 Genius Meanings
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James Blake – Night Sky
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[Intro] / (Ooh) / I had told you something to say / Something to say / Something to say / I had told you something to say / Something to say / Something to— (On what I'm on) / I
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Frank Ocean – Solo
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On “Solo,” Frank touches on various aspects of being alone, such as self-love or waiting for a call from your lover. It’s not entirely clear if this song is specifically about
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Kanye West (Ft. Sampha) – Saint Pablo
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Initially titled “Closest Thing To Einstein,” the final track “Saint Pablo” addresses Kanye’s deepest thoughts and insecurities, namely the $53 million dollars of debt he mentioned
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James Blake – Say What You Will
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On Say What You Will James Blake lays out how he’s content with his current wealth and fame status, late in his music career. His current position is very much middle-ground and
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Genius English Translations – James Blake - Barefoot in the Park ft. ROSALÍA (English Translation)
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[Verse 1: ROSALÍA] / Small hole in the sky / Leaking God's shine / Lightning fell in your eyes / And broke my heart / Small hole in the sky / Show me the right path / So I don't
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James Blake – Fire The Editor
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[Verse] / Fire the editor / He's killing the flame / Fire the editor / I know there's no place for blame / But he's trying to save me from failure / But I've already failed / '
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Ab-Soul, Anderson .Paak & James Blake – Bloody Waters
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After dropping their albums in 2016 and being relatively quiet in 2017, Ab-Soul and Anderson .Paak are back on the scene with their first collaboration to date. The song is laced
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James Blake – Playing Robots Into Heaven
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[Instrumental]
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James Blake (Ft. Metro Boomin & Travis Scott) – Mile High
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“Mile High,” a collaboration between James Blake, Travis Scott, and Metro Boomin, is about joining the ‘mile high club,’ as asserted on the song’s chorus:
We just be mile high
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James Blake (Ft. ROSALÍA) – Barefoot in the Park
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[Verse 1: ROSALÍA] / Agujerito del cielo / Cuelando el brillo de Dios / Un rayo cayó en tus ojo' / Y me partió el corazón / Agujerito del cielo / Díctame por dónde ir / Para yo no
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James Blake (Ft. SZA) – Coming Back
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[Intro: James Blake] / Can't stick to that / Can't fade us to black / So I'm coming back, coming back, coming back, coming back / 'Cause it hurts, 'cause it hurts like the end of
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Genius Traducciones al Español – James Blake - If You Can Hear Me (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "James Blake - If You Can Hear Me (Traducción al Español)"] / [Intro] / Hmm / Hmm-mm / Hmm-mm / Hmm-mm / Hmm-mm / [Verso] / Papá, si puedes oírme / Lo perseguí demasiado
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James Blake – Asking To Break
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[Intro] / Asking to break / Asking to break / Asking to break / [Chorus] / Asking to break / All this time / So go ahead / We'll be just fine / Asking to break / All this time / So
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James Blake – When We're Older
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[Verse 1] / If the storm comes, if we burn up / If the wells run dry / You're my reason to believe in / Another life / [Verse 2] / If it all ends, and it's over / If the sky falls
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James Blake – Tell Me
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[Chorus] / Tell me if it's worth waking up for / When there are so many reasons to lie / Tell me when it's darker than nightfall / Tell me when you're all done / Give me some
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Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake – King's Dead
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A star-studded collaboration. In his first single as the main credited artist since 2015, Jay Rock links up with Future, James Blake and Black Hippy partner and label mate
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James Blake – If You Can Hear Me
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[Intro] / Hmm / Hmm-mm / Hmm-mm / Hmm-mm / Hmm-mm / [Verse] / Dad, if you can hear me / I chased it all too far (Hmm-mm) / I couldn't seem to find my way / Back to the car / I
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James Blake – Loading
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[Intro] / (-dance with a knot?) / (That's a real sign) / [Chorus] / Wherever I go / I'm only as good as my mind / Which is only good if you're mine / Which is only good if you're
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Frank Ocean – Godspeed
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On “Godspeed,” the penultimate track from Blonde, Frank describes him leaving a lover, but doing so in a respectful way. The title is an exclamation used to give good fortune to
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James Blake – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
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[Verse 1] / The first time / Ever I saw your face / I thought the sun / Rose in your eyes / And the moon and the stars / Were the gifts you gave / To the dark / And the endless
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Beyoncé & Travis Scott – DELRESTO (ECHOES)
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“DELRESTO (ECHOES),” the second single from UTOPIA, is one of the rare occasions where Beyoncé is seen rapping alongside her collaborator. The track has a house-fused, bouncy tone
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James Blake – Big Hammer
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[Intro] / It no matter, it no matter, it no matter, it no matter, wah / It no matter, it no matter, it no matter, it no matter, wah / It no matter, it no matter, it no matter, it
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Dave – Three Rivers
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“Three Rivers” is the fifth cut from Dave’s sophomore album We’re All Alone In This Together and witnesses key masters James Blake & Kyle Evans link up for a smoothing piano and
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Travis Scott – STARGAZING
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“STARGAZING” is a song describing the experience of an unpredictable psychedelic trip. Travis Scott’s delivery switches between his regular cadence and an auto-tuned falsetto.
