Genius Meanings
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Avenged Sevenfold – Nobody
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“Nobody” is the first single and third track of Avenged Sevenfold’s 2023 album Life is But a Dream.
“Nobody” tells the journey of a person realizing they are not just a “person
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Avenged Sevenfold – We Love You
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[Intro] / There you are, you've come so far / Sunny days, the air tastes so sweet / Flowers greet / Birds will sing "you mean everything" / You can be anything / [Verse 1] / More
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Avenged Sevenfold – Mattel
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[Verse 1] / My vinyl skin provides protection / It holds in place my plastic bones / Cast button eyes reflect an image / And all seems as it should, but there's nobody home / [Pre-
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Avenged Sevenfold – Cosmic
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[Verse] / Fade from all that was before / We shut another door / But not a last goodbye / Fate has taken once again / A fight we'll never win / And time again, we try / Left alone
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Avenged Sevenfold – So Far Away
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This song was written and composed completely by Synyster Gates, it is also said that this song was originally for Syn’s grandfather but with Rev’s death he decided to change the
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Avenged Sevenfold – M.I.A.
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This song is about the war in Iraq and how it affects the soldiers fighting it
In the video below, M.Shadows comments on the song by saying
This next song does not mean that
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Avenged Sevenfold – Life Is But a Dream...
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[Instrumental]
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Avenged Sevenfold – Game Over
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[Verse 1] / Open, blurry, nurture, loving / Crawling, walking, fleeting, glory / Welcome, brother, stranger, bloody / Ally, teacher, recess, buddy / Secret, toothless, fairy
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Avenged Sevenfold – Bat Country
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This is the song that brought Avenged Sevenfold into the mainstream. It is the second single off the album.
The song’s theme functions as a reference to Hunter S. Thompson’s novel
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Avenged Sevenfold – Retrovertigo
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This song is a cover of Mr. Bungles' song with the same name.
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Avenged Sevenfold – (O)rdinary
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[Verse] / Will you give me my own soul? / Will you let me take control? / I wanna see the things that you see / I wanna be the human you be / I wanna know the secrets inside / I
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Mr. Bungle – Retrovertigo
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Written in its totality by the band’s bassist, Trevor Dunn.
The state of mind was disillusionment with a world or society that values image and money over human life. While
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Avenged Sevenfold – Easier
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[Chorus] / It's easier to just walk away / I know you'll see brighter days along the way / [Interlude] / [Verse 1] / I've been shaped by peaks and valleys / Found a plateau where I
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Avenged Sevenfold – Beautiful Morning
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[Verse 1: M. Shadows] / I sit stoic / Touch of the divine upon my neck / Lay me gently / Take my body down, let me ascend / [Pre-Chorus: M. Shadows] / Help me to hear, and hear me
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Avenged Sevenfold – (D)eath
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[Verse 1] / In my dreams / I awake as daylight breaks and wash my face / Put my bedroom back in its place / And tucked away / Write a note of a few things I want to say / And leave
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Avenged Sevenfold (Ft. Shanna Crooks) – Dear God
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Avenged Sevenfold’s Dear God is the classic song about being on tour and missing a girl that he knows from back home. This is one of Avenged Sevenfold’s softer songs with a country
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Avenged Sevenfold – Critical Acclaim
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The first single from Avenged Sevenfold’s 2007 self-titled release, and the opening track of said release. This song is mainly about people who criticize members of the armed
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Avenged Sevenfold – Chapter Four
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The song’s name and lyrics are based on the Chapter Four of the biblical book of Genesis, where the story of Cain killing Abel is told. The band also took their name from that very
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Avenged Sevenfold – G
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[Verse 1: M Shadows] / I am the man / Six days of bullshit, a wave of my hand / And you know what I need / Put your hands together, get down on your knees / Or climb a hill and
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Avenged Sevenfold – Hail to the King
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“Hail to the King” is an homage to all the music that the band loves, it’s a song for the fans to feel Avenged’s power. M. Shadows explains the song like this:
“Hail to the King
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Avenged Sevenfold – This Means War
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This song is about an internal struggle between two conflicting attitudes, or even personalities.
It’s about the war inside your head, and living with the decisions that you make
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Avenged Sevenfold – Exist
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The Stage’s eleventh and last song.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, front man M. Shadows said Exist is a heavy metal interpretation of the Big Bang, having the vocal come when
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Avenged Sevenfold – Fiction
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“Fiction” was the final song written and recorded by original drummer Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan. The song was originally titled “Death” by The Rev.
Sullivan gave the piece to lead
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