 Genius Meanings
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Foo Fighters – Holding Poison
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[Verse 1] / I got this thing and I've been takin' it out on you / Takin' it out on you / Poor you / Like a machine that's always breakin' down on you / Breaking down on you / So
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Foo Fighters – Medicine at Midnight
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[Verse 1] / Say a prayer and close the light, thumb upon the scale / The pillow is cold, and that ship has sailed / Time has run the river dry, dry as a twisted trail / Into the
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Foo Fighters – Cloudspotter
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[Verse 1] / Big baby, run and hide / Hope it don't sting when the feeling dies / I got sweet dreams tucked in tight / Silver screen sister in a suit and tie / Two lovers, sick and
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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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Foo Fighters – No Son of Mine
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[Verse 1] / No son of mine will ever do / The work of villains, the will of fools / If you believe it, it must be true / No son of mine, no son of mine / [Verse 2] / No son of mine
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Foo Fighters – Waiting on a War
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The third and final preview from Medicine At Midnight, “Waiting on a War” is a multi-faceted song that has a deeply personal meaning for Foo Fighters' leader Dave Grohl
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Foo Fighters – Chasing Birds
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[Verse 1] / Chasing birds to get high / My head is in the clouds / Chasing birds to get by / I'm never comin' down / My heart is six feet underground / [Chorus] / The road to Hell
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Foo Fighters – Love Dies Young
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[Verse 1] / Love dies young, and there's no resuscitation / Once it's done, no regeneration / It's a losin' game that'll make you play / Your hand against your chest, love dies
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Foo Fighters – Making a Fire
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[Refrain] / Na, na, na-na-na-na na, na / Na-na-na-na na, na, na-na-na-na na / Na, na, na-na-na-na na, na / Na-na-na-na na, na, na-na-na-na na / [Verse 1] / I've been waitin
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Manchester Orchestra – The Gold
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Heartbreak in a relationship. Family struggles with parents. Both topics merge through the metaphor and/or recollection of mining work in Manchester Orchestra’s new single, from
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Foo Fighters – Shame Shame
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“Shame Shame” is the first single off Foo Fighters' tenth studio album Medicine At Midnight.
Foo Fighters debuted the song on November 7th, 2020 with a performance on Saturday
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Taylor Swift – Would've, Could've, Should've
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In “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve”, Taylor uses morbid and religious overtones in order to express regret for a youthful relationship that left her deeply scarred. This draws on
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Nirvana – Drain You
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According to Kurt, this song was written about a dorky, old-fashioned kind of love. One of his favorite tracks, it was performed in most concerts ever since its composition up
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My Chemical Romance – Thank You for the Venom
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“Merci pour le venin” which means Thank You For The Venom in French appears in the album sleeve of My Chemical Romance’s previous record, Bullets. Gerard Way stated that the song
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Queens of the Stone Age – No One Knows
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“No One Knows” was released as the first single off of Songs for the Deaf and went on to become QOTSA’s biggest hit.
The lyrics deal with hallucinatory drugs, narcotics and
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Atreyu – Capital F
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Is it just me or are we all capital F fucked? / The world is on fire, but we're smiling / Put the pieces together just to divide them / We are the maniacal force, we are the poison
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Guns N' Roses – November Rain
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This piano ballad grand masterpiece became the signature song and the centerpiece of their simultaneous twin double album releases Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II.
