Genius Meanings
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John Mayer – Still Feel Like Your Man
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On “Still Feel Like Your Man”, John confesses that he’s not over his ex-girlfriend, Katy Perry. He confirmed this with the New York Times, saying:
Who else would I be thinking
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John Mayer Confirms That “Still Feel Like Your Man” Is About Katy Perry
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“Who else would I be thinking about?”
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The Temptations – Still Feel Like Your Man
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I still feel like your man / I still feel like your man / I still feel / I still feel / I still feel like your man / I still feel like / The prettiest girl in the room she wants me
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Katy Perry’s “Miss You More” May Be About Her Ex-Boyfriend John Mayer
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The two were a couple from 2012 to 2014.
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Frank Ocean – Pyramids
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This is Frank Ocean’s near 10 minute long tale of the ancient history of the Black woman, and her gradual decline from a Queen in her homeland to her now degrading role in the
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James Blunt Hates It When People Use “You’re Beautiful” For Their Wedding Song
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“These people are fucked up.”
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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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John Mayer – I Guess I Just Feel Like
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John Mayer first performed I Guess I Just Feel Like on iHeartRadio on Wednesday October 24th 2018. However, the song was officially released four months later, on February 22nd
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John Mayer – Moving On and Getting Over
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The funky tune finds John struggling to get over his ex, despite the length of time he still has her on his mind but he acknowledges that is time to move over and get a new girl.
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John Mayer – Stop This Train
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“Stop This Train” is the 7th track on 2006’s Continuum and is about coming to terms with the unstoppable march of time, as well as mortality.
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John Mayer – Rosie
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‘Rosie’ is the tenth song from John Mayer’s The Search for Everything and forms a perfect follow-up song to ‘Never On The Day You Leave’, which is about realizing what you had
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John Mayer – Love on the Weekend
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“Love on the Weekend” is the lead single off John Mayer’s new album The Search For Everything. The song marks his return to pop-rock music which is reminiscent of 2001’s Room for
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John Mayer – Changing
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[Chorus] / I am not done changing / Out on the run, changing / I may be old and I may be young / But I am not done changing / [Verse] / I met me someone changing / We had some fun
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John Mayer – Emoji of a Wave
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A melancholy love song, “Emoji of a Wave” describes the hardships of living apart in a relationship.
John describes life as a “wave” – a force beyond his control that knocks him
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John Mayer – In the Blood
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In the Blood is the fifth song on John Mayer’s The Search for Everything.
Sheryl Crow is doing the background vocals, although she’s not being officially credited for it.
In an
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John Mayer – Helpless
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This song was originally written during the sessions for Born and Raised, per a 2013 My Stupid Mouth interview
“There was a song called ‘Helpless’ for Born and Raised that I
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John Mayer – Never on the Day You Leave
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There’s a song called Never on the Day You Leave that is just the saddest song I ever wrote. It’s about guys and how guys work in regret and it’s never on the day you leave and
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John Mayer – You’re Gonna Live Forever in Me
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“You’re Gonna Live Forever In Me” holds the promise of a legacy. John considers the impact that a special person has had on his life, claiming that “parts of [him] were made by [
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John Mayer – Why Georgia
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[Verse 1] / I am driving up '85 in the / Kind of morning that lasts all afternoon / Just stuck inside the gloom / 4 more exits to my apartment but / I am tempted to keep the car in
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John Mayer – Waiting on the World to Change
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“Waiting on the World to Change” centers John and his generation’s inaction in regard to current world conditions as the youth feel powerless in this situation. They feel as though
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John Mayer – Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
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“Slow Dancing In A Burning Room” is the eighth track on Continuum. It has since become one of Mayer’s most enduring hits, loved amongst fans for its highly emotional lyrics and
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Childish Gambino – Sunrise
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[Verse 1] / Yeah, nigga, it's me again / I'm still around, I guess I win / You hear me in your sister's room, like, all the time / "Gambino Girl forever" on that bracelet that she
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John Mayer – The Search for Everything (Poem)
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How sad it is that time should pass / Her Majesty, the hourglass / We take the sand of bygone years / And make mud of it with all our tears / What is now compared to then / And
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