 Genius Lyrics
|
|
alt-J – U&ME
|
|
“U&ME” tells a euphoric love story that devolves into a drug trip but nevertheless remains a cherished memory. The song arrived with the announcement of the band’s fourth LP, The
|
|
alt-J – U&ME (The De Beauvoir Session)
|
|
Feb 16, 2022 ... U&ME (The De Beauvoir Session) Lyrics:
|
|
alt-J – U&ME (Apple Music Home Session)
|
|
Have the inside scoop on this song? Sign up and drop some knowledge. Start the song bio. Q&A. Find answers to frequently ...
|
|
alt-J – Get Better
|
|
The sixth track and second single off of alt-J’s 2022 album “The Dream,” Get Better was first teased on a new Instagram account “getbetter_altj” with pixelated-game style posts.
|
|
Spotify – New Music Friday 9/24/21
|
|
Every Friday, Spotify compiles the hottest and most notable recent releases. If you want to discover new music and keep up with the freshest songs, listen to the playlist below and
|
|
alt-J – Breezeblocks
|
|
This is song from ∆’s (pronounced: Alt-J) debut album, An Awesome Wave.
“Breezeblocks” tells the story of a desperate man’s attempts to win over his love’s affections again as she
|
|
alt-J – 3WW
|
|
3WW is the first single, and opening track, off of Alt-J’s third full length LP, Relaxer. The title ‘3WW’ stands for “3 worn words”. This song’s teaser uses imagery and scenery
|
|
|
alt-J – Fitzpleasure
|
|
“Fitzpleasure,” the album’s most frenetic and even schizophrenic composition, jumps between Gregorian chant to Afropop-tinged dubstep to ethereal electronica yet never feels
|
|
alt-J – Hard Drive Gold
|
|
“Hard Drive Gold” is a teenager’s juvenile fantasy of becoming an overnight millionaire by trading cryptocurrency. alt-J describe the song as “tongue-in-cheek”.
The track dropped
|
|
alt-J – Last Year
|
|
A tranquil song in two parts that tells the story of the narrator’s “Last Year”, which was both the year before this one and and also the last year of his life. The first part is a
|
|
Dezko & CERES – U&ME
|
|
[Verse] / I wish it didn't have to be this way / You and me, we can run away / Meet me over in the dance hall / You and me, we can have it all / [Refrain] / You and me, we can have
|
|
|
Dezko & CERES – U&ME
|
|
[Verse] / I wish it didn't have to be this way / You and me, we can run away / Meet me over in the dance hall / You and me, we can have it all / [Refrain] / You and me, we can have
|
|
alt-J – Losing My Mind
|
|
[Verse 1] / Oh, legacy is a picture of me / On holiday in the late seventies / Drying after swimming, my father calls to me (Look over your shoulder) / Sunny disposition at the end
|
|
|
alt-J – Tessellate
|
|
In which the ultimate Shorty Said soundalikes roll on with Tessellate, the most Devendra Banhart of all Alt-J songs. Doesn’t matter though, because its piano lollop is as
|
|
|
alt-J – Matilda
|
|
Named after Natalie Portman’s character in Leon: The Professional, the name of the song follows the English spelling rather than the French spelling of “Mathilda” used in the film
|
|
alt-J (Ft. Conor Oberst, Lianne La Havas, Marika Hackman & Sivu) – Warm Foothills
|
|
The studio version of this song is sung by Joe Newman (alt-J) spliced with words sung by Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), Lianne La Havas, Sivu, and Marika Hackman.
|
|
alt-J – Left Hand Free
|
|
The second single off of This Is All Yours is described by the band members as the “least Alt-J song ever”. It was rumoured to have been made in large part to appease the label
|
|
|
alt-J – Bane
|
|
“Bane” is an intense, moody trip which features a classical choir lamenting about selling one’s soul and quoting Jesus during his crucifixion. Naturally, its subject matter is… a
|
|
|
alt-J – Happier When You’re Gone
|
|
[Verse 1] / "Joe, Joe, Joe / Only fuck-ups need clean starts" / I scream as you come my way / (I'm happier when you're gone) / [Verse 2] / Joe, Joe, Joe / The chime of loves
|
|
|
alt-J – Chicago
|
|
“Chicago” is a brew of equal parts menacing and spectral energies that seamlessly blends euphoric Chicago House beats with surprising shifts in tone. The song captivates the
|
|
|
alt-J – Philadelphia
|
|
“Philadelphia is a story about the demise of a person. They’re so discombobulated, they don’t know that they’re dying; but, they’re sort of having flashbacks to their life before
|
|
alt-J – The Actor
|
|
What would it be like to have been John Belushi’s coke dealer? “The Actor” imagines an answer to that question, imagining him as an inexperienced actor trying to realise his Dream
|
|
|
alt-J – Powders
|
|
“Powders” ends The Dream on a positive note. Absent are the murders and tragedies that permeate the album. Instead, it’s a meet-cute between a boy and girl. While the song is said
|
|
|
alt-J – Delta
|
|
[Verse] / Force fields in the delta / I'm not a praying man, but I'll kneel to that / Force fields in the delta / I'm not a praying man, but I'll kneel to that / Force fields in
|
|
alt-J – ❦ (Ripe & Ruin)
|
|
❦
This song is also known as “Interlude 1” or “Interlude I”.
The fleuron character or “printer’s flower” (❦) used in the title of this song is used in book printing to divide
|
|
|
alt-J – Walk a Mile
|
|
Seemingly a story of reconciliation between two lovers, “Walk a Mile” is full of insinuations that it is actually a tale of violent revenge. This ties it in to The Dream’s
|
|
|
alt-J – Intro (This Is All Yours)
|
|
The first song on This Is All Yours, “Intro” immediately starts the album with a bang. The track begins with vocal samples, after which the guitars come in and Joe Newman sings
|
