 Genius Meanings
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Architects – deep fake
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[Verse 1: Sam Carter] / We, we wanna swim the deepest depths of oblivion / We wanna know that the gods have us in control / [Pre-Chorus: Sam Carter] / We see the cards and we go to
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Architects – burn down my house
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[Intro] / Burn down my house / I'll blame myself and no one else / Heart in my mouth / Always in doubt about my health / [Verse] / Burn down my house / I'll blame myself and no one
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Architects – spit the bone
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[Intro] / Now we're all cannibals / [Verse 1] / Say this will all be temporary / Even the mark by my name / The flames are all imaginary / Just be happy there's slack in the chain
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Architects – a new moral low ground
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[Intro] / Grit grinding under my teeth / I guess that I can stop if I'm getting you down / I'll keep myself on a leash / If I were born to hang, then I'll never be drowned / [Verse
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Architects – born again pessimist
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[Verse 1] / I took an easy ride so the world could pretend that I'm superior / You'd have an honest man if you took the time to wire up my jaw / I fell asleep in the backseat, fuck
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Architects – living is killing us
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[Verse 1] / Bite my hand, nothing of worth is ever coming to you / Fall into error and swim the sands / Breathe through the dirt / Repeat your own point of view / We can learn to
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Architects – doomscrolling
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[Intro Chorus] / No betting on tomorrow / But we all love a tragedy / Come drown in our sorrow / And see the world as it oughta be / [Chorus] / Delete another day / Doomscrolling
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Architects – when we were young
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when we were young is the Brighton outfit’s lead single off their 10th album, the classic symptoms of a broken spirit, the first piece of music after their 2021 LP For Those That
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Architects – all the love in the world
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[Verse 1] / Is thunder written on your face? / 'Cause we're balancing between the sky and fire / I see you begging for another taste / When the medicine is easy to acquire / We
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Architects – tear gas
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[Verse 1] / Never afraid to be despicable, no / Stood at the brink and you're still looking for the last laugh / You're only crying from the tear gas / Somebody turn us inside out
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Architects – be very afraid
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[Intro: Sam Carter] / Go / [Verse 1: Sam Carter] / We bleed like an open wound / The stitches are of no use / Nothing will satisfy / We're suffering the classic symptoms of a
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Childish Gambino – IV. Sweatpants
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https://twitter.com/DonaldGlover/status/404838406808551424
This song seems to fit a certain rich-boy theme, and does not seem to reflect Gambino himself, but rather a character or
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Drake – 4PM in Calabasas
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On “4PM In Calabasas,” Drake throws jabs at Puff Daddy, Joe Budden, and Meek Mill. The song is a continuation of his AM/PM series, following “9AM in Dallas,” “5AM in Toronto” and “
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Kendrick Lamar – N95
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“N95” is the second track on Kendrick Lamar’s fifth and final studio album with Top Dawg Entertainment, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. The song’s title refers to N95 face masks
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Kendrick Lamar – PRIDE.
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“PRIDE” is an introspective track that continues the album’s strong religious themes. Consider Proverbs 11:2:
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
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Archetypes Collide – What If I Fall
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[Chorus] / What if I fall and waste away the life that I have made? / What if I fail and let down everyone who trusted me? / What if I fall, fall? Woah / What if I fall, fall? Woah
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Billie Eilish – watch
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“watch” describes Billie’s perspective of unrequited love as she can’t grasp why she isn’t with the one she wants to be with.
