Genius Lyrics
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The xx – VCR
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“VCR” is about simple, nostalgic, and cute love. VCRs, or videocassette recorders, were used throughout the 1980s and 1990s to watch and record video until the DVD was invented in
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Tyler, The Creator – VCR / Wheels
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Tyler’s take on an R&B/rap slow jam. It uses VCR imagery for an R. Kelly-style extended double entendre about having strong, rapey feelings for a woman in a surrealist backdrop.
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The xx – VCR (Four Tet Remix)
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You used to have all the answers / And you, you still have them too / And we, we live half in the daytime / And we, we live half at night / Watch things on VCRs / With me and talk
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The xx – VCR (Matthew Dear Remix)
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You used to have all the answers / And you, you still have them too / And we, we live half in the daytime / And we, we live half at night / Watch things on VCRs / With me and talk
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G-Eazy – VCR (The XX Cover)
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[Verse 1] / You, you said you have all the answers / And you, you still have them too / And we, we live half in the day time / And we, we live half at night / [Chorus] / Watch
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The Antlers – VCR
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[Verse 1] / You, you used to have all the answers / And you, you still have them too / And we, we live half in the day time / And we, we live half at night / [Chorus] / Watch
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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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Tyler, The Creator – VCR / Wheels
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Tyler’s take on an R&B/rap slow jam. It uses VCR imagery for an R. Kelly-style extended double entendre about having strong, rapey feelings for a woman in a surrealist backdrop.
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The Hood Internet (Ft. Class Actress, Freddie Gibbs & Telli Gramz) – VCR
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[Chorus: Class Actress] / Watch things on VCRs / With me and talk about big love / I think we're superstars / You say you think we are the best thing / But you, you just do / You
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The xx – Insects
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(Verse 1) / Those eyes / Those eyes / Those eyes / Those eyes were sharp like sharpest knife / (Verse 2) / When I see you and I'm going away / You hold me captive with the things
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The xx – Night Time (Greg Wilson Remix)
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Night time sympathize, I've been working on white lies (repeated) / You mean that much to me and its hard to show / Can't take the inside of me when you go / Can I confess these
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Florence + the Machine (Ft. The xx) – You've Got the Love (Jamie xx Rework)
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This is a rework of Florence and the Machine’s “You’ve Got the Love” by a member of The xx, Jamie xx, featuring both Oliver and Romy as vocalists. It was released by the band’s
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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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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 – 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 – 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 – Heart Skipped a Beat
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Oliver and Romy trades lines detailing the difficulties and emotions felt after a break-up.
This track is one of the stand-out cuts off The xx’s critically acclaimed debut album
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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 – Shelter (John Talabot Remix)
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I find shelter in this way / Under cover, hide away / Can you hear when I say / I have never felt this way / Maybe I had said something that was wrong / Can I make it better with
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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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