 Genius Meanings
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Bon Iver – U (Man Like)
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“U (Man Like)” is a piano-driven ballad that touches on modern social issues. The Gospel-influenced song features silvery backing vocals from Jenn Wasner, Moses Sumney and Elsa
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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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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 – Faith
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“Faith” is an ethereal and uplifting song in which Vernon sings about faith, both in a spiritual sense and within personal relationships. Vernon opens up about how the faith he
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Bon Iver – Re: Stacks
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“Re: Stacks” laments love frozen in the ground.
When asked about the purpose of “Re” in the song title, Justin Vernon replied:
It’s ‘Regarding.’ People use it in letters and
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RAWINTHEVOID – BREAKUP/BREAKDOWN
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Man like you / Man improve / So now i'm crazy because i don't love you right / Is that the point / No / Wrong / You're not crazy / And you do love me / But i don't / I hate you
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Bon Iver – iMi
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“iMi” is the fifth track to be released from Bon Iver’s fourth studio album i,i. The track was released on August 8th, 2019, the day after fans were able to hear i,i in its
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Big Red Machine (Ft. Naeem) – Easy To Sabotage
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[Intro] / I'm, I'm gonna, I'm gonna keep, I'm gonna keep going, I'm gonna keep going / [Verse 1: Justin Vernon] / Well if someone who would tell you, they can't love you / You go
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Francis and the Lights (Ft. Bon Iver & Kanye West) – Friends
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On “Friends,” Francis and the Lights combines with rapper Kanye West as well as Bon Iver (the two of which have worked together on multiple occasions including the songs “Lost in
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Bon Iver) – exile
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“exile” describes two ex-lovers seeing each other following a break-up. Justin Vernon describes feelings of confusion about how quickly a lover moved on, while Swift offers a
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Big Red Machine (Ft. Taylor Swift) – Birch
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“Birch” is the fourth track from Big Red Machine’s second studio album, How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?, and is one of two Taylor Swift features on the album, the other
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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 – Blood Bank
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The title track to Bon Iver’s 2009 EP, Blood Bank, describes a blossoming love between Justin and a woman. In the song, he goes into detail about various interactions and moments
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Playboi Carti – F33l Lik3 Dyin
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On the closing track of Whole Lotta Red, Carti updates his audience on the current status of his mental health and aspirations.
The song’s soulful instrumental, which samples Bon
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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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Bon Iver – 715 - CRΣΣKS
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“715 – CRΣΣKS” focuses on the love of another person, the love of god, and a loss of faith.
The number in the title – 715 – is the Area Code of Central/North Wisconsin, which
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Chance the Rapper – 2016 Beats 1 Interview with Zane Lowe
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Apple Music Beats 1 radio host Zane Lowe sat down with Chance The Rapper for his first interview since the release of Coloring Book, Chance’s third solo project.
Chance’s
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Kanye West – Hold My Liquor
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This song represents Kanye’s inner demons fighting for control. In Justin Vernon’s hook he’s trying to hold everything in, but in Chief Keef’s hook he’s exposing himself for the
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Vance Joy – Riptide
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The intro and first single to Vance Joy’s debut EP God Loves You When You’re Dancing was a critical and commercial success. Critics praised its clever lyrics filled with pop
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Angus Maude – Middle Man
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Middle Man is a soothing indie folk ballad about saying goodbye to an old chapter of life, learning from mistakes and moving forward. Inspired by early Bon Iver, late Elliott Smith
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Bon Iver – Marion
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Marion was first performed in the ‘Come Through’ shows – Bon Iver’s collaboration with TU Dance.
The song was first named 1867, but Justin said on Twitter that it had been renamed
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Bon Iver – Jelmore
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Released with “Faith” alongside a general official album announcement for i,i, “Jelmore” is an near-apocalyptic commentary on climate change and social inequality. The discordant
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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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James Blake (Ft. Bon Iver) – I Need a Forest Fire
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“I Need a Forest Fire” is all about starting over – something in James' romantic relationship has gone awry and he believes a fresh start is the solution. Like a forest fire, his
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Lana Del Rey – Norman fucking Rockwell
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The title track of Lana Del Rey’s sixth studio album speaks about an immature, pretentious poet. There’s a link to this song on “Venice Bitch,” the second song released from the
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Bon Iver – Speyside
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[Verse 1] / I know now that I can't make good / But how I wish I could / Go back and put / Me where you stood / Nothing's really something now the whole thing's cooked / [Verse 2
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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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Kanye West (Ft. Bon Iver & The-Dream) – Fall Out of Heaven (Demo)
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This is an unfinished demo from The Life of Pablo sessions that leaked shortly after its release. It features The-Dream and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon on vocals (the intro sounds
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Bon Iver – Yi
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“Yi” is the airy instrumental introduction to Bon Iver’s 4th studio album i,i. The intro has some foreshadowing, using chopped sounds that can be heard in other songs to follow on
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