Genius Meanings
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Al Wilson – The Snake
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On her way to work one morning / Down the path alongside the lake / A tender-hearted woman saw a poor half-frozen snake / His pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dew
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Al Wilson – Do What You Gotta Do
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[Verse 1] / Girl, I can understand how it might be / Kinda hard to love a guy like me / I don't blame you much for wantin' to be free / I just wanted you to know / I loved you
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Al Wilson – Poor Side Of Town
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Do do do, wah / Shooby dooby / Do do do, wah / Shooby dooby / Now how can you tell me / How much you've missed me / When the last time I saw you / You wouldn't even kiss me / Now
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Al Wilson – The Dolphins
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He way it's been / And all our ways of war / Can't change it back again / I've been searching / For the dolphins in the sea / And sometimes I wonder, girl / Do you ever think of me
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WhatRoughBeast – Mr. White's Cannon of Literature and Legos
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Mr. White's Cannon of Literature and Legos / Every book is a children's book if the kid can read! -- Mitch Hedberg / Novels / Alan Moore / Voice of the Fire / Bram Stoker /
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Stephen Wilson Jr. – The devil
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[Verse 1] / The Hand on the Bible lies / Maggots turn to flies / The whole world's gone to hell / Mama's back in jail / Just can't get enough / Think we've had too much / Gunfire
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DJ Snake & Future – U Are My High
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[Intro: Future] / All these girls in the club I got my eyes on you / All these girls in the club I got my eyes on you (Pluto, Hendrixx) / All these girls in the club I got my eyes
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Coolio (Ft. Al Wilson) – Nature of the Business
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(It's the roll of the dice that you can't afford to lose) / (It's the nature of the business it's the smugglers who lose) / I got a little proposition homey check it out we gonna
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Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun
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“Black Hole Sun” is the 7th track and 3rd single from Soundgarden’s hit 1994 album Superunknown. It is one of their biggest hits, reaching #1 of the US Billboard Mainstream Rock
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Earl Sweatshirt – Grief
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Earl shared the official video for “Grief” on the same day his album was announced. According to Earl, his record label (SONY) messed up the release.
https://www.youtube.com/watch
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Nas – Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park)
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Over a soulful loop from Reuben Wilson’s “We’re In Love” mixed with vocal samples from Juice Crew members Craig G and Biz Markie, Nas reminisces about the fast life he was living
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Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal
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“Smooth Criminal” was an idea Michael had in 1984. Originally, it was to be a Western Musical, with Michael being a gunslinger.
When he didn’t like the original sketching of the
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Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do
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The lead single from the highly anticipated follow-up to 1989 takes shots at several unnamed rivals, who most fans suspect to be Kanye West, Kim Kardashian West, and Katy Perry
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Richard O'Brien (Ft. Charles Gray, Little Nell & Patricia Quinn) – Time Warp
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The Time Warp is a song and dance number from the cult-classic movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The song was written by Richard O'Brien and was sung by himself as Riff Raff
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Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound of Silence
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This track about the inability of people to communicate emotionally, was thought by many to be a response to the Kennedy assassination as it was written during the same time and
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The B-52's – Love Shack
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The B-52s’ 1989 smash “Love Shack” is about a secluded place where lovers can meet to get it on. But that’s merely the most obvious meaning. The title also refers to the venues the
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Taylor Swift – Sparks Fly
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“Sparks Fly” was written when Taylor was sixteen, after playing with her crush Jake Owen in a bar in Portland, Oregon. Due to the demand from fans after a performance of the song
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OutKast – Ms. Jackson
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The second single from Stankonia, “Ms. Jackson” catapulted the Southern rap duo OutKast into the mainstream, reaching the top 5 in several countries and becoming their first of
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The Gap Band – You Are My High
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[Refrain] / You, you by my side / I'll conquer the world / You'll be my guiding light, mm / You, you by my side / We'll spend all our days / Erasing those lonely nights / [Chorus
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The Beach Boys – Amusement Parks U.S.A.
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[Verse] / Let's take your car and to amusement parks USA / At Palisades in Salisbury Parks the rolly coasters are flying / At Euclid Beach on the flying turns I'll bet you can't
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Rihanna – S&M
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“S&M” is an ode to sex, sadomasochism, bondage, and BDSM fetishes. It was released as the fourth single for Loud.
In a 2010 Spin interview, Rihanna said the sexual lyrics aren’t
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Shawn Mendes – Wonder
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“Wonder,” the lead single and title track to Mendes' fourth studio album is being described as “the emblematic of Shawn’s profound state of contemplation,” with references to his
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Kanye West (Ft. Baby Keem & Travis Scott) – Praise God
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“Praise God” has the collaboration of Baby Keem and well-known protégé of Kanye, Travis Scott, as well as speech from the person the album is named after, Kanye’s late mother Donda
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Rap Genius (Ft. Sports Genius) – Athlete References in Rap Music
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Current athlete total: 936.
Note: Please add a GIF/picture as well as a short bio for any new submission. After an athlete has 10 namedrops, please do not add and/or suggest any
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Eminem (Ft. Juice WRLD) – Godzilla
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Eminem and late rapper Juice WRLD team up for the first time on “Godzilla,” where they compare themselves to monsters. In particular, they become Godzilla, a fictional sea monster
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Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
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“Shake It Off” is an upbeat track that encourages listeners to let go of small problems. It spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 song chart, staying on the chart for a
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Wu-Tang Clan – Da Mystery of Chessboxin'
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The B-Side to Wu-Tang’s classic “C.R.E.A.M”, “Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'” featured the two lesser known members of the Clan, U-God and Masta Killa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
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Taylor Swift – Better Than Revenge
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“Better Than Revenge” is rumored to be about actress Camilla Belle, who infamously stole Joe Jonas' heart while he was dating Taylor.
Further evidence proves that this song is
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The Notorious B.I.G. – What's Beef?
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The Notorious B.I.G. is sick of all the rap feuds involving rappers trading insults over songs and calling it “beef.” For Biggie, real beef involves sticks and stones—not words.
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