Genius Meanings
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fun. (Ft. Janelle Monáe) – We Are Young
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“We Are Young” was the lead single from Fun’s second album Some Nights. It hit #1 on the Hot 100 for 6 straight weeks (from March 17 to April 21, 2012). Lyrically, the song
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Jhené Aiko – While We're Young
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“While We’re Young” is Jhené Aiko’s first record as the lead artist since “Maniac”, released in November 2016. The song is the first single from her 2017 Trip album. Accompanied by
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fun. – We Are Young (Live from BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge)
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Give me a second I, I need to get my story straight / My friends are in the bathroom getting higher than the Empire State / My lover, she is waiting for me just across the bar / My
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The Strokes – Someday
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“Someday” was the third single from Is This It. It peaked at #17 on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart and at #27 on the U.K. Singles Chart.
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TheOdd1sOut (Ft. Boyinaband) – Life is Fun
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Life is Fun is a song made to mock the existential thoughts that always linger in the back of your head. This was made because both creators simply wanted to make a full song after
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Genius English Translations – NCT DREAM - We Young (English Translation)
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The title song “We Young” from NCT DREAM’s first EP, is an up-tempo tropical house song with uplifting lyrics that boosts confidence and creates a youthful atmosphere.
This is the
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Supergrass – Alright
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Supergrass’s highest-charting single (tied with “Richard III”), and their biggest hit.
Upon seeing the music video, Steven Spielberg offered to create a TV show based around the
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Daughter – Youth
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A lot of young people think they’re in love and it often doesn’t go as planned. In this song, Daughter describes the ending of a toxic relationship (most young ones are) but she is
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fun. – Some Nights
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The second single from Fun’s album of the same name. It asks what you’re prepared to sacrifice in order to succeed, whether in the music industry or in love.
Given Nate’s first
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Adele – When We Were Young
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Newly-returned pop icon Adele worked with songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr. and producer Ariel Rechtshaid on the “‘70s styled shimmery disco ballad” “When We Were Young,” the second
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Khalid – Young Dumb & Broke
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“Young Dumb & Broke” finds Khalid convincing a love interest that their youth allows them to be “young” and “dumb.” Though Khalid feels like there’s no need for romantic commitment
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Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa (Ft. Bruno Mars) – Young, Wild & Free
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The lead single from Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa’s film Mac and Devin Go To Highschool.
The song features a drum sample from Tom Scott’s “Sneakin' in the Back.”
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Alice in Chains – We Die Young
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This song was written by Jerry after a bus ride to a A.I.C. rehearsal where he witnessed multiple 9-12 year old kids dealing out drugs and carrying multiple cell phones and pagers
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The Neighbourhood – Alleyways
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[Intro] / If things were different, we were young / Skinny dipping, having fun, I remember / Back in 1991, when the story first begun, I remember (I remember) / [Verse 1] / All of
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I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME – Do It All the Time
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“Do It All The Time” is the fourth single released by I Don’t Know How But They Found Me, and is the first single to be produced under Fearless Records. The song was leaked in
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One Direction – Live While We're Young
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“Live While We’re Young” is the lead single of One Direction’s sophomore effort, Take Me Home.
The song is about having fun and enjoying life before it’s too late. It continues
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Jonas Brothers – Rollercoaster
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“Rollercoaster” is a nostalgic tune reminiscing on the band’s success, also seeing them realize that the more positive, shining moments of fame stand out more than the scary
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MGMT – Time to Pretend
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MGMT have described the lyrics to “Time To Pretend” as:
We wrote “Time to Pretend” our senior year of college, and the music was inspired by a praying mantis we had in our house
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Taylor Swift – Blank Space
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Taylor Swift plays her “serial dater” image to her advantage with “Blank Space,” a synth-pop anthem that the RIAA certified 8x platinum in July 2018. Swift explained to GQ in
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Epilogue: Young Forever (English Translation)
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“EPILOGUE: Young Forever“ is one of the three new tracks on the compilation album “화양연화 The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever”. It is written by Slow Rabbit, RM, “Hitman
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The 1975 – When We Are Together
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“When We Are Together” is the final song included in The 1975’s fifth studio album ‘Being Funny in a Foreign Language’.
It is an acoustic, melancholy folk song that is themed
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Jaymes Young (Ft. Phoebe Ryan) – We Won't
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Up-and-coming LA-based musicians Jaymes Young and Phoebe Ryan team up for a single called “We Won’t”.
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Kesha – Die Young
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This is Ke$ha’s first single from her sophomore album, Warrior, which came out on December 4th, 2012. Die Young was released on September 25th.
The song was co-written by Nate
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Lost Kings (Ft. Norma Jean Martine) – When We Were Young
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This is a special song for us because of what it means. We think the lyrics in this song are such a universal concept and are so relevant right now because of all the distractions
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Genius English Translations – BLACKPINK - FOREVER YOUNG (English Translation)
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[Intro: Jennie] / Don't go, just stay / Let's stop time now / If I'm with you / I could die in this moment / [Chorus: Rosé & Jennie] / Forever young / Forever young / (BLACKPINK is
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Lauv – Never Not
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In the nostalgic finale of his playlist, Ari Staprans Leff (Lauv) reflects on the relationship that shaped who he has become and promises that he “will never not think about” this
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Lana Del Rey – Yosemite
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“Yosemite” describes the way relationships change over time, inferring that a great relationship “can stand the test of time.” Lana described the song to be “the yin of the yang
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