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Jonathan Young (Ft. Caleb Hyles) – Wolf Within
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[Verse 1: Jonathan Young] / There is a different darkness / Deep down inside my soul / Each night I fight my hardest, hoping it won't take control / And still I taste the poison
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Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
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Considered by many to be the ultimate grunge anthem, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was the lead single for Nirvana’s second studio album and major label debut, September 1991’s
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The Killers – When You Were Young
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The lead single off of Sam’s Town. The song contemplates the difference between expectations and reality through a love affair between a girl and a gentleman who ‘doesn’t look a
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The Killers – When You Were Young
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The lead single off of Sam’s Town. The song contemplates the difference between expectations and reality through a love affair between a girl and a gentleman who ‘doesn’t look a
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Pink Floyd (Ft. Roy Harper) – Have a Cigar
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The third track of Pink Floyd’s 1975 album Wish You Were Here. Written by bassist and singer Roger Waters, “Have a Cigar” is the band’s satirical assault on greasy music industry A
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Black Sabbath – War Pigs
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As the opening track of the influential Black Sabbath album, Paranoid, “War Pigs” was originally titled “Walpurgis.” Walpurgis Night takes place on the 30th April to mark the eve
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YoungBoy Never Broke Again – I Got This
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[Intro] / You recording? / Alright, keep it— keep it all that in there / I'm on a different level right now, I know they hear it in my voice, nigga / (You know he DopeTrademark
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Minus the Bear – Fooled by the Night
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I am not going to leave you / Not for good / You are the real one / And I am your fool / Fooled by the night / And drinking the poison / Enough to get right / Then to freeze frame
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The Wallflowers – One Headlight
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This song is about the loss of innocence and the pain of living in a broken world. However, it also offers a beacon of hope, suggesting that it is possible for humanity to
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Metallica – Nothing Else Matters
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On their controversial self-titled album which came to be known as the Black Album, “Nothing Else Matters” was perhaps the greatest example of the new Metallica sound that
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Guns N' Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
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“Sweet Child O’ Mine” is the 9th track of Guns N’ Roses’ debut album Appetite for Destruction. The song became GNR’s most successful single, topping the Billboard Hot 100.
The
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Taylor Swift – ivy
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“ivy,” the tenth track from evermore, tells the story of a married woman falling in love with a person who is not her husband, leading to an affair.
Swift has sung about
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Kings of Leon – Pyro
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A lot of girls are looking for a guy to define them (as a cornerstone is used to define all parts of an edifice in blueprints)
It’s annoying.. (for the guy)
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Ashanti – Foolish
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“Foolish” is the debut single from Ashanti for her Self-titled. It samples DeBarge’s “Stay with Me” and has elements from “One More Chance” (Remix) by The Notorious B.I.G. and “M.V
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DizzyEight (Ft. 954mari, BlvkDivmonds, Ciyo, CJ DACHAMP, Darnell Bradley, Dedboii Kez, Delta Deez, Diggz Da Prophecy, Geno Five, Gr3ys0n, IAMCHRISCRAIG, InternetAaron, InternetMikey, Mix Williams, PE$O PETE, Politicess, Sivade, Synsei, DA-WOLF, VI Seconds & zZzSleepyAsh) – BLACK AIR FORCE ENERGY CYPHER
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A cypher containing some of anime’s most badass characters, also sixteen minutes long, making it one of the longest anime cyphers on YouTube.
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Nirvana – All Apologies
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An acoustic fan favorite, “All Apologies” has Kurt Cobain “apologizing” for how he behaves, in a way he summarized as “Peaceful, happy, comfort”. He went on to dedicate it to his
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Set It Off (Ft. William Beckett) – Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
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“Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing” is a song by American pop punk band Set It Off. The song appears on their album Duality, and features vocals from William Beckett of The Academy Is….
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System Of A Down – Toxicity
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“Toxicity” is one of System of a Down’s biggest hits, the song reached No. 70 on Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on Mainstream Rock chart. During a performance at the 2005 Download
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Nirvana – In Bloom
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Cobain’s lyrics poke fun at the people outside of the underground music scene that began showing up at Nirvana shows after the release of the group’s debut album, Bleach.
Nirvana
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Kai Straw (Ft. Mr Little Jeans) – The Suburbs (Mr. Little Jeans/Arcade Fire Remix)
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[Verse 1: Kai Straw] / I remember when mom got two jobs / And my brother became my father / 'Cause dad was gone most of the / Time, I guess we'll raise ourselves / Don't copy my
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Bullet for My Valentine – Her Voice Resides - Live
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[Verse 1] / Our time is ending, I feel it's only just begun! / And I'm frustrated! / I can't believe you're not the one / My ears are bleeding! / Her voice resides inside my head
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Wolverine – Your Favourite War
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There’s a war inside you / And I can’t escape the ground / I’m losing my lifeline / Because you just can’t face the truth / Your face deceives me / You tie me with your words
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