 Genius Meanings
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Lauv & LANY – Mean It
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“Mean It” is the first collaboration between pop artists Lauv and LANY. The song describes the feeling of wanting to mean more to someone who only sees you as a second choice.
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LANY – Overtime
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‘'Overtime’‘ is the fourth track on LANY’s eponymous album, acutely acknowledging the immediate post-relationship emotions and the subsequent self-reflection that comes with it
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LANY – Super Far
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“Super Far” is about a long distance relationship that’s coming to an end.
When asked about his favorite tracks in an interview with Ambient Light, frontman Paul Klein stated:
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LANY – Hericane
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The song’s title is a clever play on words. Instead of hurricane (the natural disaster), it’s hericane. The girl in the song is about is a walking tornado, causing damage and
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LANY – remember that
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[Verse 1] / Baby / Take a breath, it's been one hell of a week / And when we're mad we say some things we don't mean / But we only fight because we care so much / We care so much
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Gracie Abrams – Mean It
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[Verse 1] / Talk to me more / You're a little bit bored, I'm a little bit tired / We don't fight though / You've been acting so cold, I don't know what you wanted / [Pre-Chorus
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LANY – Alonica
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[Verse 1] / I'm fallin' out of love with you, LA / Runnin' out of reasons I should stay / I'm overwhelmed, I'm over it / It's too cold here anyway / I'm fallin' out of love with
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LANY – anything 4 u
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[Verse 1] / I know the house you grew up in / All of the names of your best friends / I know the way you feel about your dad / I spent the summer on your couch / You fell in love
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LANY – XXL
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[Verse 1] / All my favorite songs are from 2018 / We flew around the world with our small-town dreams / You're a superstar and you wear it so well / But nothin' like you in my
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Lauv – Breathe
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“Breathe” is a synth-pop ballad that depicts the realization that a relationship is coming to an end. The relationship appears to have lasted a lot longer than the artist expected
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LANY – Hurts
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‘'Hurts’‘ is the tenth track on LANY’s eponymous album and speaks of the love and loss in a failing relationship.
Les mentioned this song as his favorite on the album.
The
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LANY – pink skies
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From where the photo used as the cover art for kinda was taken, Paul Klein has spent many times alone after watching the sunset. He’s said it was on the very slab of concrete in
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LANY – somewhere
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[Verse 1] / All of my life, I've been searching for something / I give everything and I end up with nothing / I only hurt myself to please everyone else / So I've packed up my
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LANY Cuts Deep With Sarcasm On New Song “Congrats”
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The band first teased the song back in June.
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LANY – Malibu Nights
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“Malibu Nights” serves as the title track for Malibu Nights, as well as the closure. The song is about someone’s thoughts after a breakup.
“Malibu Nights” was teased through the
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LANY – you!
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“you!” sees Klein sing about a person entering his life during a difficult time, and then becoming a complement to his life in many ways.
As the third promotional single of LANY’s
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LANY – if this is the last time
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“if this is the last time” is a family love letter which comes with an important message: every moment is precious, so treat it as if it is your last.
As the second single of LANY
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LANY – I Pray
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[Verse 1] / Our knees were touchin' in the back of the car when they didn't need to / But you didn't move yours, and I didn't move mine / Our eyes kept lockin' in the back of the
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LANY – The Breakup
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“The Breakup” is the second track on LANY’s self-entitled album, and the 3rd song to be released before the album. This song very cleverly follows “Dumb Stuff,” serving as a
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LANY – Congrats
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“Congrats” is a song about an immature, dishonest ex who broke the speaker’s heart. The congratulations in the song are sarcastic.
The song was first played during LANY’s Summer
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LANY – Thru These Tears
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“Thru These Tears” comes as LANY’s first release since 2017’s LANY. According to frontman Paul Klein, the song was finished on January 29th and represents “the worst 45 days of my
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LANY – Tampa
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[Verse 1] / Stuck in Florida one more night / 5 a.m., catch a Tampa flight / I'm just tryna get back home / To a girl who's lied but she don't know I know / I've held it in 'cause
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LANY – ex i never had
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[Verse 1] / I haven't spoken to ya, haven't seen you in months / Too busy living so we fell out of touch / I didn't think I had to let you know we were done / We weren't together
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LANY – i die first
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[Verse 1] / You can tell all our friends, everything that you hate about me / Don't leave out the things you'd change if you had a choice / Find a bar, have some drinks, go to bed
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LANY – cowboy in LA
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“cowboy in LA” was first teased by LANY frontman Paul Klein on 10/2/19 in a tweet:
https://twitter.com/pauljasonklein/status/1179924294299602945?s=20
On April 1st, 2020, Klein
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LANY – dna
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[Verse 1] / My reputation says that I fall too fast / They try to twist it, try to make it sound bad / But I don't care, no I don't care / I broke some hearts and had my heart
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LANY – Purple Teeth
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Purple Teeth is the fourteenth track on LANY’S eponymous album. The song is about a complicated relationship. At various points in the song she leaves and then returns – using him
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