 Genius Lyrics
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Radiohead – Paranoid Android
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“Paranoid Android,” the first single from OK Computer, is characterized by three distinct moods written in what Thom Yorke referred to as three different states of mind. The song’s
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Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again
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“Never Let Me Down Again” is the first song off Music for the Masses and the second single from the album.
Although the theme of the song is generally regarded as drug use, writer
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Radiohead – No Surprises
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“No Surprises” is the fourth and final single from Radiohead’s third album, OK Computer. It was the first song to be recorded for the album, and the band actually stuck with the
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Radiohead – I Might Be Wrong
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Although the album version is heavily produced by Nigel Godrich and Radiohead, with a more electronic texture, I Might Be Wrong is one of the more guitar-oriented songs on Amnesiac
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Radiohead – Exit Music (For A Film)
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Radiohead was in the middle of their 1996 tour when they were approached by director Baz Luhrmann to record a song meant for his upcoming film, Romeo + Juliet.
The band was shown
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Radiohead – Jigsaw Falling into Place
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Thom Yorke (and his close friend Adam Buxton, who directed the video for this song) has stated in interviews that ‘Jigsaw Falling Into Place’ is based on the messy drunken nights
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Radiohead – Burn the Witch
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Radiohead has a long history with this song. Phrases related to “Burn the Witch” first appeared in the cover art to 2003’s Hail to the Thief. The lyrics were reportedly finished in
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Lana Del Rey – How to disappear
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In “How to disappear” Lana describes her mixed feelings and how this guy seems incapable of expressing his own.
Del Rey said the song was one of the last ones to be written for
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Radiohead – Airbag
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“Airbag” is the first song off OK Computer.
The song is somewhat autobiographical – Thom had been involved in a car accident roughly a decade before, his life saved by an airbag
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Radiohead – Go to Sleep. (Zane Lowe - 8/12/03)
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[Verse 1] / Something for the rag and bone man / Over my dead body / Something big is gonna happen / Over my dead body / [Verse 2] / Someone's son or someone's daughter / Over my
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Radiohead – Street Spirit (Fade Out)
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A song about the futility of life, the pointlessness of existence and the certainty of death.
The song is a fitting end to a quite depressing album in which Yorke ends with a
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System Of A Down – Chop Suey!
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Rick Rubin, who produced Toxicity for System of a Down, cites this song as one of his most important projects. He told Rolling Stone:
This song was originally going to be called “
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Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime
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In this song, producer Brian Eno and Talking Heads frontman David Byrne are at the apogee of whatever it is they do (Byrne claims he was just riffing on some Southern preacher).
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The Smile – You Will Never Work in Television Again
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[Verse 1] / Fear not my love, he's a fat fucking mist / Young bones spat out, girls slitting their wrists / Curtain calling for the kiss, from the nursery rhyme / Behind some rocks
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Coldplay – Fix You
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“Fix You” is the fourth track and second single from Coldplay’s third album X&Y. It was written by Chris Martin for his then-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, to comfort her after her father
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Clara La San – Let You Go
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[Verse 1] / I don't understand, you said you'd never leave / You told me that you'd be there, but you lied again to me / You're always on my mind, and when it's late at night / I
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Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
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“Teenage Dream” was released as the second single from Perry’s studio album of the same name. The song became Perry’s second number one Hot 100 single from the album, following the
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Radiohead – True Love Waits (Live in Oslo)
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[Verse 1] / I'll drown my beliefs / To have your babies / I'll dress like your niece / And wash your swollen feet / [Chorus] / Just don't leave / Don't leave / [Verse 2] / I'm not
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Deftones – Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)
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This song is based on an old Depeche Mode song called ‘Never Let Me Down Again’ about just forgetting all your troubles and leaving on a trip with close friends on a road trip type
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ARMNHMR (Ft. Nevve) – Here with Me
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[Verse 1] / Remember the time we were driving to Malibu? / You were killing my vibe with that "too cool" attitude / 'Cause you always think I'm annoying you when I talk to you
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Pigeon John – Perfect Formality
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[Verse One] / Checking out The Wake Up Show and I know / I'm never gonna fit in / The pattern sound the same as the flow and it shows / That no one's really listening / See, all i
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Gorillaz (Ft. Shaun Ryder) – DARE
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“Dare” (also stylised as “挑戦 (DARE)”) was released on August 29, 2005 as the second single from Demon Days. It features guest vocals from iconic Manchester rock band Happy Mondays
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Frank Ocean – Pink + White
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Produced by Pharrell Williams and featuring uncredited backing vocals from Beyoncé, “Pink + White” details Frank’s memories of his youth and someone close to him who passed away
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Kendrick Lamar – N95
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“N95” is the second track on Kendrick Lamar’s fifth and final studio album with Top Dawg Entertainment, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. The song’s title refers to N95 face masks
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Eminem – Not Afraid
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An inspirational and brutally honest anthem for Eminem’s fans addressing that of his struggles and triumphs, and encouraging his fans to reach their triumphs as well.
When
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Coldplay – Yellow
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“Yellow” is the fifth track and second single from Coldplay’s 2000 debut album Parachutes. It is one of their oldest and most enduring hits, continuing to be a celebrated staple of
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Talking Heads – Radio Head
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“Radio Head” can be thought of as a companion piece to “Television Man” from the preceding album, Little Creatures. Where “Television Man” examined the relationship one has with TV
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Gorillaz (Ft. De La Soul) – Feel Good Inc.
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“Feel Good Inc.” is about criticism of herd mentality, isolation, and escapism.
The music video features computer-generated imagery combined with 2D animation. The inspiration for
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Bullet for My Valentine – Tears Don't Fall
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“Tears Don’t Fall” is a song by the Welsh metalcore band Bullet For My Valentine. It is the band’s fourth single from their first full-length studio album, The Poison. The single
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System Of A Down – Radio/Video
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“Radio/Video” contrasts vivid memories of Daron Malakian’s fifth birthday party—at a So-Cal Shakey’s Pizza—with a bittersweet image of hearing himself on the radio later in life.
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Stereophonics – Maybe Tomorrow
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[Verse 1] / I've been down, and I'm wondering why / These little black clouds keep walking around / With me / With me / It wastes time, and I'd rather be high / Think I'll walk me
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Katy Perry – Firework
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“Firework” is a song by American singer Katy Perry from her third studio album, Teenage Dream. The song was released as the third single, following the success of singles “
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Xaphoon Jones (Ft. Donnis) – Follow Us (Xaphoon Jones Wonderman Intro Remix)
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Xaphoon Jones' remix of Big Boi’s 2010 song “Follow Us”. This song has the same beat and serves as the intro to “Wonderman”, the next song on The Xaphoon Jones Mixtape. That song
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System Of A Down – Lonely Day
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“Lonely Day” is a song by System of a Down, from Hypnotize. Contrary to popular belief, this song is not about Daron Malakian’s brother, because he is an only child. He wrote this
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Radiohead – Pyramid Song
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Malevolent, moving, epic, this sets the stage for the rest of Amnesiac. It has spooky piano chords, Thom Yorke singing beautifully, and strings that evoke being pulled into a
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