 Genius Meanings
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Am I Wrong (English Translation)
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[Intro: Keb Mo] / Am I wrong, fallin' in love with you / Tell me am I wrong / While your other man was out there / Cheatin' and lyin', steppin' all over you / [Verse 1: RM, J-Hope
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Genius Romanizations – BTS - Am I Wrong (Romanized)
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[Intro] / Am I wrong, fallin' in love with you? / Tell me, am I wrong? / While your other man was out there / Cheatin' and lyin', steppin' all over you / [Verse 1: RM, j-hope, SUGA
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The world's goin' crazy / 넌 어때, how 'bout ya?
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[ENG]
The world’s goin' crazy
How about you how bout ya
Korea was going through political turmoil at the time with the Park Geun-hye Scandal and the presidential impeachment at that time.
Though South Korean presidents are expected to be corrupt—for not one president in the history of South Korea has been free of corruption charges—Park Geun-hye’s scandal caused particular outrage over her being “irrationally corrupt.”
When RM states that “the world is goin’ crazy,” he’s dead serious. Park Geun-hye’s scandal involving Choi Soon-sil shock South Korea—a country numb to corrupt presidents—to the core for its ridiculous details.
In 1975, Park Geun-hye’s father was a dictator, and her mother had fallen victim to an assassination meant for her father. Choi Tae-min, the father of Choi Soon-sil and a cult leader, had then convinced the 23-year-old Park Geun-Hye that “Park’s mother did not truly die, but merely moved out of the way to open the path for Park Geun-hye.”
Choi (l
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Keb' Mo' – Am I Wrong
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[Chorus] / Am I wrong / Fallin' in love with you? Uh / Tell me, am I wrong / Well, fallin' in love with you? Uh / While your other man was out there / Cheatin' and lyin', steppin
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Anderson .Paak (Ft. ScHoolboy Q) – Am I Wrong
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After teasing about the possible collaboration on .Paak’s Instagram, Anderson .Paak adds another rapper to his list of collaborations (along with Eminem and DJ Premier), ScHoolboy
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Nico & Vinz – Am I Wrong
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“Am I Wrong” was first released as a digital single in 2013, when Nico & Vinz still went by the name Envy. Following the single’s initial success, the duo signed with Warner Bros
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Blue & Grey (English Translation)
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“Blue & Grey” is a guitar ballad that tells the story an artist’s burn-out.
As V explained, blue is universally symbolic of sadness, while grey is a color that RM often references
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Genius English Translations – BTS - 땡 (Ddaeng) (English Translation)
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“땡 (Ddaeng)” is a song BTS released on their soundcloud on June 10th, 2018 as part of their fifth anniversary “Festa” celebration. The track was produced by former History member J
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Look Here (English Translation)
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[Intro: RM] / What's poppin' girl? / Let's meet again / What's wrong with you? / [Verse 1: SUGA] / At first, I was only curious as I started to show interest in you / Holy shit
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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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Genius English Translations – BTS - 00:00 (Zero O'Clock) (English Translation)
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[Verse 1: Jung Kook, Jimin] / You know those days / Those days where you're sad for no reason / Those days where your body is heavy / And it looks like everyone else except you is
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Jung Kook (정국) – Yes or No
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“Yes or No” by Jung Kook is the fifth track from his first solo album, showcasing the collaboration between the talented artist and the renowned Ed Sheeran. This track captivates
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Outro: Her (English Translation)
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[Verse 1: RM] / The world is a complex / We wus lookin’ for love / I was just one of those people / Didn’t even believe in true love / Just said I wanted to be in love like a habit
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Genius English Translations – Agust D - Burn It ft. MAX (English Translation)
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According to Elite Daily, “burning” has a double meaning in the song. “One can burn down a version of themselves and leave it behind as ash (which Suga says takes courage), or one
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Genius English Translations – Jung Kook - Stay Alive (Prod. SUGA of BTS) (English Translation)
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“Stay Alive” works as the soundtrack for the 7FATES: CHAKHO, an original web-novel and comic released by BTS in cooperation with the Naver Webtoon—one of the biggest digital comics
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RM & Wale – Change
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“Change” is a progressive, politically engaged song that challenges similar problems of both Eastern and Western cultures, such as lack of faith in the government, failing
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The Outfield – Your Love
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The Outfield’s most popular song, “Your Love” is about a boy whose girl, Josie, departs and goes away from him.
In his loneliness, he tries to persuade another woman into just
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Genius Traducciones al Español – BTS - Am I Wrong (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "BTS - Am I Wrong (Traducción al Español)"] / [Intro: Keb Mo] / ¿Me equivoco en enamorarme de ti? / Dime, ¿me equivoco? / Mientras tus otro hombre estaba ahí afuera
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Genius English Translations – BTS - We On (English Translation)
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“We On” is a track written in response to the many criticisms BTS faced after their debut, a reference to the common slang of saying “you’re on”.
