Genius Meanings
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Alessia Cara – Here
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“Here” is Alessia Cara’s first single, released prior to her 2015 EP, Four Pink Walls. The Ontario-born Def Jam signee told The FADER the story behind the track:
“Here” is a song
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Alessia Cara – October
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The last song of This Summer is named after a month that can not only be considered the end of the summer, but also the end of Alessia being on the road with Shawn Mendes; October.
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Alessia Cara – Trust My Lonely
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“Trust My Lonely” is the second single from Alessia Cara’s sophomore album, The Pains of Growing.
The song was first teased by Alessia on Twitter with a video satirizing the use
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Logic (Ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid) – 1-800-273-8255
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On “1-800-273-8255,” Logic shows that suicide is never the answer to anyone’s problems. He wants people to know that there is always help available, such as the National Suicide
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Alessia Cara – Not Today
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“Not Today” is one of the last songs written for The Pains of Growing. It’s about the phase that precedes healing after the end of a relationship.
It was released on Beats1 on
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Alessia Cara – Apartment Song
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The closing track of the album “Apartment Song” is an ode to being alone. It was written in Alessia Cara’s apartment she got and moved into, hence the title. The track was first
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Alessia Cara – Scars to Your Beautiful
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“Scars To Your Beautiful“ is a song by Alessia Cara which serves as the third single from her debut album Know-It-All.
Cara first performed the song at TEDxTeen 2015, and later
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Alessia Cara – Easier Said
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“Easier Said” is a song about recovery. Instead of always seeking to be happy and ignore the bad, Alessia Cara believes that often times, basking in your sadness or having pity
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Zedd & Alessia Cara – Stay
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“Stay” is a song by producer Zedd. It features vocals by Alessia Cara and is the first time the two have collaborated. It’s a dance song with an electronic feel and some frantic
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Alessia Cara – Growing Pains
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“Growing Pains” is the first supporting-single from Alessia Cara’s sophomore album, The Pains of Growing.
The title of the song comes from her brother, Dario, who was in his teen
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Alessia Cara – Wherever I Live
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“Wherever I Live” is the sixth song from The Pains of Growing. This track can be seen as a follow-up to “Four Pink Walls” (“Now I wake up to a different bedroom everyday / Living
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Alessia Cara – Overdose
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Overdose is a song about the hold love has on you. It keeps you around, even when you’re desperate to leave. This is because, much like a drug, we become addicted to the feeling we
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Alessia Cara – Wild Things
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“Wild Things” functions as an anthem for outsiders, a tune about self-acceptance. Alessia urges the listener to embrace their uniqueness instead of conforming to what society
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Alessia Cara – Comfortable
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[Verse 1] / What happens to a flame when it burns out? / What happens to a love that's not new? / What happens when I'm no longer impressive? / Or when there's nothing left to
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Alessia Cara – My Song
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https://twitter.com/alessiacara/status/666030984341549056
“My Song” is a bonus track off of the Deluxe Edition of Cara’s debut album Know-It-All.
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Alessia Cara – All We Know
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[Verse 1] / St. Nick don't exist anymore / And Oz was just a lonely man / It's so damn hard to believe in anything again / Wise is the optimist / But truth is I don't understand
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Alessia Cara – I'm Yours
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“I’m Yours” is the fourth song off of Alessia Cara’s Four Pink Walls EP and her debut LP Know-It-All. This song is about Alessia resisting the motions of falling in love when you
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Alessia Cara – Best Days
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Emotionally fueled “Best Days” shows a more vulnerable side of Alessia Cara. She struggles to convince herself that everything is peachy while lamenting over a stripped-down piano
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Alessia Cara – Seventeen
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“Seventeen” is the opening track of Alessia Cara’s debut EP, Four Pink Walls and her first studio album, Know-It-All.
The song contrasts her younger self and listening to her
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KYLE (Ft. Alessia Cara) – Babies
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[Verse 1: KYLE with Alessia Cara] / Yeah, I am pretty insecure / Yeah, I, I know I'm immature (Oh no, oh no, oh no) / And you change your mood like clothes, mmm / First you, on off
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Alessia Cara – 7 Days
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Politically charged “7 Days” is the fourth track from The Pains of Growing. During the iHeartRadio Album Release Party on November 28th 2018, Alessia explained:
I wrote this song
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Alessia Cara – Unboxing Intro
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Serving as the opening track of the album, “Unboxing Intro” is an instance of self-reflection, analysis of character, or an “unboxing” of Alessia, as she ponders her current state
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Alessia Cara – Find My Boy
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“Find My Boy” is a chill, rhythmic track about Alessia Cara looking for a love interest, asking the universe to find her a boy that fits her preferences.
Experimenting with
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