 Genius Lyrics
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Vance Joy – Riptide
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The intro and first single to Vance Joy’s debut EP God Loves You When You’re Dancing was a critical and commercial success. Critics praised its clever lyrics filled with pop
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benny blanco, Marshmello & Vance Joy – You
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[Verse 1] / In the moments when I hear my voice but don't feel like myself / Wish I could hold you, it's only you / In the moments when I walk these city streets with someone else
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Vance Joy – Daylight
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[Verse 1] / We were walking arm in arm through Barcelona / There were people singing opera in the streets / And I kissed you by the fountain in the square / A part of my heart will
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Vance Joy – Missing Piece
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[Verse 1] / I've been waiting for the tides to change / For the waves to send you my way / I see you, darling, but you pixelate / It gets hard to take these days / [Pre-Chorus
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Vance Joy – Call If You Need Me
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“Call If You Need Me” got performed live at Lollapalooza Chile on April 2, 2017. It’s the opening song for Vance Joy’s sophomore album Nation Of Two and officially got released on
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Vance Joy – I’m with You
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“I’m with You” is a song by the Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy. A 15-second sample of the song was released on Joy’s Facebook page in February 2018, a week before the
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Vance Joy – This One
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[Verse 1] / I recall the way she looked the first time we met / Short brown hair and a red rain jacket / Oh, how could I forget? / The voice inside my head said, "Oh my Lord" / She
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Vance Joy – Mess Is Mine
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“Mess is Mine” is the second single from Vance Joy’s 2014 album Dream Your Life Away.
In an interview with Lewis ‘Homebrew’ McKirdy, Vance gave some insight into these lyrics:
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Vance Joy – Clarity
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[Verse 1] / The day began like all the rest / A frantic beating in my chest / A panicked reeling in my brain / Perspective lost but nothing gained / [Pre-Chorus] / I was so stuck
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Vance Joy – Wavelength
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[Verse 1] / You bring me back to myself, baby / From nowhere, from nowhere / You're the one I see when I come up for air / Yes, you're always there, is something there? / I don't
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Vance Joy – One of These Days
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[Verse 1] / You think you're ready / But you've got too much on your mind / Too much left to prove / No easy answers / You've got to work it out yourself / You won't hear anyone
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Vance Joy – Fire and the Flood
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“Fire and the Flood” appears on the deluxe edition of Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy’s Dream Your Life Away.
Vance takes on the perspective of a stalker who can’t get over
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Vance Joy – Saturday Sun
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[Chorus] / Oh, Saturday Sun / I met someone / Out on the West Coast / I gotta get back, I can't let this go / Oh, Saturday Sun / I met someone / Don't care what it costs / No ray
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Vance Joy – Wasted Time
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In this song, James expresses a lot of insecurities about his relationship with this girl. Though never directly stated, the lyrics would suggest a feeling of infatuation and
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Vance Joy – Lay It on Me
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“Lay It On Me” is the lead off single off Vance Joy’s second studio LP. The song released July 12, 2017 and radio-premiered one day later on Triple J.
According to Vance Joy, “
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Vance Joy – Who Am I
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As a part of Vance Joy’s debut album, Dream Your Life Away, this song was released on September 5th, 2014.
“Who Am I” is centered around the narrator’s love interest and her
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Vance Joy – Where We Start
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[Verse 1] / Storm rolled in to our surprise / It doesn't rain under the tall trees / You were my lover, you were my tree / You would always protect me / It's easier to take a heart
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Vance Joy – First Time
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“First Time” was released in August of 2014 as Vance Joy’s fourth single off his debut album, Dream Your Life Away. The song charted in both his country of Australia as well as
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Vance Joy – Little Boy
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“Little Boy” is probably the most autobiographical song in Nation of Two. In the live version present in the album Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Vance Joy told the story behind
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Vance Joy – Take Your Time
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[Verse 1] / There's an ocean inside my head / Waves that don't ever rest / This kind of beauty ain't ordinary / You look, but do you really see? / [Pre-Chorus] / Won't you take
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Vance Joy – Bonnie & Clyde
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[Verse 1] / We came out of the cinema / We were rubbing our eyes / Our mouths were dry from the sugar and the popcorn / And we felt a little guilty / About spending that whole
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Vance Joy – From Afar
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“From Afar” explores those relationships that you want but for whatever reason, will never have.
