Genius Meanings
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Adele – Tired
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“Tired” is perhaps the most un-Adele like track possible. However, it makes for a compelling listen.
In the track, her vocals (which have a notable British accent) take a backseat
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Adele – Make You Feel My Love
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Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love” is performed by Adele on her debut 19. Despite being the only cover (and the only album track she didn’t write), it’s her favourite song on the
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Adele – Cry Your Heart Out
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“Cry Your Heart Out” is a crisp Motown-gone-reggae track with whimsical vocal effects and ad-libs. Disguised as an upbeat-pop track, “Cry Your Heart Out” is about depression.
In
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Adele – Right as Rain
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The eighth track on Adele’s debut 19 finds her lamenting on a lost love, much like the rest of the album. However, this somewhat embraces the pain of a bad relationship. It plays
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Adele – Hold On
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In Adele’s cover story interview for the November 2021 issue of Vogue (US), interviewer Abby Aguirre previewed “Hold On” from Adele’s upcoming 30 album. The track was described by
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Andra Day – Rise Up
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[Verse 1] / You're broken down and tired / Of living life on a merry-go-round / And you can't find the fighter / But I see it in you, so we gon' walk it out / And move mountains
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Adele – First Love
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Adele is known for her chart-topping love songs. However, those songs tend to be dramatic, sad, ballad-like, and overall very emotional.
For “First Love”, the seventh track on her
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Adele – When We Were Young
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Newly-returned pop icon Adele worked with songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr. and producer Ariel Rechtshaid on the “‘70s styled shimmery disco ballad” “When We Were Young,” the second
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Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow
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“Shallow” is a song by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper from the 2018 movie A Star Is Born. It features on the film’s soundtrack. The track is about jumping headfirst into love and not
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Adele – Chasing Pavements
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On “Chasing Pavements”, Adele wonders whether or not to try and pursue a relationship with the man of her dreams. It actually caused a bit of controversy in the States because
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Childish Gambino – Do Ya Like
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[Intro: Adele] / Words that I made up, you say my name like- / Words that I made up, you say my name like- / [Chorus] / Baby girl, you know what I want / Let me do it to ya, do it
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Rihanna – Love on the Brain
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“Love on the Brain” has a 1950’s doo-wop sound that is similar to other contemporary songs like Amy Winehouse’s “Wake Up Alone” and Beyoncé’s “Superpower.” The chord progression
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Adele – Rumour Has It
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“Rumour Has It” was written by Adele and Ryan Tedder. It became her fourth consecutive top twenty in the US, peaking at #16.
“Rumour Has It” is unlike most songs on Adele’s 21: it
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Keane – Somewhere Only We Know
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“Somewhere Only We Know” is a song by English alternative rock band Keane, officially released as the lead single from their debut album Hopes and Fears.
Keane lead vocalist Tim
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Adele – Melt My Heart to Stone
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[Verse 1] / Right under my feet is air made of bricks / That pulls me down and turns me weak for you / I find myself repeating like a broken tune / And I'm forever excusing your
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Evanescence – My Immortal
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First released on Origin, “My Immortal” is an Evanescence rock ballad describing the loss of a close relative or a significant other.
The song is named ‘my immortal’ because it is
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Adele – Easy On Me
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“Easy On Me” marked Adele’s return after a six-year hiatus. The song is the lead single off her fourth studio album 30. In an October 2021 BBC Radio 1 interview, Adele revealed
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Adele – Another Love
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[Verse 1] / Do you think of me when you lay with her? / Do you wonder who we'd be, or even who we were? / Does she know where you sleep when you're holding me? / In the heart of
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Adele - Tired (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Adele - Tired (Traducción al Español)"] / [Verso 1] / Toma mi mano / Mientras me dejas ir / Acababa de empezar / Pero ahora se acabó / Y estás en el calor de los
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Domo Genesis & Earl Sweatshirt) – Rusty
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Track 14 on Tyler, the Creator’s album, WOLF, featuring Domo Genesis and Earl Sweatshirt. This song was performed live on Letterman, but the lyrics were heavily censored and Earl
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Lana Del Rey – Ride
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The song is off the Paradise EP, integrated into the re-release of her first major studio album, relabelled as Born to Die – The Paradise Edition.
“Ride”, received to critical
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Adele – Right as Rain (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)
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[Verse 1] / Who wants to be right as rain? / It's better when something is wrong / You get excitement in your bones / And everything you do's a game / When night comes, and you're
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Cameo Adele – Ghost
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(Verse) / Please Please / I'm begging you to tell me what I'm missin' babe / Maybe you're just distant / Consider you're not the victim here / Please Please / I'm begging you
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Adele (Ft. Erroll Garner) – All Night Parking Interlude
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[Verse 1] / I know you've got things to do (I do, too) / I just wanna spend all my time with you (It feels so good) / I'm so hard to impress, don't leave me on this stretch alone
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Gorillaz (Ft. Adeleye Omotayo) – Silent Running
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[Verse 1: 2-D] / Stop 'cause you're killin' me / You brought me back and made me feel free / Rowdy waves and your energy / You pulled me fragile from the wreckage / Well, I got so
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Daniel Merriweather (Ft. Adele) – Water and a Flame
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[Verse 1: Daniel Merriweather] / Seven days has gone so fast / I really thought the pain would pass / It's been nearly an hour since I thought of you / 'Cause you're not answerin
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Adele – Daydreamer
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“Daydreamer” is the first track off Adele’s first album, 19.
In 2008 interviews with The Sun and Daily Star Adele discussed the song’s inspiration:
It was about a friend of mine
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Adele – Hometown Glory
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“Hometown Glory” is Adele’s debut single, released on October 22, 2007. It is also the final track on her first album, 19. An understated love song to her hometown of West Norwood
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Adele – Someone Like You
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“Someone Like You” is the second single off of Adele’s sophomore album, 21. The track was inspired by the broken relationship that inspired most of 21. As the closing track of the
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