 Genius Meanings
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Genius English Translations – Jin - The Astronaut (English Translation)
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[Verse 1] / You and me, an unending history / Oh, you became my universe / The story of us / Like that asteroid drifting by without a destination / I, too, was just drifting along
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Coldplay – Sparks
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“Sparks” is an acoustic song by the British rock band Coldplay. It’s the fourth track off of Coldplay’s debut album, Parachutes.
This acoustic love song is about a person who
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Coldplay (Ft. Jacob Collier & Jason Max Ferdinand) – The Astronaut
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[Verse 1] / You and me / We’ll go down in history / The greatest story ever / One for the centuries / I saw you I was broken open tore right into two / I never saw anything as
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Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head
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The title track of “A Rush of Blood to the Head” deals with revenge and loss of emotional control we experience within it.
Furthermore, the British band tackle once again
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Genius English Translations – Coldplay & BTS - My Universe (English Translation)
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“My Universe,” an uplifting pop-rock song about a difficult love, works as the second promotional single from Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres.
The track, written by Coldplay
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Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
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This slow-building ballad is Snow Patrol’s biggest-selling single. A main driving force behind the song’s success was its inclusion at the end of the Grey’s Anatomy Season 2 finale
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Coldplay – Green Eyes
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The seventh track of the album, “Green Eyes” has a country-rock vibe to it.
Chris Martin wrote the song as a ballad for a former girlfriend who, obviously, had green eyes. When
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Coldplay – Daylight
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The sixth track of A Rush of Blood to the Head, “Daylight” is about the realization that you love someone. It also plays with the dyadic pair of light & darkness.
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Coldplay – Higher Power
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“Higher Power” is a song that arrived on a little keyboard and a bathroom sink at the start of 2020 and was mentioned briefly during the TogetherAtHome livestreamed concerts
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Coldplay – A Sky Full of Stars
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One of Coldplay’s most hyped tracks ever, described by attendees of Coldplay’s secret Ghost Stories shows as “wonderfully produced” and “upbeat, happy, makes you want to stand up
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Genius English Translations – Bizarrap & Quevedo - Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52 (English Translation)
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[Intro: Quevedo] / (We twerked all night and went to sleep at ten) / I got to the club with the combo / Quickly, I saw her far away / She did her lips makeup using the glass cup as
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Radiohead – Creep
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According to Thom Yorke, “Creep” tells the tale of an inebriated man who tries to get the attention of a woman to whom he is attracted by following her around. In the end, he lacks
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Linkin Park – Numb
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“Numb” is the third single and the final track of Linkin Park’s second studio album, Meteora.
One of Linkin Park’s most well known and critically acclaimed songs, “Numb” topped
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Genius English Translations – Shakira - Chantaje ft. Maluma (English Translation)
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[Intro] / (Rudeboyz) / [Verse 1: Maluma] / When you’re doing good, you turn away from me / You feel alone, and I’m always there / It’s a war of give and take / Well give me some of
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Imagine Dragons – Natural
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“Natural” is Imagine Dragons‘ third single after the release of Evolve, following their collaboration with Kygo on “Born to Be Yours”; it is the lead single for their fourth studio
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Genius Romanizations – Jin - The Astronaut (Romanized)
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[Verse 1] / You and me / Kkeunnaji aneul history / Oh, naui ujuga dwae jun / Uriui iyagi / Mokjeokji eopsi heulleoganeun jeo sohaengseongcheoreom / Nado geujeo tteonaeryeogago
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Tom Petty – Free Fallin'
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“Free Fallin',” one of Tom Petty’s biggest hits, is an escapist’s ode to Los Angeles, California. The song, which peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, was inspired by what Petty
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Genius Romanizations – 神山羊 (YOH KAMIYAMA) - YELLOW (Romanized)
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Tsumari wa koukishin ni torawaretetan da / Taisetsu na mono nara kowashitan da / Akari no tomoranai houru keiki / Mokusei no kimi to odottetan da / Kurouzetto de matta kyou mo
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Elton John & Dua Lipa – Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
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The first single off of legendary singer Elton John’s 32nd studio album, The Lockdown Sessions, “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” reworks some of Elton’s classics alongside vocals from
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Radiohead – Karma Police
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One of several stunning singles from Radiohead’s heavily influential masterpiece, OK Computer, “Karma Police” is a haunting and atmospheric track. Thom Yorke’s strained
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Ed Sheeran – Bad Habits
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On “Bad Habits,” Ed Sheeran reflects on past habits of constant drinking and late night partying and what these actions tend to lead to. No matter how pure Ed’s intentions are at
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Camila Cabello (Ft. Young Thug) – Havana
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“Havana” is about Camila falling in love “with this bad boy from Havana.” It is also an ode to her hometown. Camila was born in Cojímar, award – or consejo popular – that belongs
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coldrain (Ft. Ryo Kinoshita) – MAYDAY
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The opening track of the album, “Mayday” is featured as the second OP for the anime Fire Force. The song features Crystal Lake frontman Ryo Kinoshita, who has previously worked
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Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
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One of the best-known Talking Heads songs, “Psycho Killer” was the second single from the 1977 album Talking Heads: 77, peaking at #92 on the Billboard Hot 100.
