Stone Age – Go with the Flow
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“Go with the Flow” was released as the second single off of QotSA’s third album Songs for the Deaf.
The song is about a woman going from relationship to relationship, ditching
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Queens of the Stone Age – Obscenery
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[Verse 1] / Mannequins have flawless skin / You can dress 'em up like me if you like / But don't lobotomy, I'm happy and free / Listening to crickets in the pale moonlight / I don'
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Queens of the Stone Age – Mosquito Song
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[Verse 1] / I know, I know the sun is hot / Mosquitoes come suck your blood / And leave you there all alone / Just skin and bone / When you walk among the trees / Listening to the
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Queens of the Stone Age – Gonna Leave You
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“Gonna Leave You” is sung by Nick Oliveri, the bassist of Queens of the Stone Age on their second and third albums.
Lyrically, “Gonna Leave You” has overlap with “Leg of Lamb
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Queens of the Stone Age (Ft. Billy F. Gibbons) – Burn the Witch
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Thematically, the song follows the fairytale inspired theme of Lullabies To Paralyze. The song describes a witch trial and the fact that people accused of being witches had done
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Queens of the Stone Age – You're So Vague
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This track first appeared on the CD single for Feel Good Hit of the Summer. It would later be included on the 2010 reissue of Rated R.
The track title and chorus lyrics are a
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Queens of the Stone Age – Never Say Never
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A cover of the 1982 song of the same name by Romeo Void, the track was originally included as a “B-side” on the single for Feel Good Hit of the Summer, released in November 2000.
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Queens of the Stone Age – Go With the Flow (Live)
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[Verse 1] / She said, "I'll throw myself away / They're just photos after all" / I can't make you hang around / I can't wash you off my skin / Outside the frame, is what we're
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Queens of the Stone Age – Outlaw Blues
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[Verse 1] / Ain't it hard to stumble / And land in some funny lagoon? / Ain't it hard to stumble / And land in some muddy lagoon? / Especially when it's nine below zero / And three
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Iggy Pop – Break Into Your Heart
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The first song on what may be Iggy Pop’s final album, a collaboration with Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age and Eagles of Death Metal, and founder of seminal stoner metal band
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Queens of the Stone Age – I Never Came
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“I Never Came” is a cold melancholic song with a bee-buzzing guitar sound to it.
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Queens of the Stone Age – Burn the Witch (Live)
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[Verse 1] / Holding hands / Skipping like a stone / On our way / To see what we have done / The first to speak / Is the first to lie / The children cross / Their hearts & hope to
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Queens of the Stone Age – This Lullaby
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The lyrics to “This Lullaby” should be read in conjunction with the lyrics to the album’s closing track, “Long Slow Goodbye,”, which together may be viewed as a bookend to the
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Queens of the Stone Age – The Way You Used to Do
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“The Way You Used To Do” is a fast paced song with a swinging robotic guitar drive. Its “big band swing” is reminiscent of musician Cab Calloway’s music, with its pep and punch.
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Queens of the Stone Age – Turnin’ on the Screw
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This song is somewhere between a self-deprecating reflection on the fleeting nature of fame and a diss on people who embrace bitterness and aloofness as lifestyle choices. Hipsters
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Queens of the Stone Age – Little Sister
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“Little Sister” was released as the first single off Lullabies To Paralyze.
Somewhat famous for being one of a selected few successful rock songs to incorporate the cowbell
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Queens of the Stone Age – Long Slow Goodbye
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The lyrics to “Long Slow Goodbye” should be read in conjunction with the lyrics to the album’s opening track, “This Lullaby,” which together may be seen to bookend the album.
In
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Dexter Ward – Stone Age Warrior
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Thrust into fight in a savage land of wonder / In a land of Vulcanic horizon / His tribe was slain in a dinosaur attack / Now he hunts for revenge alone / A shield carved in the
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Queens of the Stone Age – Everybody's Gonna Be Happy
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A cover of the 1965 song “Ev'rybody’s Gonna Be Happy” by the Kinks, it was included as a bonus track on the limited edition UK and Japanese versions of the album Songs For the Deaf
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Queens of the Stone Age – Medication
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Medication follows the same lyrical themes as “Better Living Through Chemistry,” taking a look at how we’re all hooked on some sort of drug that gets us through the day, whether
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