 Genius Meanings
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Hozier – Unknown / Nth
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In “Unknown / Nth”, Hozier expresses themes of distance, betrayal, and the feeling of being unknown or misunderstood in a relationship. The track takes inspiration from Dante
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Madonna & Sickick – Frozen (Sickick Remix)
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[Intro: Madonna] / How can life be what you want it to be? / You're frozen when your heart's not open / [Chorus: Madonna & Sickick] / Mmmmmm, if I could melt your heart / Mmmmmm
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Bob Dylan – Mr. Tambourine Man
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This song opens Dylan’s 1965 Bringing it all Back Home’s second, acoustic folk side, which comes after seven mostly electric, perky, dense and not rarely harsh pieces (partly a
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J. Cole – t h e . c l i m b . b a c k
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On “t h e . c l i m b . b a c k,” J. Cole talks about rediscovering his love for rap and some of his traumatic life experiences.
Two days before releasing the song, Cole
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Charles Hamilton (Ft. B.o.B) – Paperboy
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Charles Hamilton and B.o.B collaborate on this lazy day track, critics say B.o.B “killed” Charles on his own track but Charles made up for it by “killing” B.o.B on his song, “Fool
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John Waite – Missing You
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“Missing You” was a #1 hit single from John Waite’s 1984 album No Brakes. The gold-certified song and its lyrics of a man in total denial about his emotions after the end of a
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Eminem – Space Bound
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A summer love song that gets pretty visceral. Em describes a budding relationship that turns abusive. It’s pretty affectionate, too, considering how graphic it gets at times.
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Zedd (Ft. Foxes) – Clarity
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“Clarity” is about lovers knowing their relationship is doomed to fail from the start, but embarking on it anyway.
At the 56th Grammy Awards, “Clarity” won a Grammy Award for the
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Bob Vylan – GDP
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[Verse 1] / Yeah, the BBC are talking 'bout the GDP / Fuck it, miss me with that mess / Coming for the belly when we run up in your address / Get caught sleeping, take the money
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Phish – The Line
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“The Line” was inspired by the 2005 Conference USA basketball tournament championship game, in which University of Memphis' Darius Washington, Jr. needed to make three free throws
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Bob Dylan – Series of Dreams
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[Verse 1] / I was thinking of a series of dreams / Where nothing comes up to the top / Everything stays down where it's wounded / And comes to a permanent stop / Wasn't thinking of
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Bob Seger – Turn the Page
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[Verse 1] / On a long and lonesome highway, east of Omaha / You can listen to the engine moanin' out his one note song / You can think about the woman or the girl you knew the
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The B-52's – Love Shack
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The B-52s’ 1989 smash “Love Shack” is about a secluded place where lovers can meet to get it on. But that’s merely the most obvious meaning. The title also refers to the venues the
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The Dead Milkmen – Where the Tarantula Lives
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[Verse 1] / Holland is ruled by midgets / The Pope owns CBS / The subway cars have been equipped with bars / And they're cloning Rudolph Hess / Samantha Fox has gone frigid / The
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Tool – Schism
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Schism (dictionary):
A split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
In this song, lead singer Maynard James Keenan
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Ed Sheeran – Photograph
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“Photograph” is the 5th radio single from x. Ed said about it that “it will be the one that will change my career path”, and hopes it will sell the album “even if the rest of the
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Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
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The breakout and first single by Arctic Monkeys, from their debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.
It’s about seeing a girl in a mundane, everyday situation
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50 Cent – Window Shopper
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Off the soundtrack for Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (not to be confused with the major label debut of the same name), 50 delivers another report on the spoils of success and the negative
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Bob Marley & The Wailers – One Love / People Get Ready (Medley)
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[Hook] / One Love! One Heart! / Let's get together and feel alright / Hear the children crying (One Love!) / Hear the children crying (One Heart!) / Saying: give thanks and praise
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Idina Menzel & Evan Rachel Wood – Show Yourself
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After Elsa makes her way to Ahtohallan, the glacial river of memory, she asks the mysterious voice that she has heard throughout the film to show itself.
