 Genius Meanings
|
|
Chris Young – Gettin’ You Home (The Black Dress Song)
|
|
[Verse 1] / Tuxedo waiters, black tie / White table cloths and red wine / We've been plannin', this night / Lookin' forward to it for some time / [Pre-Chorus] / Now, honey, I know
|
|
|
Chris Young – The Man I Want to Be
|
|
“The Man I Want To Be” served as the third single from Chris’s album of the same name.
The song describes a man who wants to change for the better, so he’s asking God to help
|
|
fun. (Ft. Janelle Monáe) – We Are Young
|
|
“We Are Young” was the lead single from Fun’s second album Some Nights. It hit #1 on the Hot 100 for 6 straight weeks (from March 17 to April 21, 2012). Lyrically, the song
|
|
SiriusXM – Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time (2022)
|
|
1000. Alan Jackson - Country Boy / 999. Greater Bakersfield Show Interview (w/ Dwight Yoakam & Dave Alvin) / 998. The Oak Ridge Boys - Trying To Love Two Women / 997. Chris Cagle
|
|
Chris Young – I'm Comin' Over
|
|
“I’m Comin’ Over” is a heart breaker that features a weeping pedal steel. It’s a power ballad, and Young’s voice (described by some as the sexiest voice in country music) is
|
|
Chris Young – You
|
|
“You” is an upbeat, rock influenced country song released off of Chris’s 3rd album Neon.
“You” describes a narrator who is singing to his lover about how no one makes him feel
|
|
Chris Young – The Dashboard
|
|
This is a song about a man who is driving his brother’s truck while his brother is overseas fighting for our country. He’s thinking about all the great times they had in this truck
|
|
|
Chris Young – Voices
|
|
[Verse 1] / You could say I'm a little bit crazy / You could call me insane / Walking around with all these whispers / Running around here in my brain / I just can't help but hear
|
|
|
Chris Young (Ft. Willie Nelson) – Rose in Paradise
|
|
She was a flower for the takin' / Her beauty cut just like a knife / He was a banker from Macon / Swore he'd love her all his life / Bought her a mansion on a mountain / With a
|
|
|
Chris Young – Twenty-One Candles
|
|
[Verse 1] / Always be momma's baby, always be daddy's girl / Right now she's makin' 'em crazy / Little Red Robin' Hood, big bad world / [Chorus] / She ain't waitin' on twenty-one
|
|
Pink Floyd – Time
|
|
This is the only track on the album that credits all 4 members of the band. It’s about how time can slip by, but many people do not realize it until it is too late. Roger Waters
|
|
Coldplay – Fix You
|
|
“Fix You” is the fourth track and second single from Coldplay’s third album X&Y. It was written by Chris Martin for his then-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, to comfort her after her father
|
|
Chris Young & Kane Brown – Famous Friends
|
|
[Verse 1: Chris Young] / My buddy Brandon holds the record / For single-season touchdown throws / And good ol' Johnny, he's the life of every party / It's like Cheers, they know
|
|
|
Chris Young (Ft. Vince Gill) – Sober Saturday Night
|
|
“Sober Saturday Night” shows a man who first appears to be getting over a hangover, after a break up; but as the song progresses, it becomes evident that he’s sober and just
|
|
Chris Young – Aw Naw
|
|
[Verse 1] / Yeah, I think I’m gonna leave / I’ll just have that one drink / And we’ve all gotta be up early / Boys, we oughta shut her down / Just take it to the house / ‘Fore
|
|
|
Chris Young – It Takes a Man
|
|
“It Takes A Man” is an emotional ballad that serves as the fifth song on Chris’s album The Man I Want To Be.
