Genius Meanings
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H.E.R. (Ft. Bryson Tiller) – Could've Been
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“Could’ve Been” is the fourth track from H.E.R’s I Used To Know Her: Prelude EP. The song marks her first collaboration with R&B singer Bryson Tiller. Both artists had joined
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H.E.R. (Ft. 6LACK) – Could’ve Been (6LACK Remix)
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[Intro: H.E.R.] / Please, allow me to show you something / Mmm, somebody give me, yeah / [Verse 1: H.E.R., with 6LACK] / Somebody give me, uh / Somebody tell me the answers / Me
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H.E.R. (Ft. BJ the Chicago Kid) – Could've Been (Southside Remix)
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[Intro: H.E.R.] / Please, allow me to show you something / Mmm, somebody give me, yeah / [Verse 1: H.E.R.] / Somebody give me, uh / Somebody tell me the answers / Me and you isn't
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In Her Own Words – I Could've Been
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You never wanted to see me leave this. I never wanted to stick around. And there's a rainstorm in my head that I just can't outrun right now. I'm faking smiles and stomachs aches
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Keith Anderson – She Could've Been Mine
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(Keith Anderson/Chuck Cannon) / I remember summer 1993 / She was tall and blonde and tan and man, she was all in love with me / She started talkin' 'bout our future and it scared
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Trey Lewis – Could've Been Me
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[Intro] / Picture this / [Verse 1] / The sun is shining and the birds are singing / It's a picture perfect day in May / Flowers blooming and church bells ringing / That bride's '
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H.E.R. (Ft. Tone Stith) – Could've Been (Remix)
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[Intro: H.E.R.] / Please, allow me to show you something / Mmm, somebody give me, yeah / [Verse 1: H.E.R.] / Somebody give me, uh / Somebody tell me the answers / Me and you isn't
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George LaMond – What Could've Been
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She said, "Once or twice would be very nice / But there's got to be something more to lovin'" / But I laughed and said, "Hey, it's okay / 'Cause I'm not naive toward this kinda
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Charlie Puth – Could've Been
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[Verse] / Yeah / Somebody give me, uh / Somebody give me the answer / You and me isn't the answer / You and me isn't / Maybe I'm tellin' myself that / But there ain't nothin' that'
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Hannah Grae – It Could've Been You
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[Verse 1] / Oh, that familiar body ache the way I break / I talk too much, we stayed up late / And the color of your shirt, made me wanna cry / And I never understood the phrase, "
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Tiffany – Should've Been Me
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There she goes with a smile on her face / Riding 'round after you / Going out to all those places / You used to take me to / Wearing your jacket like it was her own / I used to
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She & Him – I Could've Been Your Girl
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The narrator sings about her ex breaking her heart and wanting her back. Ultimately the narrator believes they should’ve never been together
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Aimee Mann – Could've Been Anyone
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[Verse 1] / It's so hard not to blame you / It's hard not to put all the blame on you / 'Cause you knew from the start / There was one little part you would not let through / [Pre-
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Addison Rae – it could’ve been u
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[Intro] / (I used to feel bad, now I don't) / [Verse 1] / I bet you're sorry, don't say you're not / Yeah, you're so used to getting everything you want / But I still know you
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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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Pitch Slapped – Could've Been
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Part I / [Verse 1] / Somebody give me / Somebody tell me the answers / Me and you isn't the answer / Me and you isn't / Maybe I'm tellin' myself that / But there ain't nothin' that
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Matthew Ryan – It Could've Been Worse
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Where you come from / You learn to disappear / To cover up your fear / With punk rock and stuff / When you were a kid / You listened to The Clash / You learned to never ask / Where
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Black Smurf – Could've Been Worse
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[Verse 1] / See, Could’ve been worse / Wanna talk but the truth might hurt / Can’t talk now call in verse / Swear the life got a hold on a Smurf / Want a bag, gotta put in the work
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Ella Langley – Could've Been Her
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[Verse 1] / If I'da stayed back home / Never spread my wings / Let you build that house / Let you buy that ring / If Id'a put down my dreams to put you first / I coulda been her
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Poe – Could've Gone Mad
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I'm so glad that you decided to come / I'm so glad that you decided to come / (Here we go) / (One, two, three, four!) / Go ahead make yourself comfortable darlin' / I've got a
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Lyn Lapid – could’ve been you
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[Verse 1] / You look so lovely, covered in honey / You spilled a bit of cinnamon, but hey it's alright / We sneak little bites when the other isn't looking / And laughing when the
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Casanova (Ft. KayCyy) – Could’ve Been Somethin'
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[Intro: Casanova] / I ain't gon' lie KayCyy / She gon' feel this shit in every bar / [Verse 1: KayCyy] / Yeah / That's your love life, I didn't need a key, no / You had a cold
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Mitski – Should've Been Me
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“Should’ve Been Me” is the ninth song from Mitski’s sixth album, Laurel Hell.
The song describes one of Mitski’s relationships and the isolation she felt as a consequence of poor
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Taylor Swift – the last great american dynasty
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“the last great american dynasty” follows the story of Rebekah Harkness, a patron of the arts, and founder of the Rebekah Harkness Foundation.
In 2013, Swift bought a Rhode Island
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Lil' Kim (Ft. Rihanna) – Cheatin'
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The eleventh track from Lil' Kim’s Black Friday mixtape borrows heavily from the song “Man Down” originally featured on Rihanna’s fifth studio album Loud.
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Taylor Swift – the 1
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“the 1,” the second single from the album, centers around the nostalgic remembrance of myths and lost loves. Taylor contemplates an alternate life in which her old wishes had “come
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Eddie Rabbitt – Could've Been Somebody Else
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She's not the kind that gets in your way / So every day, I want her beside me / She's not the kind that makes you pay / For every mistake, she can forgive me / And I'm so lucky
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Tory Lanez – Could've Been
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[Intro] / Aye aye aye / Uh uh aye / It's gon' be okay / Aye / [Verse] / And you know I gotta tell you how its going down shorty / Yeah you know love me tell me how its going down
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Kelly Rowland – Stole
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Speaking about the narratives of three different young people, the song illustrates the ways their lives were individually impacted and ultimately “stolen” from them. Though the
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50 Cent (Ft. R. Kelly) – Could've Been You
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[Verse 1: 50 Cent] / I gave her books to read, fed her mind with knowledge / Gave her street smarts, shit you can't get in college / She's a reflection of me so you know she the
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Ariana Grande – You'll Never Know
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Ariana talks about a past relationship where the guy she was with never explained his feelings clearly to her and now that she’s with someone else he decides to show his feelings
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