It is the first
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Genius English Translations – Katherine Ho - Yellow (English Translation)
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I want to know how long a meteor can fly for / Whether its beauty is worth looking for / Flowers in the night sky scatter and fall behind you / Making me happy for a long while. It
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aleemrk & Umair – Cold Hours
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[Intro] / Baarish ho rahi bahir or main kamre mein akela / Andhera bada zaalim mujhe sone nahi dera / Do ghante se likhne ki main koshish hi kar raha hun / Apne ghar ke andar ghar
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Bon Iver & St. Vincent – Rosyln
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“Rosyln” a melancholic ballad by the indie folk band Bon Iver and rock pioneer St. Vincent. The collaboration itself was used in the second movie of the Twilight trilogy, Twilight
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Lost (English Translation)
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[Verse 1: Jimin, Jung Kook] / I'm still standing here with my eyes closed / Lost between the deserts and oceans / I'm still wandering / Where should I go yeah / I didn't know there
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Labrinth – Jealous
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[Verse 1] / I'm jealous of the rain / That falls upon your skin / It's closer than my hands have been / I'm jealous of the rain / I'm jealous of the wind / That ripples through
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Genius English Translations – BTS - 낙원 (Paradise) (English Translation)
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[Verse 1: Jungkook] / Marathon marathon / Life's long so take it slow / 42.195 / The end is filled with a paradise of dreams / [Pre-Chorus: Jimin, Jimin & Jungkook] / But the real
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Genius English Translations – Colde - 다시는 사랑한다 말하지 마 (Don’t ever say love me) ft. RM (English Translation)
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[Intro] / Don't ever say 'I love you' again / Don't ever say 'us' again / If we leave this place now, you and me / The end of our love will arrive / The heart you showed me / The
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OneRepublic – Someday
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[Verse 1] / Some days, I'm treadin' the water / And feel like it's gettin' deep / Some nights, I drown in the weight / Of the things that I think I need / Sometimes, I feel
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Barry Manilow – Copacabana
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While in the Copacabana Hotel in Rio De Janeiro, Barry Manilow and lyricist Bruce Sussman, the former of which being a regular at a New York bar called the Copacabana nightclub
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Kali Uchis – Melting
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[Verse 1] / You are my church, you are my place of worship / I heard you're the plug, can I be the circuit? / When I got court, I hope that you're the verdict / When you're around
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Make It Right (English Translation)
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“Make It Right” is the 4th track on BTS' 2019 album Map of the Soul: Persona and is a collaboration with English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. Backed by synths and a simple
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Shawn Mendes – Treat You Better
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“Treat You Better” serves as the lead single for Shawn Mendes' second studio album. The single released on June 3, 2016. The song rocketed up the iTunes charts to number 3 within
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Louis Armstrong – What a Wonderful World
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Many methods are used to help a song stand the test of time. If the title is repeated throughout the song, people remember it a lot easier. Having deep, touching, yet
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Korn – Daddy
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“Daddy” is the final song on Korn’s groundbreaking self-titled debut album. Though vocalist Jonathan Davis shouts to the rapist that they are doing this to “their own child”, he
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Linkin Park – Faint
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“Faint” is from Linkin Park’s second album, Meteora.
It is a crowd favourite for LP fans, and is fairly well known amongst rap fans as well, after the song was mashed up with “
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Joji – Glimpse of Us
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“Glimpse of Us” is the first musical offering from Joji as a lead artist since the release of his second studio album, Nectar, in September 2020. On the track, Joji compares his
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Harry Styles – Matilda
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“Matilda” is the seventh track off Harry’s House, the third studio album by Harry Styles.
In the song, Harry somberly sings to somebody whose family did not treat her well. He
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Duncan Laurence – Arcade
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“Arcade” by Duncan Laurence is the winning song of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Tel Aviv, Israel, where the singer represented The Netherlands. The victory was the
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Nickelback – How You Remind Me
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Nickelback’s breakout single and probably still their biggest song. It hit #1 at the Hot 100 for four weeks and ended as the top song of 2002 after 22 weeks in the Top 10.
In an
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ONEUS – Life is Beautiful (English Ver.)
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[Verse 1: Seoho] / Ayy / Everyone chasin' running going after own life / Wish I can let you know make it stop / Even when I do nothin', it does not bring me down / Sun will rise up
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Rex Orange County – Sunflower
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“Sunflower” is dedicated to Rex’s former girlfriend Thea, who he previously lived with in South London. The song shows his complete infatuation and almost obsession for this girl
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Jin (진) – The Astronaut
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BTS‘ oldest member Jin turns a new leaf in his solo career with “The Astronaut” before completing his military service, which is mandatory in South Korea.
Lyrically, the song sees
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Frank Ocean – Self Control
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“Self Control” is a slow ballad which features Frank describing a relationship that is slowly falling apart. Throughout the song, Frank hints the reason their relationship fell
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Gotye (Ft. Kimbra) – Somebody That I Used to Know
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Having burned through the Australian charts late in 2011, Gotye’s sad tale of lost love continued to climb the charts on US soil in 2012 and 2013. The emotionally charged “Somebody
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Novo Amor – Anchor
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[Verse 1] / Took the breath from my open mouth / Never known how it broke me down / I went in circles somewhere else / Shook the best when your love was home / Storing up on your
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Kid Cudi – Mr. Rager
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A ballad for Mr. Rager, Cudi’s impulsive persona and the title character of his second album, Man on the Moon II: The Legend
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