The song describes a young man who is dating a young woman. At the
|
|
Drake – Over
|
|
On “Over,” Drake raps about his introduction to fame and how his career is just only beginning. It was released as the first single from Drake’s debut album, Thank Me Later. In an
|
|
Drake (Ft. The Weeknd) – The Ride
|
|
“The Ride” is Drake’s way of steering the audience through three distinct stages in his career, all of which that detail the artist’s evolving outlook on wealth, fame, and fortune
|
|
Garth Brooks – Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)
|
|
[Verse 1] / This old highway's gettin' longer / It seems there is no end in sight / To sleep would be best / But I just can't afford to rest / I gotta ride in Denver tomorrow night
|
|
Adele – When We Were Young
|
|
Newly-returned pop icon Adele worked with songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr. and producer Ariel Rechtshaid on the “‘70s styled shimmery disco ballad” “When We Were Young,” the second
|
|
Drake & 21 Savage – Spin Bout U
|
|
Drake & 21 Savage flip B.G.O.T.I.’s 1995 hit song “Give Me Your Lov-N” on “Spin Bout U,” a slow-burn R&B where both artists rap about taking care of their partners, while boasting
|
|
|
Chris Young – You Do the Talkin'
|
|
[Verse 1] / Got you cranked up loud, getting pumped for the night / But when we pull in her drive, gonna turn you down quiet / I'll have one arm around her, one on the wheel / Hey
|
|
|
Chris Young (Ft. Cassadee Pope) – Think of You
|
|
[Verse 1: Chris Young] / I walk in on Friday nights / Same old bar, same burned out lights / Same people and all the same faces / So why in the hell does it feel like a different
|
|
Drake – Furthest Thing
|
|
Between sober and high, between single and locked down, between singing and rapping – this number finds Drake finding the spaces in the middle.
This song seems to be about being
|
|
Sam Smith & Kim Petras – Unholy
|
|
“Unholy” is the second single from Sam Smith’s fourth studio album, Gloria, released on 27th January 2023. The song is a collaboration with German-born singer and songwriter, Kim
|
|
Drake (Ft. Majid Jordan) – Hold On, We're Going Home
|
|
Drake’s single isn’t a rap song as we all know, but here’s the rapper-singer reiterating the fact for all us: Drizzy says him and Noah “40” Shebib “wanted to channelize the Michael
|
|
Drake – Papi's Home
|
|
[Intro: Drake & Montell Jordan] / I know that I hurt you / Yeah / I was a child trying to be a man / To all my sons worldwide / I walked out on my only son / All my juniors / I
|
|
Drake – You & The 6
|
|
This song is dedicated to Drake’s mother, Sandi Graham. Drake discusses many of the issues he had growing up, and how both his city and his mother helped him cope with all of it.
|
|
Travis Scott – Drugs You Should Try It
|
|
On the fourth track of Days Before Rodeo, Travi$ shows us his romantic side, which, at the same time, does not divert from his original, druggy style. Through this chilled
|
|
Migos – Avalanche
|
|
“Avalanche,” the introduction to Culture III, sees the trio flaunting their success while reminiscing on their upbringings. The nostalgic beat, which is produced by DJ Durel and
|
|
Young Gunz – Time
|
|
[Young Chris talking] / Just need a lil time man, thats all I need / Lost alot of soliders ya know / Rest In Peace / Mom duke struggling / Baby on the way / [Young Chris] / I know
|
|
Drake – Hotline Bling
|
|
“Hotline Bling” is most likely about Drake’s old flame from Toronto, Nebby. She’s had an on and off relationship with the 6 God a few times, and her Instagram account is a constant
|
|
|
Drake (Ft. Lil Wayne) – Miss Me
|
|
In an April 2010 interview with MTV News, Drake explained what “Miss Me” is about:
It’s a song about being away from what you love and hoping that when you’re gone, doing you
|
|
James Bay – Let It Go
|
|
“Let It Go” is about young love that ultimately went wrong. After the couple’s tentatively cute time together, their relationship became forced and Bay ultimately suggests a
|
|
|
Chris Young – Tomorrow
|
|
[Verse 1] / Tomorrow I'm gonna leave here / I'm gonna let you go and walk away / Like every day I said I would / And tomorrow, I'm gonna listen / To that voice of reason inside my
|
|
Chris Young – Losing Sleep
|
|
“Losing Sleep” is the first single released off of Chris’s 6th studio album of the same name. “Losing Sleep” is an upbeat song that describes how Chris feels like he is “winning
|
|
|
Chris Young – Lonely Eyes
|
|
“Lonely Eyes” is a song written by Johnny Bulford, Jason Matthews and Laura Veltz and recorded by American country music artist Chris Young. It was released in August 2014 as the
|
|
The 1975 – Looking for Somebody (To Love)
|
|
“Looking for Somebody (To Love)” is the third song included in The 1975’s fifth studio album Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
The song is an 80s synth-pop record that features
|
