 Genius Meanings
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James Blunt – One of the Brightest Stars
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[Verse 1] / One day your story will be told / One of the lucky ones who's made his name / One day they'll make you glorious / Beneath the lights of your deserved fame / [Hook
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James Blunt – Carry You Home
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This song is the third single on his album All the Lost Souls.
James Blunt was a Captain in the British Army. The song is about a young man travelling to return personal
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James Blunt – Same Mistake
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[Verse 1] / Saw the world turning in my sheets / And once again, I cannot sleep / Walk out the door and up the street / Look at the stars beneath my feet / Remember rights that I
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James Blunt – Shine On
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[Verse 1] / Are they calling for our last dance? / I see it in your eyes / In your eyes / Same old moves for a new romance / I could use the same old lies, but I'll sing / [Chorus
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James Blunt – 1973
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The song is written by Mark Batson and James Blunt.
He was trying to write an English singer-songwriter song, and I was trying the Dr. Dre end of the scale.
- James Blunt
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James Blunt – Love, Love, Love
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This Song is the fifth single on the album All the Lost Souls and it’s also James Blunt’s ninth single overall.
The song peaked at No. 121 on the UK Singles Chart, making it his
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James Blunt – Stay the Night
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This song is the first single off James’s third album Some Kind of Trouble.
James said in an interview for STV:
After the last tour I tried writing at the piano, but I was
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James Blunt – Annie
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A song about Annie, a girl with talent and passion that isn’t recognised. It shows the harsh reality of trying to make it big, that many dreams in Hollywood don’t make it, that
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James Blunt – I Can't Hear the Music
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[Verse 1] / Is it a warning? / Is it an evil sign? / Is it a people who have lost their mind? / Is it the darkness? / Is it a man resigned? / Is it a best friend leaving you behind
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James Blunt – Give Me Some Love
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[Verse 1] / Me and my guitar play my way / It makes them frown / But little pieces by the highway bring me down / Mine is not a heart of stone, I am only skin and bone / And those
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James Blunt – Breakfast in America
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Take a look at my girlfriend / Shes the only one I got / Not much of a girlfriend / Never seem to get a lot / Take a jumbo across the water / Like to see America / See the girls in
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James Blunt – Cuz I Love You
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I won't laugh at you when you boo-hoo-hoo coz I luv you / I can turn my back on the things you lack coz I luv you / I just like the things you do mmm / Don't you change the things
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James Blunt – I'll Take Everything
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[Verse 1] / Ooh, these feet carry me far / Oh, my body, oh so tired / Mouth is dry, hardly speak / Holy Spirit, rise in me / [Pre-Chorus] / Here I swear / Forever is just a minute
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James Blunt – You're Beautiful
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“You’re Beautiful” is a song written by James Blunt, Sacha Skarbek, and Amanda Ghost for Blunt’s debut album, Back to Bedlam. This song talks about Blunt’s ex-girlfriend, whom he
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James Blunt – I Really Want You
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[Intro] / I really want you / I really want you / [Verse 1] / Many prophets preach on bended knee / Many clerics wasted wine / Do the bloody sheets / On those cobbled streets mean
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James Blunt – Heart to Heart
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This song is the second single on James’s fourth studio album Moon Landing. It was released on February 3, 2014 as a digital download.
It has peaked to number 42 on the UK Singles
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Dean Martin – That's Amore
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This is, perhaps the most classic song about love ever sung, and it’s delivered by one of the greatest singers of the swing era. Dean Martin delivers a wonderful rendition of the
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Kanye West (Ft. Kid Cudi & Raekwon) – Gorgeous
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“Gorgeous” sees Kanye describing the ugly nature of social injustice in America, ironically calling the nation “gorgeous” because of it.
Recorded during his self-imposed exile in
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The Smashing Pumpkins – Tonight, Tonight
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While Billy Corgan himself has revealed very little regarding the meaning behind the lyrics, the theme of “Tonight, Tonight” is one of hope. To find the courage to lose oneself in
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Juice WRLD – Tim Westwood Freestyle
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On June 29, 2018, Juice WRLD appeared on Tim Westwood’s segment on British hip-hop radio station, Capital XTRA. He freestyled for an hour over more than a dozen existing beats
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Juice WRLD – Juice WRLD Hour Freestyle of Fire Over Eminem Beats
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[Intro: Tim Westwood & Juice WRLD] / Yo, it's TimWestwoodTV, up at Capital Xtra / Got my man Juice WRLD in the building / It's time to shut down the city again / Last freestyle
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Kanye West (Ft. Fivio Foreign & Playboi Carti) – Off The Grid
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A recording of the fourth track off of Kanye West’s Donda, “Off The Grid,” with vocals from American rapper Playboi Carti, played off of Kanye’s speakers in a Belgian hotel during
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Carole King – It's Too Late
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Arguably Carole King’s most popular song (and the competition is fierce). It was released as a single and topped the charts in April, 1971. Ironically, it was displaced as No. 1 by
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Blu & Exile – Blue As I Can Be
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[Intro: Scratches & Scratches & Blu] / "If it ain't red then it must be blue" / "No matter where I go, or how far I roam" / "Blue, baby, just like yourself" / "Exile and B-L" / [
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Genius – October 2019 Album Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' OCTOBER 2019 ALBUM RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For October 2019 singles releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable albums, EPs, mixtapes, etc
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James Joyce – The Dead
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“The Dead,” the final short story in Dubliners, is loosely based on Joyce’s wife Nora Barnacle and her relationship with a former boyfriend. It is widely considered one of the
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