 Genius Meanings
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Daughtry – Feels Like Tonight
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[Verse 1] / You, you got me / Thinking it'll be alright / You, you told me / "Come and take a look inside" / You believe me / In every single lie / But I, I failed you this time
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Daughtry – Feels Like the First Time
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[Verse 1] / I would climb any mountain / Sail across a stormy sea / If that's what it takes me, baby / To show you how much you mean to me / And I guess it's just the woman in you
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Daughtry – Gone
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[Verse 1] / Feeling like this could only mean, I'm sinking / Feeling like this could only mean, I'm sinking / Well, I'm sinking, pull me out / [Chorus] / Every time I see your
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Daughtry – Renegade
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[Chorus 1] / Don’t you wanna feel like a rebel / A renegade on the run? / A real live wire in the crossfire ridin' shotgun / [Verse 1] / Not talkin' 'bout a deal with the devil / I
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Phil Collins – In the Air Tonight
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“In the Air Tonight” remains one of Phil Collins‘ best known hits. Its music video was directed by Stuart Orme and played on MTV shortly after the channel launched in 1981.
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Daughtry – Home
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[Verse 1] / I'm staring out into the night / Trying to hide the pain / I'm going to the place where love / And feeling good don't ever cost a thing / And the pain you feel's a
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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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Corinne Bailey Rae – Like a Star
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This is the first track as well as the first song written on Corinne Bailey Rae’s self-titled debut album. It was written about her late husband before his untimely passing.
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Daughtry – Over You
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[Verse 1] / Now that it's all said and done / I can't believe you were the one / To build me up, then tear me down / Like an old abandoned house / And what you said when you left
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Jeezy (Ft. Kanye West) – Put On
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“Put On” sees Jeezy and Kanye West discussing various ways they put on for their cities; Atlanta and Chicago, respectively.
Jeezy’s two 12 bar verses include several food
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Daughtry – Go Down
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[Verse 1] / Say what you need to say / Say, say it when I'm gone / Stay if you need to stay / Stay, oh get ready to run / [Pre-Chorus] / Time's running out on the clock / Tell me
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What if our love never went away? / What if it's lost behind words we could never find? / Baby, before it's too late / What about now?
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The only reason they are not sure about their future is that they have never told each other what is really on their mind.
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Chris Brown – Forever
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“Forever” is the lead single from the re-vamp of Chris' sophomore album, Exclusive. The track was initially recorded for a Wrigleys Doublemint commercial, and some lyrics also echo
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Daughtry – Crashed
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[Verse 1] / Well, I was moving at the speed of sound / Head-spinning, couldn't find my way around, and / Didn't know that I was going down / Yeah, yeah / Where I've been, well, it'
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Lloyd (Ft. Lil Wayne) – You
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“You” is a smooth R&B ballad between Lloyd and Lil Wayne about finding the right girl. They both give reasons why this specific girl is good for them and why they should be in a
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Evanescence (Ft. Paul McCoy) – Bring Me to Life
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After Wind-Up Records insisted the group bring on a full-time rapper and the band refused, Evanescence went home, assuming they no longer had a record deal. However, the label
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Neon Trees – Animal
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[Verse 1] / Here we go again / I kinda wanna be more than friends / So take it easy on me / I'm afraid you're never satisfied / [Verse 2] / Here we go again / We're sick like
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Rihanna – Disturbia
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“Disturbia” was co-written by Rihanna’s then-boyfriend and fellow recording artist, Chris Brown (alongside his team, the Graffiti Artizts), and was originally intended for his re-
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Daughtry – What About Now (Acoustic)
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[Verse 1] / Shadows fill an empty heart / As love is fading / From all the things that we are / Are not saying / Can we see beyond the scars / And make it to the dawn? / [Verse 2
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Papa Roach – Scars
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“Scars” tells the story of Jacoby Shaddix’s “horrible night in Vegas that changed my fucking life,” according the band’s video album Papa Roach: Live & Murderous in Chicago. During
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P!nk – So What
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“So What” is a pop-rock song, written during a separation between P!nk and her husband Carey Hart.
Funnily enough, Hart features in the video for this song, because by the time P!
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Papa Roach (Ft. Chris Daughtry) – Scars (ft. Chris Daughtry of Daughtry)
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[Intro: Jacoby Shaddix] / So, we're gonna do a little something right now / This is a song called "Scars" / [Chorus: Jacoby Shaddix, Chris Daughtry] / I tear my heart open, I sew
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Daughtry – Learn My Lesson
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[Verse 1] / Tonight the sunset means so much / The one thing that you know, you'll never touch / Like the feeling, the real thing / I reach out for that sweet dream / But somehow
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Daughtry – Battleships
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“Battleships” is song recorded by American rock band Daughtry for their fourth studio album Baptized, written by Chris Daughtry, Martin Johnson and Sam Hollander, and produced by
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Daughtry – Torches
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In an interview with Billboard, Chris stated that “Torches” is about the negativity in the world and imagining a solution that will spread kindness like fire.
We started with this
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Aerosmith – I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
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“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” was Aerosmith’s first number one song. It was featured in the movie Armageddon, which starred Steven Tyler’s daughter, Liv Tyler. U2 was originally
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David Cook – Light On
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“Light On” is the first official single released from American Idol season 7 winner David Cook’s major label debut studio album, David Cook. The song managed to peak at #17 on the
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Keri Hilson (Ft. Kanye West & Ne-Yo) – Knock You Down
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The fourth single from Hilson’s 2009 album, In A Perfect World…, features a passionate verse from West, and a reference to Ne-Yo’s hit Miss Independent.
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Jordin Sparks – Battlefield
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“Battlefield” is a song by Jordin Sparks, taken from her studio album of the same name. It was written by Louis Biancaniello, Ryan Tedder, Sam Watters and Wayne Wilkins. “
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BOYS LIKE GIRLS – The Great Escape
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“The Great Escape” is the second single released on March 3, 2007 from Boys Like Girls' eponymous debut album, and is also their first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100
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Daughtry – Sorry
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[Verse 1] / Will you listen to my story? / It'll just be a minute / How can I explain? / Whatever happened here / Never meant to hurt you / How could I cause you so much pain? / [
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Metro Station – Shake It
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“Shake It” is the fourth track off Metro Station’s debut self titled album. The song was a huge commercial success, with the single reaching a 2x platinum certification in the US.
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Imagine Dragons – Demons
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“Demons” is the fourth single from Imagine Dragons' debut album, Night Visions, and the lead track for the band’s Demons (Remixes) – EP. The track is about acknowledging and
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Daughtry – All These Lives
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[Verse 1] / Doesn't come down when she calls / "It's time for breakfast" / Momma can't get down those halls / Fast enough to see / Glass is sprayed across the floor / From the
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Elton John – Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
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“Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” is a song written by Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin. The song was originally recorded in 1974 by Elton John for his studio album
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Hinder – Lips of an Angel
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“Lips of an Angel” is the lead single from Hinder’s Triple Platinum debut album, Extreme Behavior. It is by far their best known track.
With the resurgence of the rock ballad
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