This second single off of Billie’s debut EP was
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Armand Hammer (Ft. Pink Siifu) – Trauma Mic
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[Intro: Pink Siifu] / Attention, attention / Calling all motherfuckers who don't keep they word / Word, yeah / Say that, say that / [Verse 1: Pink Siifu] / Metal is my weapon
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Zion I – Trippin'
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[Verse 1] / Original master, architect, intel / -lect, respect, my heart full of splinters / Agitating, so frustrating / Letting dreams stay as dreams, what are you waiting / For
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Nas – N.Y. State of Mind
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Nas displays complex lyricism with his “N.Y. State of Mind” over a track from Gang Starr’s DJ Premier. The chorus samples a Rakim line from the track “Mahogany,” which is fitting
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Tech N9ne (Ft. Krizz Kaliko) – Start Stoppin (Pre-Order Song)
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[Intro: Tech N9ne] / Man I must be in a dream state / 'Cause all this harmony seems fake / The whole entire human race are now teammates / From what I'm seeing, everybody got a
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Summer Walker – Session 32
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“Session 32” is a raw and unedited piece that confronts an ex-boyfriend that failed to show his unconditional love for her and his commitment to the relationship. Even though it’s
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JVKE – this is what heartbreak feels like
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Sharing the feeling of heartbreak with a breakup song about a partner telling lies and cheating, JVKE continues to embody emotions through his music with “this is what heartbreak
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J. Cole – Chaining Day
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“Chaining Day”, track 12 on Born Sinner, tells the story of Cole’s concerns over materialistic objects, specifically addressing one of hip-hop’s biggest hypocrisies: the Jesus
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Gang Starr – Moment of Truth
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Probably one of the most influential Gang Starr songs, Guru spits lyrical genius over a–needless to say–genius Premo beat.
DJ Premier said the following about the track:
The
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Marlon Craft – All We Got
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[Verse 1] / Rather be a legend to 10 than a meme to a million / Already wantin' more than that, feel like I got a billion / If I had it in real life, I'd try to feed a lot of
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Michael Jackson – They Don't Care About Us
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The fourth single off Jackson’s album HIStory, this is one of Michael’s most controversial songs of all time and was accused of being anti-Semitic. The song is a plea against
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The Prodigy – Illuminati
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[Intro: Movie Sample & Fan] / It's a war for control / The control of your mind and your body / Americans are traditionally independent, very hard to control / But the architects
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Thrice – Motion Isn't Meaning
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Lyricist Dustin Kensrue deeply values meaning and purpose. This song communicates that our incessant activity must be aimed by fundamental objective principles if it is to carry
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Arctic Monkeys – From the Ritz to the Rubble
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“From the Ritz to the Rubble” is the 12th song on Arctic Monkey’s first album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.
Like many of the songs on the album, it follows a
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Things Done Changed
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“Things Done Changed” refers to how the street game has evolved, along with Biggie’s own game. He compares fashion and lifestyle revolution through the decades and the differences
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MF DOOM – Vomitspit
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Originally called Vomit but with a different beat and a few lines slightly changed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knhFDiGpZVI
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Prodigy of Mobb Deep (Ft. Nas) – Self Conscience
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Pretty-sure they sampled the exorcist for the ill piano on this one.
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Drake (Ft. Rick Ross) – Lemon Pepper Freestyle
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Adding on another hit to their catalog of collaborations, “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” sees Drake and Rick Ross raving about their lavish lifestyle and what it entails. Additionally
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The Police – Synchronicity II
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“Synchronicity II”, the third single from 1983’s Synchronicity, presents a scenario that illustrates the philosophy developed by Carl Jung in where he defines synchronicity as “a
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Kendrick Lamar – Mortal Man
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Inspired in part by a 2014 trip to South Africa, “Mortal Man” name-checks leaders from Nelson Mandela, to Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X and Moses.
At the back-end of the song
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Jack Harlow – Rendezvous
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[Intro] / (Hit-Boy) / [Verse] / I became exactly what I wanted to / I became a millionaire at twenty-two / Telling girls I love 'em and they love me too (Ooh) / I don't question if
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50 Cent – Wanksta
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“Wanksta” is 50 Cent’s first single after being discovered by Eminem; it started out as a mixtape track on No Mercy, No Fear, then added to the 8 Mile soundtrack, and finally ended
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Billie Eilish – bellyache
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In “bellyache,” Billie tells a fictional story about murder from the perspective of a psychopath. The song focuses on themes of guilt, as revealed by Billie in an interview with
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