Genius Meanings
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Lily Allen – Never Gonna Happen
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[Verse 1] / I don't wanna hurt you 'cause I don't think it's a virtue / But you and I have come to our end / Believe me when I tell you that I never wanna see you again / And
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Lily Allen – Not Fair
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“Not Fair” is Lily’s anthem to all the partners who must endure a lacklustre performance in bed from their significant other. Her man is perfect in every other way, but is unable
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Lily Allen – The Fear
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In this song, Lily sarcastically makes fun of the false image people present on social media. She references quick and easy methods of becoming famous through objectification as
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Lily Allen – 22
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“22” is the fourth out of a total of five international releases from Lily Allen’s second studio album “It’s Not Me, It’s You” and peaked at number 14 in the UK singles chart.
The
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Lily Allen – Everyone's At It
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“Everyone’s At It” is the first track on Lily Allen’s second studio album “It’s Not Me, It’s You”.
The song is about hypocrisy within the government, the media and our society
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Lily Allen – Fuck You
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“Fuck You” is a song by English singer Lily Allen from her second album, It’s Not Me, It’s You, which was released as her third international single following “The Fear” and “Not
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Lily Allen – Air Balloon
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Second single from Lily Allen’s third album Sheezus. It finds her reflecting on boredom and embracing escapism.
Lily later described the song as her least favourite on Twitter
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Lily Allen – Him
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In “Him,” Lily questions the existence of a higher being, and whether it would approve of the actions of those who claim to act in his name.
Lily Allen was raised as a Catholic
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Lily Allen – I Could Say
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[Verse 1] / I could say that I'll always be here for you / But that would be a lie and quite a pointless thing to do / I could say that I'll always have feelings for you / But I've
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Lily Allen – Who'd Have Known
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A song simply about the beginning to a relationship, from a girls perspective. Lily talks about ‘the right amount of awkward’ and accidentally calling someone baby.
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Lily Allen – Smile
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“Smile” was Lily’s debut single from her debut album Alright Still with B sides “Cheryl Tweedy” and “Absolutely Nothing”. The track reached number one in the UK singles chart and
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Lily Allen – Back to the Start
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The song is an apology note to her sister Sarah Owen, who Lily treated poorly in childhood out of jealousy. Lily apologizes to her sister for how she treated her in the past, and
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Dan Bull – Dear Mandy
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[Intro] / Dear Peter Mandelson / [Verse 1] / I've been following your recent policy proposals / So now they've gone through, I thought I'd contribute some vocals / The focal point
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Lily Allen – I Could Say (Acoustic Version)
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[Verse 1] / I could say that I'll always be here for you / But that would be a lie and quite a pointless thing to do / I could say that I'll always have feelings for you / But I've
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Lily Allen – He Wasn't There
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“He Wasn’t There” is written about Lily’s father, Keith Allen, who left when Lily was four. She details the impact, and lack thereof, that he had in her life.
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Lily Allen – Not Fair (Style of Eye Remix)
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[Intro] / It's ok, ok, ok, ok / [Chorus] / It's not fair / And I think you're really mean / I think you're really mean / I think you're really mean / It's not fair / And I think
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Lily Allen – Take My Place
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The song is about Lily Allen’s miscarriage and the emotional trauma that followed from realising that her baby George had died.
In October 2010, Lily Allen was admitted to
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Lily Allen – 22 (Acoustic Version)
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[Verse 1] / When she was 22, the future looked bright / She's nearly 30 now and she's out every night / Now I see that look in her face, she's got that look in her eye / She's
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Lily Allen – The Count (A.K.A. Hervé) and Lily Face the Fear
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[Verse 1] / I wanna be rich and I want lots of money / I don't care about clever, I don't care about funny / I want loads of clothes and fuckloads of diamonds / I heard people die
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Youngs Teflon & Dave – Rule of Two
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Rule of Two marks the first ever collaboration between South London artists Youngs Teflon and Dave.
Standing as the longest track on the project at 6:37, Dave and Tef nonchalantly
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Lily Allen – Up The Junction
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[Verse 1] / I never thought it would happen / With me and the girl from Clapham / Out on a windy common / That night I ain't forgotten / When she dealt out the rations / With some
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Drake – Over
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On “Over,” Drake raps about his introduction to fame and how his career is just only beginning. It was released as the first single from Drake’s debut album, Thank Me Later. In an
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Stormzy (Ft. Kehlani & Lily Allen) – Cigarettes & Cush
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One of the most striking songs on Stormzy’s debut album, Gang Signs & Prayer, is one of its gentlest; “Cigarettes & Cush” feat. Kehlani. It’s a tender tribute to those lazy Sundays
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Kaiser Chiefs (Ft. Lily Allen) – Always Happens Like That
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Yeah we plugged it in / And we turned it on / And we made it up / As we went along / And it always happens like that / And it always happens like that / So we made a film
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Kaiser Chiefs – Never Miss A Beat
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[Verse 1] / What did you learn today? / I learnt nothing / What did you do today? / I did nothing / What did you learn at school? / I didn't go / Why didn't you go to school? / I
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Lily Allen – F**k You (Annie Nightingale and Far Too Loud Remix)
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[Verse 1] / Inside, Inside, Inside, Inside / Look inside, look inside your tiny mind / Then look a bit harder / 'Cause we're so uninspired, so sick and tired / Of all the hatred
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Shaggy (Ft. Rikrok) – It Wasn't Me
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The idea for this song was inspired by a bit from Eddie Murphy’s “Raw,” wherein Eddie suggests that once a man gives his woman a good orgasm he can give her outlandish excuses for
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