 Genius Lyrics
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The Police – Tea in the Sahara
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Sting, singer and main songwriter for The Police, has used many literary references in his songwriting, ranging from Nabokov to Jung. Track ten of 1983’s Synchronicity borrows
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The Police – Tea in the Sahara (live)
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My sisters and I / Have one wish before we die / And it may sound strange / As if our minds are deranged / Please don't ask us why / Beneath the sheltering sky / We have this
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Sting – Tea in the Sahara
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[Verse 1] / My sisters and i / Have this wish before we die / And it may sound strange / As if our minds are deranged / Please don't ask us why / Beneath the sheltering sky / We
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Genius Lists – Songs Based On Stories
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The perfect way for Lit Geniuses to get in on the music scene, or vice versa. Let us know if you work on any of these songs by making an annotation.
– Album cover to Leviathan
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The Police – Fall Out
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[Verse 1] / I never followed leaders / I've got no machine / And I've paid my dues all along / Always had to fake it / When I mixed with other people / 'Cause I knew that I was
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The Police – Every Breath You Take
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“Every Breath You Take” is, to this day, still perceived to be a love song. However, the lyrics are actually spoken from a character with sinister intent. During the time Sting
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The Police – Synchronicity II
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“Synchronicity II”, the third single from 1983’s Synchronicity, presents a scenario that illustrates the philosophy developed by Carl Jung in where he defines synchronicity as “a
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The Police – Synchronicity I
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The opening track of The Police’s blockbuster 1983 album Synchronicity starts with a repeating synthesizer riff. From there it’s a cavalcade of theoretical concepts on the
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The Police – O My God
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One of the closest links to the older Police sound on 1983’s Synchronicity, track three incorporates lyrics from two earlier Police songs, “Three o' Clock Shit” (which was never
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The Police – King of Pain
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According to Sting, while spending time in Jamaica with his love interest and future wife, Trudie Styler, Sting noticed sunspot activity and the ensuing conversation developed the
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The Police – Wrapped Around Your Finger
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“Wrapped Around Your Finger” is the second UK and fourth US single from the 1983 blockbuster album Synchronicity. It is another observation on control and the empowered protégé
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The Police – Murder by Numbers
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Though originally the B-side to the Every Breath You Take single, track eleven of 1983’s Synchronicity was added to the CD and cassette versions to pad out the timing. While
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The Police – Miss Gradenko
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The last of Stewart Copeland’s writing contributions to The Police, “Miss Grandenko” is track four of 1983’s Synchronicity. Admittedly about “forbidden love and a totalitarian
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The Police – Walking in Your Footsteps
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Track two of 1983’s Synchronicity continues the use of synths as a major harmonic element, but this time they follow a tribal groove. Police drummer Stewart Copeland adds to the
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The Police – Mother
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Composed by guitarist Andy Summers, “Mother” is track four on 1983’s Synchronicity. Featuring lyrics focused on a character’s portrayal of an overbearing mother and the resulting
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YGG – KISS Grime Freestyle with Rude Kid
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## Freestyle / [PK - 0:36] / We're like YGG, G, we're like YGG / G, we're like YGG, everybody knows my team YGG / Had your girl pinging off my BB, we got the swag locked from the
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The Police (Ft. Duane Michals) – Synchronicity Album Cover Artwork
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Click the image to see a detailed annotation on the making of the album art!
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Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag
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“Teenage Dirtbag” is the signature song by Wheatus, released as the band’s debut single in July 2000. It has been featured in many movies and TV shows, and is known for its
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James Joyce – Finnegan's Wake (Chap 1.5)
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In the name of Annah the Allmaziful, the Everliving, the Bringer of Plurabilities, haloed be her eve, her singtime sung, her rill be run, unhemmed as it is uneven! / Her untitled
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ft. Batman, DC Extended Universe & Superman) – New Rules
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Lex Luthor starts hatching his plans against Superman, one of the Battle of Metropolis survivors vandalizes the Man of Steel’s statue, and Bruce Wayne gets one step further in his
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Frank McCourt – Angela's Ashes
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Angela's Ashes / A Memoir of a Childhood / By Frank McCourt / This book is dedicated to my brothers, Malachy, Michael, Alphonsus. I learn from you, I admire you and I love you
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Sting – I Burn for You
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[Verse] / Now that i have found you / In the coolth of your evening smile / The shade of your parasol / And your love flows through me / Though i drink at your pool / I burn for
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