Elsa’s journey to
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Johnny Mystro – Wavedash (The Ice Rap Cometh)
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[Verse] / Slidin' on this beat like a wave dash / Just to show you how some dope shit can make cash / And make the people put their hands up like roller coaster rides / With flows
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Logic – YSIV
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The title track to Logic’s fourth studio album shares some recurring samples with its predecessors, “Young Sinatra II” and “Young Sinatra III,” most notably Nas‘ 1994 track “Life’s
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One Direction – Story of My Life
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“Story of My Life” is the second single off of One Direction’s third album, Midnight Memories. It details the struggles of trying to chase after a girl who plays “hard to get.”
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Tina Turner – Missing You
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[Verse 1] / Every time I think of you / I always catch my breath / And I'm still standing here, and you're miles away / And I'm wondering why you left / And there's a storm that's
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Eric B. & Rakim – Follow the Leader
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“Follow the Leader” was the first single and title track from Eric B. & Rakim’s second album, Follow the Leader.
A lyrical step up from the already incredible Paid in Full album
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Sia – Snowman
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“Snowman” was released as the second single off Sia’s first Christmas album, Everyday Is Christmas. In this down-tempo love song, Sia confesses her love to her snowman, a metaphor
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Zac Brown Band – Toes
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[Intro] / I got my toes in the water, ass in the sand / Not a worry in the world, a cold beer in my hand / Life is good today / Life is good today / [Verse 1] / Well, the plane
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Burna Boy – Ye
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[Intro] / Yeah / My nigga... die for nothing, ah / My nigga... die for nothing, ah / Die for nothing, ah / My nigga... die for nothing, ah / My nigga... die for nothing, ah / My
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Walt Disney Records (Ft. Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, Joseph Williams, Matthew Broderick & Nathan Lane) – Hakuna Matata
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After finding Simba in the desert, comic relief duo Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog (based on Hamlet’s Rosencratz and Guildenstern) tell the cub all about their philosophy
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son
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As one of the most famous protest songs of the Vietnam War era, “Fortunate Son” revives this timeless message with the snarl and swagger of the 1960s righteous rock and roll.
As
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B.o.B (Ft. Lauriana Mae) – Chandelier
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An upbeat song from Strange Clouds, where B.o.B talks about legacy and life.
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Jimmy Buffett – Margaritaville
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Probably Buffett’s most well known song, Margaritaville is the best representation of Buffett’s well known ‘'Gulf and Western’‘ music style, including tropical like rhythms and
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Tool – Forty Six & 2
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The meaning of 46 and 2:
“According to Melchizedek, our planet is covered with geometrically constructed ‘morpho genetic grids’. These grids extend from about 60 feet under the
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Tech N9ne – Awkward
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On “Awkward” I’m telling stories about stuff that happened with other rappers in the past.
- Tech N9ne (HipHopDX interview).
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BLACKPINK & Selena Gomez – Ice Cream
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“Ice Cream” is the second single by BLACKPINK off their debut studio album, BLACKPINK THE ALBUM and marks their first collaboration with American singer-songwriter Selena Gomez.
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Canibus – Poet Laureate Infinity
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Initially titled “Bar War”, this infamous 1000 Bar song was released via Mic Club Records, to promote For Whom the Beat Tolls. Often stylized PLOO, with OO representing the
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Jazzyfatnastees – Let It Go
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Crying, tortured / Wishing on some four leaf clover / To free you from the chains that bind you / Fleeing from yourself / In time you'll figure out / We search our whole lives / To
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Father John Misty – Total Entertainment Forever
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“Total Entertainment Forever” is Father John Misty’s vision of the frightening reality our society is heading towards. He warns against allowing technology to progress to the point
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Berner & Mozzy (Ft. Logic & YG) – Ayy
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Berner and Mozzy’s “Ayy” features a verse from Logic, under his pothead alter ego “Stoney Bob,” and a chorus from YG. They rap over a smooth, hypnotic beat from Traxx FDR.
The
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Naomi Scott – Speechless (Full)
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Princess Jasmine (Naomi Scott) is placed under arrest by the new sultan of Agrabah, Jafar (Marwan Kenzari). As she’s being led away by the guards, she reflects on a lifetime of
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R.E.M. – Imitation of Life
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Imitation of Life is the 8th song of R.E.M’s album Reveal, and it’s the most popular song of the album. It hit the number 83 in the Billboard Hot 100 list.
The song is inspired in
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Stealers Wheel – Stuck in the Middle with You
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Gerry Rafferty wrote this song to describe what it’s like to be brought into the big business of music. The inspiration for the song comes from one time the band attended a signing
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