 Genius Meanings
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LP – When We Touch
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[Verse] / When we touch / I remember how I missed you very much / When we touch / No amount of time could ever be enough / Oh / We’re a river to an ocean in denial / Oh / Will we
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LP – Too Much
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Ooh... everything I want / You have been all along / But it's too much, I'm falling / I still think about you every day / Maybe two or three times, when I get carried away / I
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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 – Poem
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Being the closer of LP’s album Churches, “Poem” is a spoken-word outro that sums up the record’s themes by making references to every track on it.
When asked about how this idea
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LP – Goodbye
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[Verse 1] / The substance, the dealer / The wiser, the realer / The sun coming up / And the touch of a healer / The days of our lives / The first time that I saw her / The eyes of
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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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Genius English Translations – Red Velvet - LP (English Translation)
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[Verse 1: Irene, Seulgi, Yeri, Joy] / Feels like I'm stuck in an old scenery (Oh, boy) / I'm already reaching out to you / Reading the waves of your round heart (Uh-uh) / I like it
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City Girls – Take Yo Man
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This is a more explicit remake of the legendary rap group Salt-N-Pepa’s song “I’ll Take Your Man” off their 1986 LP, Hot, Cool and Vicious.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=
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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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Lil Peep (Ft. rainy bear) – nuts
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On “nuts,” the two artists talk about their past love experiences on a fast-paced beat taken directly from the repertoire of Lil Peep’s friend and former collaborator Willie G. Gus
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Metro Station – Shake It
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“Shake It” is the fourth track off Metro Station’s debut self titled album. The song was a huge commercial success, with the single reaching a 2x platinum certification in the US.
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The Weeknd – The Hills
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Originally nicknamed “Mood Music” and first teased in a live performance at SXSW, the narrative of “The Hills” is a sinking sexual affair. Abel sets the record straight about what
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Genesis – The Musical Box
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The explanation of this song, from the liner notes of the LP:
THE MUSICAL BOX
While Henry Hamilton-Smythe minor (8) was playing croquet with Cynthia Jane De Blaise-William (9
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Mary J. Blige) – Now or Never
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This is the 15th track on the deluxe edition of good kid, m.A.A.d city. Kendrick Lamar feels proud of all that he has achieved, including wealth and fame and people screaming his
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LP – Heavenly Light
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[Verse 1] / In and outta doors / In and outta wars / Don't know what they're for / In and outta cars / Feelin' kinda lost / Lookin' for the cause / Breakin' down the walls
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LP – The One That You Love
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[Verse 1] / Now that you've got what you wanted / Now that you've got what you need / Girl, if we're gonna be honest / Honestly, what's left for me, oh-oh-oh? / [Refrain] / 'Cause
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LP – Everybody's Falling in Love
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[Verse 1] / Take me with your eyes / Hold me like we're out of time / Drink me like the cheapest wine / And disappear in a day / [Verse 2] / I'm not going for the win / And I don't
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LP – When We're High
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[Verse 1] / There was a time, there was a life, I was inside my head / Then finally I rested in your bed / The bars, the dives, the worst of vibes / I thought had come to pass
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Madonna – Crazy for You
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“Crazy for You” is a song by Madonna from the soundtrack album to the 1985 film, Vision Quest. The song was written by John Bettis and Jon Lind, and was officially released on
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Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
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One of the best-known Talking Heads songs, “Psycho Killer” was the second single from the 1977 album Talking Heads: 77, peaking at #92 on the Billboard Hot 100.
It is the first
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Quincy Jones (Ft. Tamia) – You Put a Move on My Heart
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This song is a remake originally sung by Mica Paris off her 1993 LP, Whisper a Prayer.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2VdP-VunNXo
In 1995, the legendary music producer Quincy
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Pink Floyd – Eclipse
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“Eclipse” is the tenth and final track from British progressive rock band Pink Floyd’s 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon.
It is by Roger Waters, with harmonies by David
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Pink Floyd – Breathe (In the Air)
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As the continuation to the album’s opening track “Speak to Me,” which seamlessly segues into “Breathe,” it is the first time we hear any lyrics.
This track is loosely based off
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Mac Miller (Ft. Earl Sweatshirt) – I'm Not Real
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Collaborating with Earl Sweatshirt on both production and vocals, “I’m Not Real” is the third track featured on Watching Movies with the Sound Off.
The idea that Mac Miller was
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Mobb Deep – Survival of the Fittest
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Maybe Mobb Deep’s most famous track next to “Shook Ones Pt. II,” “Survival of the Fittest” was released as the second single from The Infamous. It describes the challenges of the
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LP – Yes
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[Verse 1] / I’ve been here waiting for you / These LA nights destroy you / Might never get to know you / But I’ll be here waiting for you / Oh, I can see the lights / Yeah, oh
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Beastie Boys – Professor Booty
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“Professor Booty” is Track 18 on Beastie Boys' third (full-length) LP, Check Your Head. It was recorded and mixed at G-Son Studios, Atwater Village, CA, Co-produced by Beastie
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MC Hammer – U Can't Touch This
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“U Can’t Touch This” is the third single and the second song on Hammer’s album Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em. The song was released and was an instant success. This song is one of
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LP – How Low Can You Go
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LP’s “How Low Can You Go” expresses themes of connection and vulnerability between two people in a poetic fashion, very similar to other songs included on the album Churches.
For
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Linkin Park – By Myself
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The song started out under the demo name Sad in 1999 and was also titled SuperXero in the time leading up to the signing of the band and the release of their debut.
This song
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Dolly Parton – Baby I’m Burnin'
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[Verse 1] / You look at me that way / I know what your eyes say / Your eyes reflect love and desire / I see that you need me / I need you to please me / You touch me and set me on
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Bad Books – Lost Creek
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This song is about a longing that comes from wishing you could go back to an easier period in your life. In this song, that period is Andy Hull’s time as a kid playing in a
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Eminem – Kim
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Written in 1998, this is the prequel to 1997’s “97' Bonnie & Clyde”.
Em wrote in Angry Blonde:
This little media favorite was actually the first official song that I wrote for
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LP – Night Like This
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“Night Like This” was released as the first single off Forever For Now.
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Doja Cat – Attention
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“Attention” is a promo single, released on June 16, 2023, ahead of Doja Cat’s upcoming fourth-studio album that is expected to be released later this year. On the hip-hop and jazz-
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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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