 Genius Meanings
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LP – Golden
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[Verse 1] / If it wasn't love, then it wasn't love / Are we really done? Is there more to come? / If it's not enough, then it's not enough / If it wasn't us, then it wasn't us / [
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LP – One Like You
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[Verse 1] / Right on time as I was thinking I'm nowhere / I caught your vibe and you were takin' me somewhere / And I can't wait / Don't hesitate / Hey, I can't hide it / My face
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LP – One Last Time
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[Verse 1] / Another verse, another search for something holy / Another chance to make it right / Oh when it's young and it's fun / There's nothing lost, nothing won and / No
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Kygo & Dreamlab – Could You Love Me
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“Could You Love Me” serves as the midpoint on Kygo’s third LP Golden Hour. The song is Kygo’s first collaboration with Dreamlab which consists of two artists, Leah Haywood and
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LP – Lost On You
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The Death Valley EP’s second single sees Pergolizzi sing a toast to the time spent (and wasted) on a failed relationship, as she tries to come to terms with the break-up that she
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LP – Your Town
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[Verse 1] / Another year gone and lost and lately / I would die just to talk or maybe hold you for a day / It's not sunny like California / But the stories on every corner / Make
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Woodkid – Iron
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The big name music video director put out “Iron”, off his first The Golden Age LP which was later sampled in Kendrick Lamar’s “Spiteful Chant.”
Check out the insanely beautiful
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Kygo & Valerie Broussard – The Truth
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“The Truth” is the fifth promotional single to be released off of Kygo’s LP Golden Hour. The song serves as the starter track on the album and is the second collaboration between
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Kygo & Sandro Cavazza – Beautiful
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“Beautiful” serves as one of the most melodic and energetic tracks on Kygo’s third LP Golden Hour.
The song marks the third collaboration between producer Kygo and Sandro Cavazza
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Wu-Tang Clan – Reunited
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[Intro: Ms. Roxy] / It's Wu motherfuckers, Wu-Tang motherfuckers / It's Wu motherfuckers, a Wu-Tang motherfuckers / It's Wu motherfuckers, a Wu-Tang motherfuckers / It's Wu / [
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LP – It's Over (Live)
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[Intro] / Your baby doesn't love you anymore / [Verse 1] / Golden days before they end / Whisper secrets to the wind / Your baby won't be near you anymore / Tender nights before
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The Last Shadow Puppets – Everything You've Come to Expect
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The second release – and title track – off The Last Shadow Puppets' second LP, Everything You’ve Come to Expect, finds the band musing about an alluring woman through dreamy
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LP – Road To Ruin
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[Verse 1] / I used to hear the silence / I used to hear the chime / Way down in the gold mine / I could see a light shine / Now I don't even notice / The water from the wine / With
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LP – Blow
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[Verse 1] / You wanna be rescued, wanna be the best you, why / Do you love when they test you? Think they gonna get you high / Are you ready for the weather? Keepin' it together
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Harry Styles – Golden
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The opening track to Fine Line reveals the highs and ultimate fears one experiences during the Honeymoon Phase of a new and bright relationship. “Golden” also helps set the tone
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LP – Wild
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[Verse 1] / I could be your North Star / I could be the love of your life / I could warm your cold heart / I could walk the edge of your knife / And when you think you're so high
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Golden Earring – Kill Me (Ce Soir)
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Remember that song called "Kill Me" / From Vick Timm's last LP / Too much of a risk for a golden disc / The price he paid for money / Ce soir, ce soir / Assassination d'un rock 'n
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Chris Staples – Park Bench
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[Verse 1] / One man dies on a park bench / One man dies on a yacht / One man dies on a business trip / In a hotel parking lot / [Chorus] / How can I say without sounding too cliche
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LP – Dayglow
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[Intro] / And you touch, touch / Touch the sun in me somehow / [Verse 1] / I say this all the time / And it breaks this heart of mine / When I can't decide / Does it make sense to
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LP – Long Goodbye
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[Verse 1] / Hey, baby / I worry 'bout you all the time / I know we didn't hold the light / But you are always on my mind / Yeah, baby / They'll tell you it'll be alright / They'll
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Harry Styles – Fine Line
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Harry Styles closes his sophomore LP with its namesake, “Fine Line.” In the track, Harry touched on the need for balance between the highs and lows of love (and life in general
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Slaughter Beach, Dog – Gold and Green
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Gold and Green is the first single from Slaughter Beach, Dog’s second LP Birdie, which was released on October 27, 2017.
