 Genius Meanings
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Empire of the Sun – DNA
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[Verse 1] / Oh, didn't matter where we lie / Back in spring of '79 / There were no rules to feel sublime / Let's trek down the path / We slept to the radio / Gentle as my heart
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Empire of the Sun – DNA (Calvin Harris Remix Edit)
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Oh in the meadow where we lie / Back in spring of '79 / There were no rules to feel to sublime / Let's trek down the path / We slept to the radio / Gentle as my heart beats now
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Empire of the Sun – Dna - commentary
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Oh, didn't matter where we lie / Back in spring of '79 / There were no rules to feel sublime / Let's trek down the path / We slept to the radio / Gentle as my heart beats now
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Empire of the Sun – Awakening
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[Verse 1] / Is there a part of me that's part of you? / If I she'd a tear, baby do you bleed? / Is there a part of me that's close to you? / Is there a path to you I haven't seen
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Empire of the Sun – Alive
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Empire of the Sun are as much performance artists as they are musicians. Check out the flamboyant video for this song here
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Empire of the Sun – We Are the People (Burns Remix)
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We can remember / Swimming in December / Heading for the city lights / In nineteen seventy five / We share in each other / Nearer than farther / The scent of a lemon / Drips from
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Empire of the Sun – Old Flavours
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For the longest time / Walking on the golden line / My body's never been so light / Reminds me of the first time
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Empire of the Sun – Concert Pitch
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[Verse 1] / I don’t wanna be so complicated / I wish it was new / Down in a new river / I just want the fire / In my heart above it / And I wanna see / A simple new life / [Chorus
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Empire of the Sun – Alive (Gold Fields Remix)
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Sand storm by my window / World slows down as it goes / Goodbye to last night / Lost love out of sight / Can’t you help me see? / Chorus: / Love you every minute cause you make me
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Empire of the Sun – Keep a Watch
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[Verse 1] / Wait, count the pots of gold / Each and every one / Practice, lay by light / Shines each day and each night / I would never income / Oh whatever you do / There’s a hand
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Empire of the Sun – Surround Sound
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[Verse 1] / Let’s flow together like water / Til I can't tell you from me / A breaking wave is rolling / An endless sea / Let’s burn much hotter than the sun / Til our flame's
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Empire of the Sun – Celebrate
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[Verse 1] / We followed what the symbols said / Held each other to till breaking day / I’ve opened up like I never planned / Showed me how to love again / You carved a path to my
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Empire of the Sun – I'll Be Around
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[Verse 1] / When I was young / The feeling was there / It is still there / Unweaving in me / As I recollect / Take me back to the stems of it / To the airs of the bear stone / I’ll
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Empire of the Sun – Disarm
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[Verse 1] / The audience, come on dance / Push it just enough / Ancient paths, distant lands / Take a chance my love / River ran past the rocks to a waterfall / Piece of love like
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JAY-Z (Ft. Luke Steele) – What We Talkin' About
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Featuring Empire of the Sun’s Luke Steele on additional vocals, the Kanye and No I.D. produced track samples “Spirit” by Frederic Mercier from 1978.
