Genius Meanings
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boygenius Explore Conflicting Mental States On New Song “Not Strong Enough”
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It’s the fourth single off their forthcoming debut album, ‘the record.’
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boygenius – Cool About It
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[Verse 1: Baker] / Met you at the dive bar to go shoot some pool / And make fun of the cowboys with the neck tattoos / Ask you easy questions about work and school / [Chorus: Baker
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boygenius – True Blue
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“True Blue” explores themes similar to Lucy Dacus’ third studio album Home Video, relating to ideas of moving away from home, finding oneself, trust, and unconditional love. The
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boygenius – $20
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boygenius return with their first song since their 2018 self-titled EP. Julien Baker takes the reins in “$20”, initially written outside of the group.
With soft punky vibes and
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boygenius – Satanist
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[Verse 1: Baker, All] / Will you be a Satanist with me? / Mortgage off your soul to buy your dream / Vacation home in Florida / The collateral the Devil's repossessin' from me
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boygenius – Not Strong Enough
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“Not Strong Enough” is the fourth single and sixth track on boygenius’ debut album, the record. The track was released alongside its music video on March 1st, 2023 without prior
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boygenius – Emily I'm Sorry
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“Emily, I’m Sorry” was released within the teaser for boygenius' debut album, the record. The song is led by Phoebe Bridgers and features backing vocals by Julien Baker and Lucy
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boygenius – Me & My Dog
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Phoebe Bridgers revealed to Pitchfork that she wrote “Me & My Dog” about having a panic attack and wanting to escape the reality of her anxiety and be with her dog, Max, who sadly
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boygenius – We're In Love
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“We’re in Love” is the tenth song on the record, debut album by indie supergroup boygenius.
A more self-referential track, it sees Lucy Dacus singing to and with her bandmates
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boygenius – Souvenir
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[Verse 1: Julien Baker] / Dreamcatcher on the rearview mirror / Hasn't caught a thing yet / Twenty dollars and a souvenir / Anything's worth trying / [Verse 2: Julien Baker] / To
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boygenius – Leonard Cohen
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[Verse 1: Dacus] / On the on-ramp, you said / "If you love me, you will listen to this song" / And I could tell that you were serious / So I didn't tell you you were driving the
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boygenius – Ketchum, ID
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“Ketchum, ID” is an acoustic indie-folk ballad about being in one’s 20s and longing for home while being out on the road. The song’s title is a reference to the town of Ketchum, in
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boygenius – Salt in the Wound
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[Verse 1: Lucy Dacus] / You put salt in the wound / And a kiss on my cheek / You butter me up / And you sit down to eat / You add insult to injury / You say you believe in me / But
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boygenius – Bite the Hand
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“Bite The Hand” is the opening track of boygenius' self-titled debut EP. While Lucy Dacus takes the lead, Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker provide backing vocals.
In 2019, the
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boygenius – Voyager
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[Intro: Dacus & Baker] / Mmm, mmm / [Verse 1: Bridgers, Dacus & Baker] / It's a hundred and three in the Valley / Blacktop is meltin' on our shoes (Mmm) / And I don't mean to make
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boygenius – Letter To An Old Poet
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In “The Infinite Gay Joy of Boygenius”, Lexi McMenamin writes about this song:
“The group tells me they did throuples’ counseling in preparation for the record’s release. When
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boygenius – Black Hole
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[Verse 1: Baker] / In a rainstorm / Suckin' down a dart on the back porch / Out here, it gets so dark / You can see the stars, the ones / The headlines said this morning / Were
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boygenius – Without You Without Them
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[Verse 1: All, Dacus] / Give me everything you've got / I'll take what I can get / I want to hear your story / And be a part of it / Thank your father before you / His mother
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boygenius – Stay Down
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“Stay Down” describes a breakup, likening the experience to a physical altercation, as indicated in the song title. Julien Baker’s vocals are primarily featured on the song.
The
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boygenius – Revolution 0
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[Intro: Bridgers] / Mm, mm, mm, mm / [Verse 1: Bridgers] / Imaginary friend, you live up in my head / So I've been making music / Since you told me to do it / I just wanna know who
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Phoebe Bridgers – Graceland Too
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“Graceland Too” finds Bridgers reuniting for a banjo-led country ballad with boygenius bandmates Julien Baker & Lucy Dacus, who sing harmony. In a Stereogum interview, Phoebe said,
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boygenius – Anti-Curse
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[Verse 1: Baker] / Gettin' deep / I'm out of my depth at a public beach / I never listened, I had to see for myself / It's comin' in waves / Shoots through my mind like a pinball
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boygenius – Afraid of Heights
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[Verse 1: Dacus] / I know that I fucked up when I / Told you I'm afraid of heights / It made you wanna test my courage / You made me climb a cliff at night / You wanted me to jump
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boygenius – Powers
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[Verse 1: Baker, Bridgers & Dacus] / How did it start? Did I fall into a nuclear reactor? / Crawl out with acid skin or somethin' worse / A hostile alien ambassador? / Or am I
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Ruth B. – Lost Boy
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In “Lost Boy,” Ruth B taps into the world of Peter Pan. This song is about belonging and not belonging, feeling lost and found, escaping reality and diving into one’s imagination
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Billie Eilish – my boy
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“my boy” is the third track on Billie Eilish’s debut EP, dont smile at me. At two minutes and fifty seconds, it’s also the shortest track on the EP.
In “my boy” Billie Eilish is
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