Genius Meanings
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Gang of Youths – the angel of 8th ave.
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The first release since their 2017 album Go Farther in Lightness and their subsequent move from Sydney to London, ‘the angel of 8th ave’ is characterised by the poetic, reflective
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Gang of Youths – goal of the century
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The title “goal of the century” refers to Diego Maradona’s second goal in the 1968 FIFA World Cup Semifinal match vs England. It was preceded by Maradona’s Hand of God goal, just
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Gang of Youths – asleep in the back
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[Verse 1] / Were you crushed? / Did I rush you? / [Pre-Chorus] / All my time is yours / My twisted heart is yours / The faithless shit is yours / The shameless fits of love that
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Gang of Youths – hand of god
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[Verse 1] / The sea's changing / The wind's fading / And coalescing in a widescreen scope / Ah, Amen / Words fail me / The 'burbs hail me / But in a way that I am glad to go / Ah
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Gang of Youths – unison
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Gang of Youths briefly discussed the third song on their new EP, ‘unison’, on an Instagram post, shortly after its release.
“[the EP] features unison, a song dave conceived in
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Gang of Youths – the man himself
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“the man himself” is a meditative yet hopeful exploration of grief following the loss of frontman Dave Le'aupepe’s father. He reflects on what it will look like to navigate the
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Gang of Youths – in the wake of your leave
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[Verse 1] / So as you canyoneered from our world upwards / And the angels took their place / I was the loser at your funeral / And no emotion conveyed / It was drawn out in vain
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Gang of Youths – forbearance
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[Verse 1] / It was a gracious old sunshine / But it was wasted on me / I was plastered and counting the cop cars out / Right in front of me / I was a troublesome young kid / I was
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Gang of Youths – you in everything
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[Verse 1] / I prayed the day you passed, but the heavens didn't listen / So we held you 'til your dark skin dulled to fair / Went out to smoke a dart, finally get some time alone
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Gang of Youths – tend the garden
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[Verse 1] / I was young, it was the '60s, you see / I never wanted to be the chief of anything / So it was singing in the church for me / Behind the organ was as close as I'd ever
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Gang of Youths – returner
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Dave admits that “all of the songs relate to my father in some way”, even the whimsical ‘Returner’ which he describes as the sound of comic opera “H.M.S. Pinafore on an acid trip
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Gang of Youths – Achilles Come Down
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Achilles was a Greek demigod who fought in the Trojan War, and the hero of Homer’s Iliad.
In this song, the character of Achilles is standing on a rooftop, ready to kill himself
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Gang of Youths – spirit boy
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[Verse 1: David Le'aupepe] / God died today / He left me in the cold / He stumbled down a path / He died upon his knees on / The way to the commode / [Verse 2: David Le'aupepe
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Gang of Youths – brothers
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[Verse 1] / Our father hid a lot of painful memories / A bunch of shit he never shared / But when he died, I went out looking for them / For all the things he never said / Thought
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Gang of Youths – the kingdom is within you
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…a tribute to the lives and legacy of “thousands and thousands” of Pasifika migrants, of which his father was one, who were trying to make their way in the world but were “fucked
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Gang of Youths – The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows
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Discussing the track, frontman Dave Le’aupepe said:
“This song came about after I struggled with writer’s block for a year, barely managing to etch out more than a single verse of
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Gang of Youths – Fear and Trembling
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Named after the Soren Kierkegaard novel of the same name originally published in the 19th century, this opening track to the band’s sophomore album Go Farther In Lightness
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Gang of Youths – Let Me Down Easy
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[Chorus] / You want someone to want you for who you are / I want someone to try, then let me down easy, easy tonight / Easy, easy tonight / [Verse 1] / Honey, it’s no secret that
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Gang of Youths – Say Yes to Life
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[Verse 1] / There’s a sadness in the heart now of the imitation zone / Don’t forget about your brothers if you go at it alone / And I could almost take a whole life / To disclose
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Gang of Youths – Magnolia
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“Magnolia” recounts experiences of Gang of Youths singer Dave Leaupepe during a suicidal bender on June 3, 2014, as described in a Rolling Stone Australia article:
Dave Leaupepe
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Gang of Youths – Knuckles White Dry
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[Verse 1] / Deep in the breath of a carrier / Coughing up blood is the worst case scenario / No way in hell is this happening / To us, I don't care if it kills me / I promise you
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Gang of Youths – L'imaginaire
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Frontman Dave Le'aupepe featured this instrumental track on Go Father in Lightness as a tribute to his father, a classically trained opera singer who raised him on “everyone from
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Gang of Youths – Lover In My Lungs
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[Verse 1] / They've wasted all my darkest hours I decide / Of knowing and unknowing from where we stand / If my hands are underneath your hands beneath your eyes / You're pissed
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Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now
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Canadian Joni Mitchell. one of the great female song writers of the 20th century has written many personal songs, not the least this one, did not release it until 1969 in the album
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VIC MENSA – Rollin' Like a Stoner
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“Rolling Like A Stoner” is an ironic song in and of itself; the catchy melody and pop influence of the Da Internz instrumental make the track a potential go-to at parties and night
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