The
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Dave & James Blake – Both Sides of A Smile
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“Both Sides of A Smile” is the ninth cut from Dave’s sophomore album We’re All Alone In This Together and sees James Blake take lead with the subdued strings of his guitar backing
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Travis Scott (Ft. James Blake, Kid Cudi, Philip Bailey & Stevie Wonder) – STOP TRYING TO BE GOD
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On “STOP TRYING TO BE GOD,” Travis cautions rappers to not develop a God complex and to remain true to their roots. The song features Kid Cudi’s signature hums, vocals from Philip
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Genius Traducciones al Español – James Blake - Asking To Break (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "James Blake - Asking To Break (Traducción al Español)"] / [Intro] / Preguntando para terminar / Preguntando para terminar / Preguntando para terminar / [Coro
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Genius Traducciones al Español – James Blake - Fire The Editor (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "James Blake - Fire The Editor (Traducción al Español)"] / [Verso] / Despide al editor / Está matando la llama / Despide al editor / Sé que no hay lugar para culpar
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James Blake – Fall Back
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[Intro] / Fall back, fall back, fall back, fall back, fall back, fall back, fall back / Fall back, fall back / Fall back, fall back, fall back, fall back, fall back, fall back
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Genius Traducciones al Español – James Blake - I Want You To Know (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "James Blake - I Want You To Know (Traducción al Español)"] / [Intro] / Oh, oh / No necesito decir una palabra / [Coro] / Yo solo quería que supieras que eres realmente
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James Blake – I Want You To Know
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[Intro] / Oi, oh / Don't need to say a word / [Chorus] / I just wanted you to know that you are really special / Oh, I, oh, I, oh, I, oh, I / I just wanted you to know that you are
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James Blake – He's Been Wonderful
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[Intro] / One, two, three / One, two, three / [Chorus] / He's really been (One, two, three) / He has really, really, really, really been (One, two, three, one, two, three, one, two
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Sam Smith – Love Me More
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“Love Me More” is the first track on Sam Smith’s fourth album Gloria, released on 27th January 2023. It was also Sam’s first release of 2022 following their third studio album
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Genius Traducciones al Español – James Blake - Tell Me (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "James Blake - Tell Me (Traducción al Español)"] / [Coro] / Dime si vale la pena despertar por mí / Cuando hay tantas razones para mentir / Dime cuando esté más oscuro
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Joey Bada$$ & XXXTENTACION – King's Dead (Freestyle)
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XXXTENTACION and Joey Bada$$ link up for a remix of one of 2018’s most popular songs, “King’s Dead”, which is originally by Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake. The song
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Extinction Plaza – LSDMT
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Contained sample:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGF-dMsh_Js
“Every Day I Ran” by James Blake on his album Overgrown released in 2013.
The same sample appears at 1:01 in the
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JID – Sistanem
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[Intro] / Cole, you stupid / [Verse 1: JID] / Look, you told me never let this get a hold of me / You hate to see me hurt, you wanna hurt someone for me / Way too down to Earth
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