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Joan Osborne - What If God Was One Of Us Lyrics
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this song is awesome. it's about how people always talk about God with such ease and never really think He/She might be the stranger you bumped into and then ...
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Joan Osborne - Lumina Lyrics
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Lumina= lumina Dei= the light of God kiss= metaphor for sex=metaphor for original sin (consider the artists other work, subject matter, she is high brow.) ...
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Joan Osborne - One Of Us Lyrics
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This song is about the death of authority. People feel secure if there is some higher power informing them of their place in the world. If god is one of us he ...
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Joan Osborne - St. Teresa Lyrics
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15 Comments · Love this song. · The song is about a drug-addicted prostitute, but the reference to St. · Ok, here we go, you all were 'wrong' & 'right' at the ...
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Joan Osborne - Pensacola Lyrics
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' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate.
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Joan Osborne - Crazy Baby Lyrics
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This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This ...
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Joan Osborne - After Jane Lyrics
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"Another head hangs lowly Child is slowly taken And the violence caused such silence Who are we mistaken - Another mother's breaking Heart is taking over" ...
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Joan Osborne - Spider Web Lyrics
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This track is about is about questioning why the sky would choose to be blue if it had the choice to be anything else, “blue also meaning sad,” states frontman ...
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Joan Osborne - Ladder Lyrics
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I think the Ladder just represents AWARENESS, in totality. AWARENE of who he is, who she is, who they are, who they are not. While a ladder would be nice, she'd ...
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Joan Osborne - Cathedrals Lyrics
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While the obvious connections with suicide or alcoholism could be drawn easily, more subtly this song could be about someone who views the world through a ...
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Joan Osborne - Love Is Alive Lyrics
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-- where the lead characters wore shades). So I think this song is about a guy who wears shades as a way of hiding his insecurity after learning that his ...
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Joan Osborne - Let's Just Get Naked Lyrics
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to ...
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Joan Osborne - Baby Love Lyrics
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-- where the lead characters wore shades). So I think this song is about a guy who wears shades as a way of hiding his insecurity after learning that his ...
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Joan Osborne - Angel Face Lyrics
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to ...
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Joan Osborne - If I Was Your Man Lyrics
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I think the meaning is pretty clear. This person got really burned in a previous relationship, and because of this is unable to love and show care in his ...
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Joan Osborne - Poison Apples (Hallelujah) Lyrics
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I think the meaning is pretty clear. This person got really burned in a previous relationship, and because of this is unable to love and show care in his ...
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Joan Osborne - Brokedown Palace Lyrics
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Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being ...
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Joan Osborne - Sara Smile Lyrics
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"Don't be scared now Close your eyes She holds guard tonight Go on forward no remorse Life will take it's course" This is said to the late husband by a third ...
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Joan Osborne - I've Got to Use My Imagination Lyrics
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This song captivates me still, after 50+ years. Takes me to the deep South and the poverty of some who lived thru truly hard times. And the powerful spirit of a ...
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Joan Osborne - Right Hand Man Lyrics
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This track is about is about questioning why the sky would choose to be blue if it had the choice to be anything else, “blue also meaning sad,” states frontman ...
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Joan Osborne - Hallelujah in the City Lyrics
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This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians ...
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Joan Osborne - Dead Roses Lyrics
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This track is about is about questioning why the sky would choose to be blue if it had the choice to be anything else, “blue also meaning sad,” states frontman ...
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Joan Osborne - Safety In Numbers Lyrics
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While the obvious connections with suicide or alcoholism could be drawn easily, more subtly this song could be about someone who views the world through a ...
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Joan Osborne - Grand Illusion Lyrics
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More Featured Meanings ... This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older ...
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Joan Osborne - Hurricane Lyrics
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More Featured Meanings ... Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes ...
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Joan Osborne - Running Out of Time Lyrics
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I think the meaning is pretty clear. This person got really burned in a previous relationship, and because of this is unable to love and show care in his ...
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Joan Osborne - Man In The Long Black Coat Lyrics
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This track is about is about questioning why the sky would choose to be blue if it had the choice to be anything else, “blue also meaning sad,” states frontman ...
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Joan Osborne - Help Me Lyrics
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This song captivates me still, after 50+ years. Takes me to the deep South and the poverty of some who lived thru truly hard times. And the powerful spirit of a ...
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Joan Osborne - When the Blue Hour Comes Lyrics
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The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath ...
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Joan Osborne - (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave Lyrics
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This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians ...
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Joan Osborne - Pretty Little Stranger Lyrics
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While the obvious connections with suicide or alcoholism could be drawn easily, more subtly this song could be about someone who views the world through a ...
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Joan Osborne - Shake That Devil Lyrics
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Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He ...
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Joan Osborne - Sara Smile Lyrics
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Baby hair with a woman's eyes. I can feel you watching in the night. All alone with me and were waiting for the sunlight. When I feel cold you warm me
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Joan Osborne - Daddy-O Lyrics
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It felt like like some kind of roxy-glam-pop invitation to sexual liberation. Upon further introspection I think the song may not have an intrinsic meaning, but ...
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Joan Osborne - Dracula Moon Lyrics
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This track is about is about questioning why the sky would choose to be blue if it had the choice to be anything else, “blue also meaning sad,” states frontman ...
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Joan Osborne - Make You Feel My Love Lyrics
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This song is Swift's response to the negative reputation the media has given her. "I can make the bad guys good for a weekend" - the bad guys are the paparazzi ...
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Joan Osborne - Wild World Lyrics
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The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights ...
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Joan Osborne - Kiss and Say Goodbye Lyrics
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This track is about is about questioning why the sky would choose to be blue if it had the choice to be anything else, “blue also meaning sad,” states frontman ...
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Joan Osborne - Breakfast in Bed Lyrics
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Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get ...
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Joan Osborne - Natural High Lyrics
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Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being ...
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Joan Osborne - What You Gonna Do Lyrics
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This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This ...
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Joan Osborne - I'll Be Around Lyrics
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This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians ...
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Joan Osborne - Axis: Bold As Love Lyrics
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axis: An alliance of powers, such as nations, to promote mutual interests There are some wrong words in these lyrics, such as trophies of war, not horror. I ...
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Joan Osborne - The Weight Lyrics
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Joan Osborne - Ain't No Sunshine Lyrics
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While the obvious connections with suicide or alcoholism could be drawn easily, more subtly this song could be about someone who views the world through a ...
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