The track was first released through Lame-O Records on
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LP – Love Song
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[Verse 1] / My mortal enemies are still my fantasies / They get the best of me and turn me from a friend to fiend / It's such a tragedy because I wanna be / Back in that time when
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Billie Eilish – everything i wanted
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“everything i wanted” sees Billie recalling a nightmare she experienced where she committed suicide and saw all her friends and fans turn their backs on her. The lyrics showcase
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Third Eye Blind – Semi-Charmed Life
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Behind the catchy, upbeat “Semi-Charmed” melody that entranced many a tween when it was released in 1997 is a dark tale of a relationship’s descent into crystal meth addiction.
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Jill Scott – Golden
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[Intro] / Hey, oh, hey, yeah, Oh / Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah / [Verse 1] / I'm taking my freedom / Pulling it off the shelf / Putting it on my chain / Wear it around
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Golden Earring – Ce soir
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Remember that song called "Kill Me" / From Vick Timm's last LP / Too much of a risk for a golden disc / The price he paid for money / Ce soir, ce soir / Assassination d'un rock 'n
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Nirvana – Drain You
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According to Kurt, this song was written about a dorky, old-fashioned kind of love. One of his favorite tracks, it was performed in most concerts ever since its composition up
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Lana Del Rey – Ultraviolence
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“Ultraviolence” is the title track of Lana Del Rey’s third full-length LP and was released as a promotional single. Lana first utilized the term ultraviolent in an unreleased song
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LP – Hola
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[Verse 1] / Hola / La-la-la, la, la, la / Hola / La-la-la, la, la, la / You're a gold mine / I just wanna watch you shine / You're a gold mine / So if you got the time / [Verse 2
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Morrissey (Ft. LP) – It's Over
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[Intro] / Your baby doesn't love you anymore / [Verse 1] / Golden days before they end / Whisper secrets to the wind / Your baby won't be near you anymore / [Verse 2] / Tender
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Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven
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“Stairway to Heaven” is one of Led Zeppelin’s most famous recordings, with many considering it the greatest rock song of all time. It tells the story of a greedy woman who is
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LP – Burn It Down
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[Verse 1] / Why do I turn back? Oh, 'cause you want me? / Turn back? Oh, 'cause you love me? / Come back? You say that you need me / Know that, that's when you got me / [Refrain
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Avicii – Waiting For Love
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“Waiting For Love” is the third single off Avicii’s second LP Stories, the song released in the US on May 22, and in the UK on June 7. Avicii previewed the song live alongside co-
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Lorde – Team
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“Team” is the third single for Lorde’s debut LP. It’s a bittersweet, dreamy track with a beat that further criticizes the glamour depicted in “Royals” through a fantasy world.
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LP – Big Time
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[Verse 1] / If I only coulda realized / Before the memories crystallized / There was something more to a night, I'll tell you what I know / Everything has got a sacrifice / Even
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LP – Hold The Light
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[Verse 1] / It's a tired drumbeat in my chest / I left all the ones I loved the best / Loneliness was stripping off her dress / And that's alright / [Verse 2] / I was getting used
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Black Sabbath – Heaven and Hell
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This is the song that Ronnie James Dio was most proud of to have ever written. It was definitely the most famous Dio-era song from Black Sabbath, being played at virtually every
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mewithoutYou – Red Cow
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The first song released off their 6th LP, “Pale Horses”, Red Cow features a return to more traditional mwY vocal styles and driving guitars. According to the official mwY site, the
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Eminem – Marshall Mathers
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The title track off The Marshall Mathers LP is a direct reaction to the turmoil his life went in to after the release and runaway success of The Slim Shady LP, most notably the
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The Stranglers – Golden Brown
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Lyrically, all of “Golden Brown” works on two levels, and was deliberately written to be ambiguous so that the darker meaning would get past censors. Singer and lyricist Hugh
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