They respond to the hate by
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Pop Smoke (Ft. DaBaby & Lil Baby) – For the Night
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“For The Night” is the 3rd track off of the late Pop Smoke’s album, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon. Besides being off a highly anticipated album, the song was also highly
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Genius English Translations – BTS - BEGIN (English Translation)
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[Verse 1] / When I was fifteen years old, I had nothing / The world was too big and I was small / Now I can’t even imagine now / I was scentless and completely empty / I pray / [
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Christina Aguilera – Hurt
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“Hurt” is about the death of Linda Perry’s father, and her realizing that the last thing she had said to him before he died was that she hated him. The song focuses on her regret
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Genius English Translations – BTS – 봄날 (Spring Day) (English Translation)
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“봄날 (Spring Day)” is the title track of BTS’s sophomore repackage album, You Never Walk Alone. The midtempo song is usually described as either an alternative hip-hop track or a
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Taylor Swift – tolerate it
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Throughout Swift’s discography, track 5’s are known to be her most vulnerable songs on each album. “tolerate it” is no different — It tells a story about the continuous struggle of
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BoyWithUke – Two Flies*
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Lyrics from Snippets / [Verse 1] / Once upon a time there sat two flies / Sitting on a windowsill at night / Talking 'bout whatever / One of the flies wasn't bright / And the other
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BTS – Epiphany (Jin Demo Ver.)
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[Verse 1] / Making me so guilty / I've been crying' so really / You belong so tell me why you always going on (Going on) / Making me so easy (A-a-ah) / I've been tryin' to worry (A
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Taylor Swift – New Year's Day
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The closing track on reputation uses a New Year’s party as a metaphor to discuss holding on to people and memories from both good and bad times. Taylor recognizes that when the ‘
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half•alive – What's Wrong
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“What’s Wrong” is an introspective song that half•alive wrote to address the social climate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontman Josh Taylor revealed that the opening line (and
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Genius English Translations – BTS - LIE (English Translation)
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[Verse 1] / Tell me / With your sweet smile / Tell me / Tell me like you’re whispering in my ear / Don’t be like a prey / (Be) Smooth like a like a snake / I want to get away / [
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BTS – Permission to Dance
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“Permission to Dance” is a dance-pop song that was made to “make hearts beat to the rhythm of BTS’s positive energy.” The track marks the group’s third non-Korean main release of
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Childish Gambino – Heartbeat
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“Heartbeat” is a song about The One, and not being able to have or be with her. It expresses the complicated emotions that can occur when you’re sleeping with girls you don’t love
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Lil Baby (Ft. Gunna & Lil Uzi Vert) – Life Goes On
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A standout song on Lil Baby’s album Harder Than Ever featuring Gunna and Lil Uzi Vert.
It starts off with Lil Baby’s signature melodic style where he raps about all the women he
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Bring Me The Horizon – LosT
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Bring me the horizon’s frontman Oli Sykes stated at BBC radio one that he hasn’t been this excited about a release in a long time because this is such a personal song that the band
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Bruno Mars – When I Was Your Man
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“When I Was Your Man” is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars, from his second studio album Unorthodox Jukebox (2012). The song was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari
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Pink Sweat$ – 17
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[Verse 1] / I would need a million words / If I tried to define / All the things you mean to me, yeah / For you, I'd die a thousand lives / Special kind of energy / 'Cause love is
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2Pac – Dear Mama
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“Dear Mama” is the song that made it OK to admit: even if they kill people and sell drugs, deep down, thugs are all sensitive mama’s boys.
It was the third hip-hop act ever (after
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Jung Kook (정국) (Ft. Major Lazer) – Closer to You
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[Verse 1] / Feeling like I'm floating / Something's in the air tonight / We're speaking with emotions / Won't look away / Love me at my lowest / I'll love you when you're barely
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Genius English Translations – BTS - MAMA (English Translation)
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MAMA is the 8th track of BTS’s second official album WINGS. The song features both rap and vocal performances from J-Hope.
Musically the song is heavily influenced by American
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Genius English Translations – BTS - REFLECTION (English Translation)
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“Reflection” is the seventh track on BTS’s second full album, Wings. Prior to the release of the album, the song was previewed in the fifth Wings short film, “Reflection,” released
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ZAYN (Ft. Kehlani) – wRoNg
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ZAYN teams up with R&B singer Kehlani for “wRoNg.” Kehlani is the sole featured artist on Mind of Mine. This is the first collaboration between ZAYN and Kehlani. Throughout the
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