 Genius Meanings
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Eric Church – Break It Kind of Guy
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[Verse 1] / I woke up feelin’ dangerous, put some bullets in my gun / Brown liquor in my coffee and I called the boss’s son / I told him to tell his daddy I'm tired of his routine
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Eric Church – Mad Man
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[Verse 1] / He's a modern day Jekyll and Hyde / Mixin' pride with the cold hard facts / Starin' awful hard at a picture on a bar / Of a girl that he won't get back / He's talkin
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Eric Church – Do Side
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[Verse 1] / I couldn't get no sleep last night, had a ghost lyin' in my bed / A saltwater leak in my eyes and a memory in my head / Cool in me says, "no, I ain't," but the fool
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Eric Church – Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones
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[Verse 1] / Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones, spelled with all 4 y's / Was born in 70-something, 'tween "Sweet Home" and "You Got That Right" / His mama met his daddy at a Tallahassee show
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Eric Church – Hell of a View
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[Verse 1] / I was no daddy's dream, was not your mama's prayer / But I was your first and your last ticket out of there / I caught your wings on fire when I smoked my Bronco tires
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Eric Church – Smoke a Little Smoke
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This song is about how Eric feels when he smokes marijuana. It was a song that he was urged not to release as a single but he rebelled and did it anyways. It was a major hit for
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Eric Church – Bright Side Girl
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[Verse 1] / They say the sky won’t fall / Today I kinda wish it would / Get those old dark clouds overhead cleared out / And stop the rain for good / [Verse 2] / No, there ain’t no
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Eric Church – Kiss Her Goodbye
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[Verse 1] / Yeah, the thing that haunts me like a ghost / Is the little things and it ain't close / You'd think that after all this time / I wouldn't need to drink her off my mind
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Eric Church – Lone Wolf
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[Verse 1] / The only pack I ever ran with were the cigarettes in my pocket / My only friend was the sun and the wind to my back on the road I was walkin' / Had nowhere to go, no
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Eric Church – Jenny
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[Verse 1] / Come on, Jenny, let’s go, Jenny / Let’s blow this popcorn stand / Come on, there’s the road, Jenny / Jenny, let me be your man / [Verse 2] / Come on, Jenny, let’s roll
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Eric Church – Through My Ray-Bans
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[Verse 1] / Yeah, I know a place where kings and paupers / Drink with the dreamers and the cheaters and the lawyers / And the dealers deal aces from a loaded stack of cards / Now
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Eric Church – Bad Mother Trucker
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[Verse 1] / She drove an '81 Peterbilt 18-wheeler / Jet black with pink mud flaps / It was a mean piece of metal with lightning in the pedal / Thunder comin' out the back / [Verse
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Eric Church – Rock & Roll Found Me
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[Verse 1] / I was a skinny little white kid, wrong side of the track kid / "Don’t do that" kid, "What the hell is wrong with him?" kid / No, my rebel never run and my damn gave one
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Eric Church – Doing Life with Me
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[Verse 1] / It ain't easy puttin' up with / A road dog with a cup with / A little Jack in it / You talk about the backseat / I don't know, don't ask me / How she sat in it / [Pre-
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Eric Church – Look Good and You Know It
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[Intro] / I’d be lying if I said it didn’t hurt like hell / Wish I was blind so I couldn’t see for myself / [Verse 1] / You look good and you know it baby / Go on and own it baby
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Pearl Jam – Better Man
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“Better Man” is the eleventh track off Pearl Jam’s 1994 album Vitalogy.
Lead singer Eddie Vedder penned the song in high school. Though the meaning is theoretically up in the air
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Carrie Underwood – Church Bells
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“Church Bells” is the fourth single from Carrie Underwood’s fifth studio album Storyteller. It was released to country radio on April 3, 2016.
The song is about a young woman who
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Eric Church – Where I Wanna Be
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[Verse 1] / Flew to California, drove to Alabam’ / Hitched to Wichita, caught a ride in a van / Paddled in a boat and pedaled on a bike / I’ve walked, I’ve swum, I’ve crawled, I’ve
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The Band – The Weight
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“The Weight,” by the Band’s Robbie Robertson, appears on their album Music from Big Pink (1968).
Robertson tells a story about a traveler’s visit to a small town, but mixes
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Kid Rock (Ft. Sheryl Crow) – Picture
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“Picture” was co-written by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow, and appears on Kid’s 2001 album, Cocky.
This is a duet sung by two lovers who represent stereotypical country music
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Hozier – Take Me to Church
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“Take Me to Church” is the debut single by Irish recording artist Hozier. It has become an international hit, reaching #1 in 12 countries, and has been certified five times
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Kanye West – Bound 2
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As opposed to the industrial, electronic influences found throughout Yeezus, this warm soulful track sees Kanye “Bound 2” his partner, Kim Kardashian. Reminiscent of West’s
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Panic! at the Disco – I Write Sins Not Tragedies
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“I Write Sins Not Tragedies” is Panic! At The Disco’s second single from their debut studio album, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out. This song is considered the most popular song of P!
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Dax – Dear God
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[Intro] / I just want to make this clear (Listen) / I am a believer / But sometimes it gets hard (Listen) / My name is Dax (Dear God) / [Verse 1] / Dear God / There's a lot of
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Kanye West & André 3000 – Life Of The Party
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“Life Of The Party” is a collaboration with André 3000. Its title is a term Ye has used in his song “Jesus Lord” to refer to his late mother Donda West.
A version of the song was
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The Drifters – Save the Last Dance for Me
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The Drifters' 1960 single was the group’s only Number 1 hit, led by then-member Ben E. King. The song has been featured on several “best of” lists, including a spot on Rolling
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Common – I Used to Love H.E.R.
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On “I Used to Love H.E.R.,” the classic first single off his 1994 sophomore album Resurrection, Common Sense (who now goes by Common for legal reasons) tells the story of a girl he
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Kanye West (Ft. DJ Premier) – Everything I Am
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On the 10th track from Graduation, ‘Ye claims his personality is what got him where he is today.
Contains samples of “If We Can’t Be Lovers” by Prince Phillip Mitchell and “Bring
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