Genius Meanings
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Father John Misty – Pure Comedy
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“Pure Comedy” debuted online on January 23, 2017, along with a video directed by Matthew Daniel Siskin. It was first performed live at a benefit concert for the Seattle Children’s
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Father John Misty – Pure Comedy [Essay]
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“What has been is what will be, / and what has been done is what will be done, / and there is nothing new under the sun. / Is there a thing of which it is said, / ‘See, this is new
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Father John Misty – Total Entertainment Forever
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“Total Entertainment Forever” is Father John Misty’s vision of the frightening reality our society is heading towards. He warns against allowing technology to progress to the point
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Father John Misty – Leaving LA
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Father John Misty begins “Leaving LA” as a critique of Los Angeles and its culture but soon turns it into an introspective critique of himself as an artist instead, demonstrating
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Father John Misty – Ballad of the Dying Man
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The fourth song released ahead of Pure Comedy, “Ballad of a Dying Man” tells the story of a man who foolishly views his own social commentary as important to society at large. His
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Father John Misty – A Bigger Paper Bag
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This song is about narcissism and self-absorption. He is using alcohol, drugs and ego to shield himself from the world and other people. He ends the song by telling himself that
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Father John Misty – Birdie
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On “Birdie” Father John Misty sings about the prospects of the future of mankind, through a metaphor of a bird. He’s trying to convince the bird to rise above the struggles of an
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Father John Misty – In Twenty Years or So
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In “In Twenty Years or So,” Tillman addresses the cosmic indifference of the universe and the existential fear that comes with it. In the first two verses he sets up the great
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Father John Misty – Smoochie
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This song is about how Josh’s wife helps him through his depressive states, with reference to their pet name – ‘Smoochie’
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Father John Misty – Things It Would Have Been Helpful to Know Before the Revolution
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This song chronicles a sort of post-apocalyptic world in the aftermath of severe climate shifts. The defining details relate a world where humanity is now focused primarily on
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Father John Misty – Two Wildly Different Perspectives
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[Verse 1] / One side says "Y'all go to hell." / The other says "If I believed in God, I'd send you there." / But either way we make some space / In the hell that we create / On
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Father John Misty – So I'm Growing Old on Magic Mountain
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The title & themes in this track borrow from the novel “The Magic Mountain” by Thomas Mann. The song tells the story of man, perhaps near death, who reflects on his youth and the
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Father John Misty – The Memo
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Father John Misty’s first new track since releasing I Love You, Honeybear earlier in 2015, “The Memo” keeps thematically with the cultural criticism of “Bored in the USA” and “Holy
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Father John Misty – When the God of Love Returns There'll Be Hell To Pay
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Misty uses the apocalypse as described in the Christian Bible to explore human nature. The song even sounds like a religious hymn, featuring only a piano and a choir.
Misty grew
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Brock C – 2017
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this is where i document #content i have consumed and created throughout 2017
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Genius – April 2017 Album Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' APRIL 2017 ALBUM RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
This page highlights the notable albums, EPs, mixtapes, etc, released in all genres throughout April 2017. Each
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Here Are All The Winners Of The 2018 Grammy Awards
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Kendrick Lamar & Bruno Mars were the night’s big winners.
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The Genius Community’s 50 Best Albums of 2017
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Kelela, Young Thug, Rapsody and more made the cut, but who topped the list?
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I only listen to Jimi Hendrix, Marilyn Manson, old school Santana, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Tame Impala, & Mac DeMarco (prolly forgetting some others)
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feed me
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Massive Attack (Ft. Tricky) – Take It There
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All evidence points to “Take It There” being originally conceived in the Summer of 2012, when Massive Attack first went to Tricky’s studio in Paris, which they posted about on
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Oliver Tree (Ft. Little Ricky ZR3) – 1993
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1993 is the second song on Oliver Tree’s debut album, Ugly Is Beautiful.
This song is about Tree’s experience growing up, and how he always picked himself up when he fell down
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Tarkus
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[I. Eruption 00:00-02:43] / [Instrumental] / [II. Stones of Years 02:43-06:27] / [Verse 1] / Has the dawn ever seen your eyes? / Have the days made you so unwise? / Realize, you
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Porcupine Tree – Collapse the Light Into Earth
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[Verse 1] / I won't shiver in the cold / I won't let the shadows take their toll / I won't cover my head in the dark / And I won't forget you when we part / [Chorus] / Collapse the
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Ben Jonson – The Poetaster Act 5. Scene 1
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Banquet halls are a very special place, where under one big roof so many different memories are made. From proms to weddings to baby showers, once that DJ starts to spin, there’s
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Porcupine Tree – Drawing the Line
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[Verse 1] / Camphor crossed with lace it is the witching hour / Cinematic but crude / Teasing all my feelings out you move away / It seems so natural to you / Still the siren
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Frank McCourt – Angela's Ashes
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Angela's Ashes / A Memoir of a Childhood / By Frank McCourt / This book is dedicated to my brothers, Malachy, Michael, Alphonsus. I learn from you, I admire you and I love you
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