Genius Meanings
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Coldplay – Trouble in Town
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“Trouble in Town” is about how non-white people are treated in western countries while they are not even safe in their own countries. The track features a tape at the end of the
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Coldplay – BrokEn
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On “BrokEn,” Chris Martin leads a gospel choir in a simple call-and-response structure, backed only by a piano and some finger snaps.
Coldplay dedicated this song to Brian Eno
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Coldplay – Èkó
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Èkó means Lagos in Yoruba language and is a city in the south-western region of Nigeria in Africa.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Road Trippin'
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One of the few songs by the Red Hot Chili Peppers that doesn’t feature a drummer. The song is just a mostly acoustic story of band’s road trip along the Pacific Coast Highway.
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Coldplay – Old Friends
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[Verse] / Tony was a friend of mine / We were together all the time / He had my back / Once he really saved my life / [Pre-Chorus] / Sometimes I wanna call him / Say, "Hey, let's
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Coldplay – بنی آدم
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“بنی آدم (Children of Adam)” is a song inspired by the Persian poem of the same name (or sometimes also called “Bani Adam”) by Saadi Shirazi. The poem in English reads:
Humans (
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Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak
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This song was the second single and the title track from the album. It’s arguably Thin Lizzy’s second most famous song, after The Boys Are Back in Town, which was the album’s first
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Coldplay – Guns
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The opener for the second part of the album, Sunset (غروب), starts with “Guns”, a track that criticizes American’s love for guns and how people have been led to believe that gun
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Coldplay – Everyday Life
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The closing track off Everyday Life showcases a slow piano ballad that describes and summarizes the band’s general album message: love, equality, pain, struggles, legacy, humanity
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Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – Cold Shot
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[Verse 1] / Once was a sweet thing, baby / Held that love in our hands / Now I reach to kiss your lips / It just don't mean a thing / [Chorus] / And that's a cold shot, baby / Yeah
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Travis Scott (Ft. 2 Chainz & Future) – 3500
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“3500” is the first single from Rodeo and was premiered at the Hot 97’s Summer Jam on June 7th, 2015. The title refers to a $3,500 fur coat bought by Kim Kardashian for her
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Coldplay – Daddy
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“Daddy” is a slow, piano-driven track about a neglectful relationship between a son and his father. It shows how the father moved away from his son (interpreted by Chris Martin
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The Specials – Ghost Town
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The second of two UK number ones by 2-Tone ska band The Specials, hailing from Coventry. It was also the final recording of The Specials in their original seven-piece line-up
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Kendrick Lamar – Backseat Freestyle
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In the outro of the previous song, “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe”, one of Kendrick’s friends asks him to rap. “Backseat Freestyle” serves as a flashback. The freestyle is not
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3 Doors Down – Kryptonite
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The song was written by drummer/vocalist Brad Arnold in a mathematics class when he was fifteen and was one of the first songs he ever wrote.
In terms of the song’s meaning Arnold
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Imagine Dragons – Radioactive
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The first song on Imagine Dragons' debut album Night Visions gives off a revolutionary vibe, but leaves what is being changed up to interpretation. Some argue it is about nuclear
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Bastille – Pompeii
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“Pompeii” was the fourth song to be released from Bastille’s debut album Bad Blood. It has reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, topped the Scottish charts, and reached the
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OneRepublic – Stop and Stare
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This song was OneRepublic’s second big hit, and it marked a crucial, “make it or break it” moment in their history, as recounted in the mini-documentary Don’t Look Down. Would “
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Imagine Dragons – Warriors
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“Warriors” is a song written and recorded by American alt-rockers Imagine Dragons.
The band wrote and recorded the song alongside Riot Games for the 2014 League of Legends World
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Harry Styles – Sign of the Times
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“Sign of the Times” is a slow paced pop-rock track about avoiding emotion and reality during times of grief and hardship. The song draws inspiration from ‘70s rock songs from
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Coldplay – Flags
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“Flags” is a bonus track included on the Japanese version of the album Everyday Life. It points out how borders and flags can’t divide people since they are all from the same
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