On September 17, 2016 at the CityFolk festival in Ottawa, Ontario, before playing
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Vance Joy – Don't Fade
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[Intro] / (Hmm, babe) / (Hmm, babe) / I could hold you like this all day / Didn't get much sleep, that's okay / Not a single thing needs to change / We can be the light that don't
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Vance Joy – Red Eye
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The song tells the story of two lovers who are separated and must come together to figure things out. In an interview with Spotify, Vance summarizes the song, stating:
Red Eye is
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Vance Joy – Solid Ground
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[Verse 1] / Waves, yeah, it comes in waves / These faded pictures never wash away / Threads, I keep pulling these threads / Unravelled memories scatter in my head / [Pre-Chorus
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Vance Joy – All I Ever Wanted
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[Verse 1] / I was born on a Saturday / My dad, he held me screaming in his arms / And he can talk like it was yesterday / When I got that holy water in my eye / [Pre-Chorus] / It's
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Vance Joy – Georgia
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“Georgia” is the sixth single off Vance Joy’s critically acclaimed album, Dream Your Life Away. Released in February of 2015 and charting high on the Australian ARIA Chart, the
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Vance Joy – Emmylou
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[Verse 1] / Oh, if you're losin' sleep / Oh, if you're losin' sleep, scared of shadows / Oh, see it's just a chair, see the clothes hang there / Oh, don't go losin' sleep, scared
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Vance Joy – Boardwalk
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[Chorus] / Meet me at the boardwalk / I'll be there in a New York minute / And if you need the words, I'll say 'em / Say 'em, and I'll never take 'em back, no / Yeah, we could take
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Vance Joy – Winds of Change
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Dream Your Life Away opens with a musically upbeat track. Despite the cheerful guitars and quick tempo, the subject matter is quite heavy. “Winds of Change” is centered around a
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Vance Joy – We're Going Home
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“We’re Going Home” is a song by the Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy, and it was released on 12 January 2018 as the third single from Joy’s second studio album Nation of Two.
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Vance Joy – My Kind of Man
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Describing his new album Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy talked about “My Kind of Man” saying:
It was inspired by a Facebook post from my uncle about being a simple kind of man (
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Vance Joy – Alone With Me
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[Verse 1] / I saw you smile / I knew you had spirit / Oh won't you let your colors run / And isn't it odd, the way we try to tell ourselves we got limits / You're beautiful, but
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Vance Joy – Catalonia
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[Intro] / Hey, Catalonia, I was just getting to know ya / When you stumble down those streets tonight / Just know you'll be on my mind / You'll be on my mind / [Verse 1] / The
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Vance Joy – Every Side Of You
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[Verse 1] / Yeah, I wanna be on your mind / When the stars ignite, when the summer night unfolds / Yeah, I wanna take a picture now / When the lights go down / And our senses all
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Vance Joy – Ophelia
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[Verse 1] / Ah, ah, when I was younger / I, I should've known better / And I can't feel no remorse / And you don't feel nothing back / [Verse 2] / I, I got a new girlfriend here
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Vance Joy – Snaggletooth
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[Verse 1] / Waiting for you, baby, through the coldest days / Huddled in the backseat of the van / And I know a girl who would wait until it's dark / When she sings, the heavens
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Vance Joy – Like Gold (Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre)
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[Intro] / So, since we were last in town / I released my new album, Nation of Two / Which is super exciting and... Loving playing these new songs and / We're playing a lot of new
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Noah Cyrus & Vance Joy – Everybody Needs Someone
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[Verse 1: Noah Cyrus] / Oceans in between us / Mars and Venus, so far apart / Hopin', just barely hopin' / Bleedin' and broken from open hearts / [Pre-Chorus: Noah Cyrus] / Take my
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Vance Joy – Great Summer
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Vance Joy breaks from his familiar form to create an ode to summer from the perspective of an adolescent.
The theme is bittersweet, while the electronic melody and piano rhythms
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Vance Joy – Play With Fire
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[Verse 1] / I am done, I'm done, I don't care how you feel / I am done, I'm done for now / And I see, I see with every glance I steal / I am done, I'm done for now / [Chorus] / You
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Vance Joy – Green Eyes (Live at Splendour XR 2021)
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[Verse 1] / Honey, you are a rock / Upon which I stand / And I come here to talk / I hope you understand / [Pre-Chorus] / The green eyes / Yeah, the spotlight shines upon you / And
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Vance Joy – Best That I Can
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[Verse 1] / Say I don't look much like a lover / Doesn't mean that I won't try / To set your world on fire every once in a while / We lie on the kitchen floor / Hot air rises and
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Vance Joy – We All Die Trying to Get It Right
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[Verse 1] / Think you're in control until you're not / And you're so in love until you're not / Find a place where we can be alone / Find a place where we can be ourselves / So aim
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