 Genius Lyrics
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Rilo Kiley – Silver Lining
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“Silver Lining” is the first song from Rilo Kiley’s final album Under The Blacklight. The song is about a relationship and its end. The song plays with the idiom ‘Every cloud has a
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Rilo Kiley – Silver Lining (Recordist Mix)
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[Verse 1] / And I'm not going back / Into rags or in the hole / And our bruises are coming / But we will never fold / And I was your silver lining / As the story goes / I was your
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Rilo Kiley – Big Break
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You came to me with all the force of a feather duster / Do you recall how you got your bell rung? / Did you forget you were my pet till you got loose? / Now you're on your own
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Rilo Kiley – Under the Blacklight
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[Verse 1] / When you get sober, will you get kinder? / 'Cause when you get uptight, it's such a drag / When I get older, I won't remember / Until that day comes, I've got somethin
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Rilo Kiley – Close Call
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[Verse 1] / She was born on a Brighton pier / To a gypsy mother and a bucket of tears / Her good looks coulda sailed a ship / But her will alone coulda sunk it / Funny thing about
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Rilo Kiley – The Moneymaker
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[Verse 1] / You got the money maker / You got the money maker / You got the money maker / This is your chance to make it / [Chorus] / Out, out, out, oh yeah / You'll get out, out
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Rilo Kiley – Dreamworld
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“Dreamworld” by Rilo Kiley explores escapism. The song describes disappointing situations that people ignore, choosing to pretend to live in their “dreamworld,” where things are
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Rilo Kiley – The Angels Hung Around
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[Verse 1] / I been had and I been held / With the ghosts at bay / And I been oaked and I been doped / And carried away / I been charred and I been scarred / On my own face / But I
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Rilo Kiley – 15
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“15” is an indie song by Rilo Kiley about a misled 15 year old girl who is taken advantage of by a scummy man. The lyrics strongly suggest that he is abusive and a bad influence
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Rilo Kiley – Dejalo
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[Chorus] / Dejalo, nuestra cosa / Dejalo, nuestra cosa / Dejalo, nuestra cosa / Dejalo, nuestra cosa / [Verse 1] / I got a mind if you wanna waste it / I got a man if you wanna
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Rilo Kiley – Smoke Detector
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[Verse 1] / My eyes burn, everybody smokes / My eyes burn, everybody smokes / I smoke too, but not as much as you / I do the smoke detector / There is a girl in a tank top / She is
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Rilo Kiley – Breakin' Up
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[Verse 1] / It's not as if New York City / Burnt down to the ground / Once you drove away / It's not as if the sun won't shine / When clouds up above / Wash the blues away / [
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Rilo Kiley – Breakin' Up (The Loving Hand Remix)
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[Verse 1] / It's not as if New York City / Burnt down to the ground / Once you drove away / It's not as if the sun won't shine / When clouds up above / Wash the blues away / [
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Rilo Kiley – Breakin' Up (Hot Chip Remix)
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[Verse 1] / It's not as if New York City / Burnt down to the ground / Once you drove away / It's not as if the sun won't shine / When clouds up above / Wash the blues away / [
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Rilo Kiley – Portions for Foxes
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[Verse 1] / There's blood in my mouth 'cause I've been biting my tongue all week / I keep on talking trash but I never say anything / [Pre-Chorus] / And the talking leads to
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Rilo Kiley – Does He Love You?
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In a narrative form familiar to country songs, “Does He Love You?” depicts conversations between two friends. The narrator lives in California and is unmarried, while her friend is
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Rilo Kiley – The Execution of All Things
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[Verse 1] / Soldiers, come quickly / I feel the earth beneath my feet / I'm feeling badly, it's not an attempt at decency / And if you're well off, well, then I'm happy some for
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Rilo Kiley – A Better Son/Daughter
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From the 2002 album The Execution of All Things, “A Better Son/Daughter” is one of frontwoman Jenny Lewis’s most personal songs, detailing a deeply wounded speaker who eventually
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Rilo Kiley – With Arms Outstretched
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This song was played in both the first and last episodes of the tv show Weeds.
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Rilo Kiley – Pictures of Success
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[Verse 1] / Build your own television receiver / Staying home can't be that bad for me / 'Cause I'm not scared / But I'd like some extra spare time / Easily earn me big money / [
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Rilo Kiley – The Good That Won't Come Out
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“The Good That Won’t Come Out” depicts a narrator experiencing excessive unwanted thoughts about death, both in the short and long term. Discussions of climate change turn inward
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Rilo Kiley – More Adventurous
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[Intro] / Hm, it wasn't that rad / [Verse 1] / And it's only doubts that we're counting / On fingers broken long ago / I read with every broken heart / We should become more
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Rilo Kiley – Capturing Moods
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[Verse 1] / Moods don't command you / If you don't know what you're going through / There's love for you / Up where the population grows / [Verse 2] / There's friendly people in
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Rilo Kiley – It Just Is
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This song was inspired by the death of fellow musician, Elliott Smith. Smith’s death in 2003 sent ripples throughout the community and the members of Rilo Kiley were good friends
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Rilo Kiley – Go Ahead
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[Verse 1] / If you wanna find yourself by traveling out west / Or if you wanna find somebody else that's better / Go ahead, go ahead / [Verse 2] / If you wanna buy a brand new
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