It continued Jay’s process of
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Flux Pavilion (Ft. Cammie Robinson) – Pull the Trigger (Black Sun Empire Remix)
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[Verse] / These days it's better just not to talk / Just watch the way you're walking / Everybody watches what we do / And it's strange never thought it would have been this way
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Riz Ahmed – Where You From
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[Verse] / They ever ask you, "Where you from?" / Like, "Where you really from?" / The question seems simple, but the answer's kinda long / I could tell 'em Wembley, but I don't
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Derek Minor (Ft. Traneshia "Truth" Chiles) – Empire
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This song focuses on the concept of Christians building God’s empire. We see Derek Minor talking about his struggles in his walk with God, but ultimately learning that he needs to
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50 Cent – Hustler's Ambition
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The lead single to the [“Get Rich or Die Tryin' Movie Soundtrack”] consists of “rags to riches” theme of “getting rich or dying trying”. Written by 50 in his trailer on set of the
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Suzanne Vega – Tom's Diner
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Vega originally wrote “Tom’s Diner” in 1982 and it found its first release in 1984 on a compilation. She was signed to A&M Records that same year and this track was then included
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Scar Symmetry – Rise of the Reptilian Regime
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As the spirit serpents slither, caught between the worlds they wait / They're infiltrating earth vibration, strands of reptoid DNA / Invasion of the mind / Their essence crawls
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Missy Elliott – Work It
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“Work It' is the first single from Missy’s 2002 album Under Construction. The song was both a commercial and critical hit: It peaked at No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 (a spot it held
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Kendrick Lamar – HiiiPoWeR
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The first song released from Kendrick Lamar’s Section.80, “HiiiPower” talks of self enlightenment through reflection and active work. It constantly touches on racial subjects
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Turbonegro – No, I'm Alpha Male
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Am I a Scorpio, am I the sun / Is this my body or an empire of fun / Am I an acrobat, machine of steel / Public animal, always dressed to, always dressed to / No, I'm alpha male
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Vader – Sothis
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No more a thing I knew... transformed - transfigured / Transcended... in an endless progress cycle / DNA metamorphosis... of the dying cells / Into something that will last... last
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Army of Lovers – You've Come a Long Way Baby
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You've come a long way baby / You've come a long way baby / You've come a long way baby / You've come a long way baby / You've come a long way baby / You've come a long way baby
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XXXTENTACION – Guardian angel
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The second track on XXXTENTACION’s first posthumous album finds the late rapper discussing heartbreak and the toll that it took on him. His troublesome upbringing resulted in a
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Smash Mouth – All Star
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Smash Mouth’s best known song, with part of its enduring popularity/infamy caused by its inclusion in the opening scene of Shrek. And yet the music video is a tie-in to another
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The Smashing Pumpkins – Bullet with Butterfly Wings
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“Bullet with Butterfly Wings” won a GRAMMY in 1997 along with a slew of other awards. It remains one of Smashing Pumpkins highest charting and most recognizable songs, being used
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Raekwon (Ft. Cappadonna, Ghostface Killah & Method Man) – Ice Cream
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The third single from Raekwon’s classic debut album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Rae, Ghost and Cappa dedicate this one to the ladies with help from Method Man on the hook.
The main
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Set To Stun – Mirror, Mirror
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Mirror, mirror on the wall / I could've sworn in the middle of the night I saw you sell your soul / Is it a burden living life in fear of what may come? / Or are your decisions
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Kendrick Lamar – The Blacker the Berry
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Released via Empire star Taraji P. Henson’s twitter, this comes the day after Kendrick won Best Rap Song & Performance for “i” at the 2015 Grammy Awards. The song shares the name
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Little Mix – We Are Young - Acoustic
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Track off British X-Factor made girlband; Little Mix’s debut album DNA which was released on the 19th of November 2012.
We Are Young is an acoustic cover of Fun.’s hit single
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Money Man – Fear No Man
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[Intro] / (Yung Lan on the track) / (James about that check, boy) / [Hook] / I fear no man, Alhamdulillah / He took the stand, he broke my heart / I keep that fye on me like Jah
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T.I. (Ft. Rahky) – Hypno
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[Intro: T.I. & Logic] / What Juicy say? He be like / Shut the fuck up! / Yeah, yeah, hahaha / King / [Verse 1: T.I.] / I got immaculate vision, no cataracts in my pupils / Don't
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Flux Pavilion (Ft. Cammie Robinson) – Pull the Trigger (Hopsteady Remix)
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[Intro: Vocal Chops] / [Verse] / These days, it's better just not to talk / Just watch the way you're walking / Everybody watches what we do / Isn't it strange? Never thought it
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