 Genius Meanings
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Kanye West – Take Me to the Light (Demo)
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“Take Me To The Light” is a collaboration between Francis and the Lights, Kanye West and Bon Iver that was released as a YouTube loosie on September 4, 2019. This is an early, solo
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Francis and the Lights (Ft. Bon Iver & Kanye West) – Take Me to the Light
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This song was released on the “francisandthelights” YouTube account on September 4th 2019 with the following description: “Produced by Kanye West, BJ Burton, Benny Blanco, Cashmere
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Francis and the Lights (Ft. Bon Iver, Caroline Shaw, Chance the Rapper & Kanye West) – You Still Take Me To the Light
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This is the final version of “Take Me to the Light” posted to Francis and the Lights' website on June 8, 2020. The full song was released on streaming services on September 18
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Francis and the Lights (Ft. Bon Iver, Caroline Shaw, Chance the Rapper & Kanye West) – Take Me to the Light (Demo)
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[Chorus: Kanye West, Bon Iver & Caroline Shaw] / Every time (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh) / Every time (Every time) / And the stars will align (Every time) / You ain't lyin' (Ooh-ooh
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Bon Iver) – evermore
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The titular closing track on the standard edition of evermore is a meditative piano ballad tracking the narrator’s journey from a seemingly unending period of deep depression and
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Hozier – Take Me to Church
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“Take Me to Church” is the debut single by Irish recording artist Hozier. It has become an international hit, reaching #1 in 12 countries, and has been certified five times
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Kanye West – All of the Lights
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“All of the Lights” is the 4th single from Kanye West’s 5th studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
The song is about Kanye’s qualms living as a celebrity with personal
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Bon Iver – Holocene
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Regarding “Holocene”, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon told NPR:
Holocene is a bar in Portland, Ore., but it’s also the name of a geologic era, an epoch if you will. It’s a good example
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Kanye West (Ft. Bon Iver, JAY-Z, Nicki Minaj & Rick Ross) – Monster
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One of the most highlighted posse cuts of 2010, Kanye, Rick Ross, JAY-Z, and Nicki Minaj boast on how they’re a “Monster” on the mic. Fittingly, the song comes with a couple of
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Bon Iver – Naeem
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“NAEEM” is a song which, like “Hey Ma,” was first performed in Washington, D.C. in December 2017. Since then, it has been used in Bon Iver’s collaboration with TU Dance on “Come
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Bon Iver – Hey, Ma
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“Hey, Ma” is a nostalgia-evoking song with sentimental imagery of childhood and a mother’s affection. The song features subtle instrumentation behind Vernon’s gliding falsetto with
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Travis Scott – MY EYES
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“MY EYES” portrays Travis Scott’s life throughout his POV as he raps about the struggles and obstacles he’s gone through in his life. Throughout the track, Travis touches on themes
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Bon Iver – Calgary
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[Verse 1] / Don't you cherish me to sleep, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh / Never keep your eyelids clipped / Hold me for the pops and clicks / I was only for the father's crib / [Verse 2] / Hair
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Bon Iver – 33 “GOD”
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33 “GOD” is the fourth track off 22, A Million, released on August 29, 2016. The official lyric video opens with an epigraph quoting Psalm 22:
Why are you so FAR from saving me
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Genius – September 2020 Singles Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' SEPTEMBER 2020 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For September 2020 album releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable singles released in all
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David Kushner – Daylight
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On April 14, 2023, David Kushner unveiled his eagerly anticipated single, “Daylight.” In the pensive ballad, the singer-songwriter reflects on the paradox of desires that may be
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Bon Iver – 666 ʇ
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Pronounced “666 (upsidedowncross),” “666 ʇ” is, appropriately, the sixth track on Bon Iver’s third album, 22, A Million. It contains an electro beat, warm guitar riffs, and
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Rihanna (Ft. Mikky Ekko) – Stay
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“Stay” is the second single off of Rihanna’s seventh studio album Unapologetic. It features guest vocals from Mikky Ekko and was written by Ekko and Justin Parker.
With this
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Bon Iver – AUATC
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The new Bon Iver track “AUATC” – an acronym for “Ate Up All Their Cake” – was released on 5 August 2020 and is characterized by a surprising vocal blend featuring appearances of
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Bon Iver – Skinny Love
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Released as the first single from For Emma, Forever Ago, “Skinny Love” is a song about a failed relationship and the regret that stems from it.
