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Genius English Translations – G-Dragon - 그 XX (That XX) (English Translation)
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In “그 XX (That XX),” G-Dragon secretly crushes on a girl who’s in a relationship with a guy that cheated on her. The girl is blinded by love, so she refuses to believe the truth
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The xx – Intro
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“Intro”, a simple, two minute instrumental song is easily The xx’s most popular song. As of August 2017, it’s their most streamed song on Spotify, racking up over 200 million
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Genius Romanizations – G-Dragon - 그 XX (That XX) (Romanized)
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In “그 XX (That XX),” G-Dragon secretly crushes on a girl who’s in a relationship with a guy that cheated on her. The girl is blinded by love, so she refuses to believe the truth
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The xx – Angels
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“Angels” opens with a restrained style and soft-spoken verses about the idea of being in love. Croft’s lyrics compare the premature end of an relationship to “dreaming of angels
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The xx – Unfold
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[Verse 1: Oliver Sim] / Am I blind? / You move your hand away from mine / And I don't take it as a sign / That you're any less than mine / [Chorus 1: Oliver Sim, Romy Madley Croft
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The xx – Crystalised
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“Crystalised” is about a complicated relationship, and ultimately uses crystallization as a metaphor for love. It’s the lead single from The xx’s eponymous debut album. Romy and
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The xx – On Hold
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“On Hold” is about trying to extend an already broken relationship. When you keep someone on hold during a phone call, they don’t know if they should wait for the call to resume or
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The xx – Say Something Loving
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Airy and open, “Say Something Loving” uses echoed guitars, a matching bassline, varied percussion and programming as well as orchestration to express the feeling of feeling
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The xx – Shelter
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“Shelter” is the kind of track that launched the xx into a global phenomenon. Romy’s lyrical longing to right her perceived “wrong” is heart-wrenching. When it’s set to the stark
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The xx – Missing
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[Chorus: Oliver Sim] / My heart is beating / In a different way / Been gone such a long time / I don't feel the same / My heart is beating / In a different way / Been gone such a
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The xx – Replica
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Driven by Oliver Sim’s looping bassline, Romy’s haunting guitar hooks and mellow keyboards and a stripped-down piano melody from Jamie, “Replica” evolves the intimate, mid-tempo
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The xx – Performance
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[Verse 1: Romy Madley Croft] / If I scream at the top of my lungs / Will you hear what I don't say? / If I dance like I'm on a stage / Will you see I seem out of place? / If I put
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The xx – Fantasy
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Mysterious in composition and with hushed vocals by Sim, “Fantasy” opens up with overlaid synths, the ends with a distorted bassline, Romy’s guitar hooks and fluttering samples
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The xx – Infinity
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Starting with the music itself screams nostalgia, the echoing of the guitar, everything is really slow with the reverb. And this perfectly mimics the kind of emotions that are
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The xx – Basic Space
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“Basic Space” is about sex and intimacy in a new-relationship. The song, written solely by band member Romy Madley-Croft, utilizes several metaphors including water, stone, wax
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The xx – Dangerous
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Kicking it off with an ensemble of brass instruments, “Dangerous” starts off I See You with a more livelier sound and aesthetic than Coexist and xx, while still retaining the
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The xx – Lips
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“Lips” is different than the typical xx song. It is still sparse in composition and carries over a common theme established in songs like “Basic Space”, but it also spins off the
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The xx – Islands
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“Islands” is about fully committing oneself to one person in that relationship. Although the narrator has had other relationships and casual flings, the relationship they find in
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The xx – Reconsider
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iTunes bonus track from Coexist
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The xx – Test Me
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Like “Our Song” on Coexist, the final track off of I See You is about the dynamics between the members of The xx. After the release of Coexist, their relationships were strained
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The xx – Fiction
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[Verse 1] / Fiction when we're not together / Mistaken for a vision, something of my own creation / I wake up alone, with only daylight between us / Last night the world was
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The xx – Sunset
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The 6th track off The xx’s sophomore effort, Coexist features typically minimal but intriguing production.
This song was also featured in the season 2 finale of popular US legal
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The xx – I Dare You
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“I Dare You” is the second premiered song from The xx’s third album I See You. It premiered on Saturday Night Live on November 20th, 2016 and explains the feelings of dealing with
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The xx – Seasons Run
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Although I See You as a whole is a departure from the previous The xx albums, “Seasons Run” is a unique track in and of itself. Beginning with an upbeat, jingling tune, the
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The xx – Tides
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Tides Lyrics: You leave with the tide / And I can't stop you leaving / I can see it in your eyes / Some things have lost their meaning / Devote to me ...
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The xx – Together
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From the soundtrack for the 2013 film version of The Great Gatsby.
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Marc E. Bassy – XX
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[Intro] / Maybe we get high, just so we can come back down to earth / Maybe we'll get by / That's all that matters / Baby when I'm alone, I'm never really alone / Just pretending
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The xx – A Violent Noise
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Oliver previously addressed his disenchantment with the partying lifestyle on “Stranger In a Room” from Jamie’s solo album In Colour. He explores it further here, and more directly
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The xx – On Hold (Jamie xx Remix)
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[Verse: Oliver Sim] / I th– / I th– / It could be love, be love / I thought / I th– / I th– / I thought / I th– / I thought that you, you'd come back to me / I thought that you
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The xx – Reunion
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The song explores the idea of getting back together after a break up.
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Jamie xx (Ft. Romy) – Loud Places
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“Loud Places” was the fourth song released in advance of Jamie xx’s 2015 album, In Colour, which followed the “Girl” / “Sleep Sound” single released the previous year. The track
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The xx – Naive
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[Intro: Drake] / That's the wrong thing / That's the wrong thing to / That's the wrong thing to do / That's the wrong thing / That's the wrong thing to / That's the wrong thing to
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The xx – Brave for You
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“Brave for You” is the first time Romy Madley Croft has written a song about her parents' deaths. Her mother died when she was 11, and her father died while she was touring xx at
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The xx – Reunion & Sunset (Live)
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[Part I: Reunion] / [Verse 1: Oliver Sim] / Revisit a life we both left behind / We don't know the harm / Move to the ever moving / All blazing, we go over and over / Over and over
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The xx – Night Time
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‘Night Time’ is the second to last track on The xx’s debut album ‘xx’.
The song holds a very eerie aura to it and explores the troubles in a relationship based solely around sex
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The xx – Teardrops
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This is a cover of the 1988 Womack & Womack song, Teardrops. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8AOAap6_k4
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The xx – Our Song
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While xx singer/songwriters Oliver and Romy always seem to singing at each other, the truth is that they often write their lyrics alone and about different people. “Our Song
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Jamie xx (Ft. Oliver Sim) – Stranger in a Room
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This song features vocals from Oliver Sim, a fellow member of The xx.
The calm ambient strings in the background of this song are very reminiscent of the band’s typical sound.
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The xx – Missing (Round Remix)
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My heart is beating in a different way / Been gone such a long time / I don't feel the same / My heart is beating in a different way / Been gone such a long time / Will you miss me
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Jamie xx (Ft. Romy) – SeeSaw
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“SeeSaw” is the third track on Jamie xx’s solo debut In Colour, featuring bandmate Romy Croft from The xx.
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The xx – Swept Away
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[Verse 1: Oliver Sim & Romy Madley Croft] / I get swept away / When I think of you / Take me to that place / Where it's control I lose / I'm soothed by you, you take it all away
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The xx – Reconsider (Jamie xx Edit)
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Remember me, I'm the one that's back from / Over / Time's gone by and I'm still so far from / Over / You reappeared like you had never been gone / I lose composure / You're
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