 Genius Lyrics
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The Killers – Goodnight, Travel Well
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This song is about losing a loved one, and saying goodbye to that soul. It forces us to realize the futility of all the fights with those we fundamentally hold dear to our hearts
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TV Show Soundtracks – Trending Music: Week of 9/21/15
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The television and film industry are a pervasive and enormous part of a majority of people’s lives. These visual works usually utilize music to make their experience more complete
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The Killers – A Dustland Fairytale
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“A Dustland Fairytale” is a song from The Killers' 4th studio album, Day & Age, released in 2008.
It was written about the story of how lead singer Brandon Flowers' parents met
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Genius Lists – Songs of Eulogy and Bereavement
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This may seem a morbid subject for a song list, but death is something we all must deal with. Whether you see your own death looming or you’re trying to come to grips with the loss
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The Killers – Spaceman
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Brandon Flowers’s commentary on rising fame and how it’s similar to being abducted, probed, and dissected by aliens.
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The Killers – The World We Live In
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[Chorus 1] / This is the world that we live in / I feel myself get tired / This is the world that we live in / [Verse 1] / Well maybe I was mistaken / I heard a rumor that you quit
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The Killers – Losing Touch
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[Verse 1] / Console me in my darkest hour / Convince me that the truth is always gray / Caress me in your velvet chair / Conceal me from the ghost you cast away / [Chorus 1] / I
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Visionaries – If You Can't Say Love
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[Hook] / (Since you were) always here / (I even) wrote the songs (and all the) time we shared / And if you can't say love (justice) will prevail / (and even) love will over come (
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The Killers – This Is Your Life
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[Verse 1] / Candy talks to strangers / Thinks her life's in danger / No one gives a damn about her hair / It's lonely down on Track Street / She used to go by Jackie / The cops
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The Killers – Joy Ride
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[Verse 1] / It's getting close to sundown / Over the Sierra / Stranded on the heat wave / Burning with desire / She was on the sidewalk / Looking for a nightlife / Talked about the
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The Killers – I Can't Stay
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[Verse 1] / The emotion it was electric / And the stars, they all aligned / I knew I had to make my decision / But I never made the time / No, I never made the time / [Chorus] / In
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The Killers – Tidal Wave
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[Verse 1] / He’s always trouble with his non-complacence / Shotgun eyes, shotgun eyes / His subtlety, his mystery / Not like the other guys / She’s always taken by his reputation
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The Killers – Neon Tiger
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A little explanation of this song, courtesy of Time Out Chicago:
Time Out:
Let’s talk about “Neon Tiger.” That’s symbolism, right?
Brandon Flowers:
No, it’s about a tiger. I’m
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Chance the Rapper – Everything's Good (Good Ass Outro)
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Made as a “thank you” for his dad and considered to be “the best track on Acid Rap” by Chance himself, “Everything’s Good (Good Ass Outro)” about how things have changed for Chano
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Eagles – Hotel California
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One of the most mysterious and widely speculated songs in rock history, “Hotel California” is best described in the words of its creators. As Don Henley explained in the Daily Mail
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Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
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As the second single of The Black Eyed Peas' E.N.D. era, this track came to be the most successful off the album.
After the single’s success, the group released Invasion Of I
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Shania Twain – That Don't Impress Me Much
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“That Don’t Impress Me Much” is the sixth single from Come on Over and the 12th track on the original, 1997 version of the album. It spent a week at number eight, its peak position
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The Doors – The End
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“The End” served as the finale for many of The Doors' most notable concerts. The lyrics are a combination of different variations sung during jam-style performances over several
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The Notorious B.I.G. (Ft. 112) – Sky's The Limit
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“Sky’s The Limit” is a rag-to-riches story—the three verses describe different parts of Biggie’s life. The track went gold in 1998, after his death.
Biggie first describes his
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Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
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Widely considered to be one of the greatest songs of all time, “Bohemian Rhapsody” was the first single released from Queen’s fourth studio album, A Night at the Opera. It became
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Fell th – Gangsta Rap (Explicit) (Very Long Verses) (Recorded 2017)
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[Intro] / Uh, Yeah. My gangsta rap with Rhymes / [Verse 1] / I'm trying to kick it with you / Only one thing left to do / I do what I do wit my crew / Free treats, free pay-per-
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2Pac (Ft. Outlawz) – Hit 'Em Up
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Arguably the most memorable diss track of the East Coast–West Coast rivalry, 2Pac and The Outlawz hit up Biggie Smalls, P. Diddy, and Mobb Deep, with direct threats of violence.
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The Smiths – Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
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Perhaps the Smiths at their most delicate, “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want” is a minimal, yet lush two minutes of almost otherworldly beauty.
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