 Genius Meanings
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Johnny Cash (Ft. Will Oldham) – I See a Darkness
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Will Oldham sings backups on Cash’s version of his song.
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Bonnie "Prince" Billy – I See a Darkness
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The song is coming from inside the person’s head, and in his thoughts he is asking his friend whether or not he can see his pain and depression beneath his happy appearance.
The
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ROSALÍA – I See A Darkness
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This is a cover of Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s song with the same name and the only track in English. The song is coming from inside the person’s head, and in his thoughts he is asking
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Johnny Cash - I see a Darkness (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Johnny Cash - I see a Darkness (Traducción al Español)"] / Verso 1 / Bueno, tú eres mi amigo / Y puedes ver? / Muchas veces hemos estado saliendo a beber / Muchas veces
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Johnny Cash (Ft. Carl Perkins & Jerry Lee Lewis) – I Saw the Light
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[Verse 1] / I wandered so aimless, life filled with sin / I wouldn't let my Dear Savior in / Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night / Praise the Lord I saw the light / [
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Johnny Cash – Man in Black
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Though Cash wrote the signature song Man in Black to explain the social conscience behind his wardrobe choices – ‘just so we’re reminded of the ones who are held back’ – in fact he
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Johnny Cash – Hurt
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This song, originally written and performed by Nine Inch Nails, is of disputed meaning: is it about self harm, doing heroin, or both? Either way, no matter if it reflects Cash’s
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Bob Dylan – Girl from the North Country
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“Girl From The North Country” shows the influence of traditional English folk music, particularly Martin Carthy’s arrangement of “Scarborough Fair”. It is also almost identical to
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Johnny Cash – Help Me
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[Verse 1] / Oh, lord, help me walk / Another mile, just one more mile; / I'm tired of walking all alone / And lord, help me to smile / Another smile, just one more smile; / Don't
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Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash – The Wind Changes
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[Verse 1] / It's not that I don't love you anymore / It's not that I don't want to / It's just that there's a line I have to darw / You've gotta cross it, don't you / It would take
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Gary Allan – Nickajack Cave (Johnny Cash's Redemption)
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"Every man has to come to a crossroad somewhere along the way / Johnny Cashy came to his crossroad in a place called Nickajack Cave." / Little white pills and whiskey / Honky tonks
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Johnny Cash – Silent Night
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[Intro] / Silent night holy night / [Verse 1] / Silent night holy night all is calm all is bright / Around young virgin mother and child holy infant so tender and mild / Sleep in
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Johnny Cash – Girl from the North Country
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If you're travelin' the north country fair / Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline / Remember me to one who lives there / For she once was a true love of mine / If you go
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Walter Trout – Girl From The North Country
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“Girl From The North Country” was written in 1963 by Bob Dylan and was released on the second track of his second album, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.
Musically, this song shows the
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Johnny Cash – I Walk The Line
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One of his most famous songs, “I Walk the Line” is Johnny Cash’s promise to remain faithful to his first wife, Vivian, while he is on the road. It seems a certain ring of fire
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The Highwaymen – Live Forever (acoustic demo)
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(Willie Nelson) / I'm gonna live forever / I'm gonna cross that river / I'm gonna catch tomorrow now / (Kris Kristofferson) / You're gonna want to hold me / Just like I always told
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Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues
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Perhaps more than any other song, “Folsom Prison Blues” cemented Johnny Cash’s status as the outlaw country archetype. Although he never actually did time in the California prison
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Vinnie Paz – Death Messiah 2012
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[Chorus - Johnny Cash:] / You can run on for a long time...... / Sooner or later gonna cut you down / [Verse 1 - Vinnie Paz:] / Did protons and electrons create the earth? / Or did
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Sheryl Crow & Johnny Cash – Redemption Day
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[Verse 1: Sheryl Crow] / I've wept for those who suffer long / But how I weep for those who've gone / Into rooms of grief and questioned wrong / But keep on killing / It's in the
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Orville Peck – Dead of Night
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Dead of Night is the lead single for Orville Peck. Sub Pop described the track as follows:
“Dead of Night” is a torch song about two hustlers traveling through Nevada desert
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Waylon Jennings & Johnny Cash – Love Is The Way
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[Johnny Cash:] / Deep in the heart of the infinite darkness / A tiny blue marble is spinning through space / Born in the splendor of God's holy vision / And sliding away like a
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Johnny Cash – Nobody
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[Verse 1] / When life seems full of clouds and rain / And I'm full of nothing but pain / Who soothes my thumping, bumping brain? / Nobody / When wintertime comes with its snow and
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