 Genius Meanings
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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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Metro Boomin, James Blake, A$AP Rocky & 21 Savage – Nonviolent Communication
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[Verse 1: James Blake] / You let me fall first, then you dream awake / I'd do anything to bring you to that other place / We speak so differently alone, love like Vincent we are
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James Blake (Ft. Metro Boomin & Moses Sumney) – Tell Them
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“Tell Them” is a collaboration between James Blake, Moses Sumney, and Metro Boomin. It is one of two tracks that feature Metro Boomin on the album. The song is a monologue on a one
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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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James Blake – Are You Even Real?
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[Verse 1] / There's no five years / There's no ten years / Only this / Queen of, queen of, queen of queens / There's no knife / 'Cause there's no tension / Only this / Lucid dream
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James Blake – Retrograde
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“Retrograde” was the first single from James Blake’s 2013 album Overgrown.
Blake has explained in interviews that “Retrograde” was inspired by his then girlfriend, Warpaint
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Metro Boomin (Ft. 21 Savage, James Blake & Travis Scott) – TIL FURTHER NOTICE (Original)
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Early version recorded in 2019, possibly made during early sessions for HEROES & VILLAINS before being taken by Travis. Leaked on May 10th, 2023 with a bunch of Travis Scott tracks
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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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James Blake – Put That Away and Talk to Me
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James Blake stated in an interview with The Guardian that this song details his lack of finding inspiration/motivation in the making of this album, so he smoked a lot of weed:
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James Blake (Ft. JID & SwaVay) – Frozen
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[Intro: James Blake] / I've been losing all of my mind / They tell me I'm too hard to find / Tell me, am I? / How can that be true if you're mine? / Hopin' I'll be chosen / Body's
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James Blake (Ft. André 3000) – Where's the Catch?
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On this song, James Blake and André 3000 exchange verses over a dark, electronic beat. The track’s title is a play on the idiom ‘what’s the catch,’ which describes something that
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James Blake – Love Me in Whatever Way
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In a romantic plea, James Blake expresses his love for another. He communicates his profound love by revealing the extent to which he will go so that his significant other loves
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Metro Boomin & James Blake – Hummingbird
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[Intro] / Metro / Ayy, lil' Metro on that beat / [Refrain: James Blake] / Hummingbird, summer song / Has it brought my life back? / Hangin' in the balance / Have you brought the
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Drake – 0 to 100 / The Catch Up
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This song features two parts. The first, “0 to 100,” is a typical braggadocio rap song resembling Drake’s smash “Started from The Bottom.” The second, “The Catch Up,” features an
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James Blake – Enough Thunder
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The title track from Enough Thunder EP is a piano-and-vocal only song. James Blake said in the interview that “although I’m making this heavy dance music, I sometimes just sit down
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James Blake – Choose Me
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This is one of the most emotionally charged songs on the album where James opens up completely, wanting any type of suggestion from his current or former partner as to how he can
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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 – 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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James Blake – To the Last
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“To the Last” tiptoes around a Sade-style smooth-soul composition, aided by the synthesized sounds of waves crashing ashore. Blake reveals in the commentary track that “it’s one of
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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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Frank Ocean – At Your Best (You Are Love)
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Originally released under the title “You Are Luhh,” “At Your Best (You Are Love)” was released on what would’ve been Aaliyah’s 36th birthday. The song ended up being on Frank Ocean
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Travis Scott (Ft. 21 Savage & James Blake) – TIL FURTHER NOTICE
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“TIL FURTHER NOTICE” is the outro track to Travis Scott’s long-awaited fourth studio album, UTOPIA. It was initially made during a session for Metro Boomin’s HEROES & VILLAINS on
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James Blake – Take a Fall for Me Samples
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See all of “Take a Fall for Me” by James Blake’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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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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blackbear (Ft. James Blake) – Blame Them
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[Intro: blackbear] / Ooh, oh / No, no, no / [Verse 1: blackbear] / Take a good look around / And tell me, what do you see? / I've never heard such a sound / It brings me down to my
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James Blake – Give Me My Month
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The short piano-vocal ballad “Give Me My Month"—stripping back all instrumental and synthetic complexity—is the most simple, yet still gut-wrenchingly poignant, track off James
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