The term “skinny love” has two
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Zach Bryan (Ft. Bon Iver) – Boys of Faith
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[Chorus: Zach Bryan & Justin Vernon] / High tide, it's been risin' up / I've been gettin' up with some boys I used to know / We're tryin' to get our pockets up / This year has just
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Bon Iver – For Emma
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Boston-based musicians John DeHaven and Randy Pingrey add horns to “For Emma”; surprisingly, their company doesn’t break the album’s spell of isolation, but rather strengthens it
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Kanye West (Ft. Bon Iver, Elly Jackson, John Legend & The World Famous Tony Williams) – See Me Again
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[Intro: Kanye West] / And it'll be a long time, before you ever see me again, me again / [Verse 1: Kanye West] / They want me, hold my head in shame / So I hold 'em on, holding
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Bon Iver – 8 (circle)
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“8 (circle)” sticks to the numerical theme throughout 22, A Million, referencing the fact that it is the eighth song on the album, and how the number “8” consists of two circles.
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Kanye West (Ft. Bon Iver) – Lost In the World
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According to Kanye, the verse began as a poem he emailed to Kim Kardashian because he had the beat but no lyrics. He made the revelation at his Glastonbury 2015 headline set.
This
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Talking Heads – This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
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Once described by frontman David Byrne as “the most direct love lyrics that I’ve ever written”, the island-y vibe of this beautiful song is the soundtrack for when everything in
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Bon Iver – I Can't Make You Love Me/Nick of Time
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW9Cu6GYqxo
This is a cover of Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me”
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Scrim – paradise
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[Intro] / You did good, $lick / Everything that happens / This is paradise / [Chorus] / I been up grinding for years doin' whatever it take (Whatever it take) / I got bags under my
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Bonnie Raitt – I Can't Make You Love Me
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“I Can’t Make You Love Me” is the third song on Bonnie Raitt’s Grammy-winning album from 1991, Luck of the Draw. The song, written by Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin, sat on the
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Bon Iver – 00000 Million
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The closer for Bon Iver’s 22, A Million. It was premiered live on August 12th, 2016 at Eaux Claires music festival. The attendees were all given a small hymnal-like booklet with
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Annotating Bon Iver Is Hard, Help Me
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the new bon iver album is here (!!!) and it’s as esoteric as ever, which makes annotating extremely difficult.
https://genius.com/albums/Bon-iver/22-a-million
as a huge fan, i want and have started to annotate what i feel like i could add some insight, but in many cases i feel like i’m either 1) way off on the meaning or 2) get too specific with an interpretation that should be more broad.
i’m sure i’m outright wrong in at least one case. but i feel that at least trying is a good way to test myself and hopefully start a discussion.
i’d like to use this thread as a place to have those discussions. post your own here and help each other out
an essential resource for this is the album bio written by justin’s friend trevor hagen. if you haven’t yet, make sure you read it!
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Hiatus (Ft. MC IL, S~RF 95 & Weirdo) – Monster
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[Intro: Bon Iver] / I shoot the lights out / Hide 'til it's bright out / Oh just another lonely night / Are you willing to sacrifice your life? / [Verse 1: Hiatus] / Go on and
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Billie Eilish – when the party's over
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The second single from WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?, “when the party’s over,” sees Billie putting some distance between her and her lover. It was described by the
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Deftones – Sextape
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Frontman Chino Moreno discussed this lament about spiritual isolation with Artist Direct. Said Moreno: “I love that one; it jumps around a lot. I was going to fix it so every verse
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Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – The Hillbillies
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“The Hillbillies” is a collaboration between Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar on which they go back and forth, comparing themselves to Neymar and Messi respectively. The cousins rap
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Bryan Adams – Heaven
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A song that appeared on the soundtrack to a panned 1983 movie called A Night in Heaven, which later became the fourth track of Bryan Adams’s 1984 album Reckless, and the third
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Kanye West – Never See Me Again
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“Never See Me Again” displays a spotlight for Kanye West’s mental state, being recorded before his infamous self exile out of the United States.
Leading up to the songs eventual
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