Genius Meanings
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Mac Miller – Someone Like You
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“Someone Like You” was originally released on SoundCloud in August 2012, with Mac’s vocals slowed down and deepened to simulate a druggy feel. The album version, however, is at a
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Mac Miller – Objects In the Mirror
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Despite the extended love imagery, this song is NOT about a girl.
Mac tells us the truth in his Billboard Track by Track interview that this song uses the imagery of a female to
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Nylo – Someone Like You
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[Hook: Nylo] / Someone like / Someone like / Someone like / Someone like / Someone like / Someone like / Someone like / Someone like you / Someone like you / [Verse 1: Nylo] / To
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Mac Miller – Good News
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“Good News” is Mac Miller’s first officially released music since his death in September of 2018. It is also the first single from Miller’s sixth studio album and first posthumous
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Ariana Grande – someone like u (interlude)
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“someone like u” serves as an interlude between the standard edition of the album with the deluxe version.
Although this song only has a length of one minute and 16 seconds
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Mac Miller – S.D.S.
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[Intro] / (Uh) Uh, uh / [Verse 1] / Close my eyes before I cross the street / Car 'bout to hit me, then he oughta beep (Uh-huh) / Watchin' Dawson's Creek 'til I fall asleep / It's
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Mac Miller – Soulmate
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[Intro: Robin Williams] / Do you feel like you're alone, Will? Do you have a soulmate? / Somebody who challenges you / I'm talking about someone who opens up things for you—touches
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Mac Miller (Ft. Action Bronson & Loaded Lux) – Red Dot Music
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[Part I] / [Intro: Mac Miller] / Yeah / Haha / [Verse 1: Mac Miller] / Uh, think I can see a fuckin' halo (Halo), about to meet my maker / Brought a double cup of Drano (Drano
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Mac Miller – Self Care
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“Self Care” is Mac spreading a message about overcoming hardships, self control, and being aware of how to handle yourself.
When tweeting about their relationship, Ariana states
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Mac Miller – Objects in the Mirror (Live)
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[Intro: Mac Miller & Syd] / Some people people, woah oh-oh woah-oh-oh / Yeah, yeah / Some people people, people people, people people, people people, people people, people ohh / [
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Mac Miller (Ft. Ty Dolla $ign) – Cinderella
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On “Cinderella,” Mac portrays vivid feelings for a lover, who was later confirmed to be Ariana Grande. When the two broke up in May 2018, many people began to blame Ariana for
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Mac Miller – The Mourning After
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“The Mourning After” sees Mac Miller narrate his love-hate relationship with a particular drug. He knows she (the drug) could never love him back, meanwhile he has devoted his life
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Mac Miller – Come Back to Earth
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On “Come Back To Earth” Mac provides a cathartic, gentle foundation to begin Swimming. The album’s recurring motifs of self care, self acceptance and personal liberation are
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Mac Miller (Ft. The Internet) – Objects in the Mirror - Live in London
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[Intro] / Said people / People / People, said people / Said people, yeah / People, yeah / Said / [Verse 1] / People love you when they on your mind / A thought is love's currency
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Mac Miller – Watching Movies
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Watching Movies was the second single made public prior to the release of Mac Miller’s sophomore album, Watching Movies with the Sound Off.
Exercising a level of self-aware
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Mac Miller (Ft. Bilal) – Congratulations
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“Congratulations” is the intro to The Divine Feminine by Mac Miller, and it begins in a similar way to some of his old mixtapes, such as Macadelic and track two from Faces—it has a
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Mac Miller – Start a Revolution
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A snippet of this song was previewed on season two, episode three of Mac’s MTV2 reality show, Mac Miller and the Most Dope Family, which aired on July 30, 2014. The scene shows Mac
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Mac Miller & Empire of the Sun – The Spins
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Mac takes the beat and chorus from Empire of the Sun’s “Half Mast” in order to make a dope ass song
Although the lyrical content isn’t all that amazing, the real purpose for this
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Mac Miller – Perfect Circle / God Speed
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The 11th song on Mac Miller’s album GO:OD AM; on this song, Mac speaks about drug abuse and the troubles he’s found himself in.
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Mac Miller (Ft. Baro Sura) – Hand Me Downs
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“Hand Me Downs” is the only track on Circles to have a feature with Baro on the chorus. The song features Mac reflecting on his head space, and the methods he uses to cope. The
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Mac Miller – People
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[Verse 1] / I know people that try, people that don't / People that fly through the air, just float like smoke / I know people that joke, know people that's rich, know people that'
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Mac Miller – Avian
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This song derives its name from Mac’s love of nature and wildlife documentaries, Birds of the Gods in particular. Mac has described this song as “the heart and soul” of this album
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Mac Miller & Empire of the Sun – The Spins
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Mac takes the beat and chorus from Empire of the Sun’s “Half Mast” in order to make a dope ass song
Although the lyrical content isn’t all that amazing, the real purpose for this
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Mac Miller (Ft. Ab-Soul) – Matches
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Matches is about growing up too fast and burning out quick, and that’s why it’s called “Matches”
This track samples “Twin Of Myself” by Black Moth Super Rainbow.
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Mac Miller (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – God Is Fair, Sexy Nasty
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The last track off The Divine Feminine showcases Mac’s strong lyricism with a powerful, passionate Kendrick Lamar feature. The sexual ballad ends this album with a powerful message
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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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Mac Miller – So It Goes
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The haunting final song on Swimming heavily features the phrase “So It Goes,” a line from Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, Slaughterhouse-Five. Vonnegut uses this phrase every time a death
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Mac Miller (Ft. The Internet) – Objects in the Mirror (Video Version)
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[Intro] / Some people / Oh—woah—oh—oh / Oh—woah—oh—oh / Yeah / People say, people / People oh / Yeah, said / [Verse 1] / People love you when they on your mind / A thought is love'
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Mac Miller – Inside Outside
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The Sample for this beat is from the track “My Lady”, off the album Street Life by 70’s jazz group The Crusaders.
Note the Super Mario sounds in the background (the sound of being
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Mac Miller – Ascension
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[Skit: CLOCKWORKDJ] / Yo, I'm fucking zooted right now in the fucking bathroom, dog / And, you know what I'm saying, I'm just recording this shit / 'Cause I feel like I got so much
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Mac Miller (Ft. Niki Randa) – I Am Who Am (Killin' Time)
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This song on Watching Movies with the Sound Off brings the concept into light: proposing ideas. Mac mentions a few things that people criticize him for, or what even he criticizes
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Mac Miller – REMember
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This song is dedicated to Mac’s deceased friend Reuben Eli Mitrani (whose initials are capitalized in the title). Mac and Reuben had been good friends since 2002 before he passed
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Mac Miller – Smile Back
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Mac explains in his commentary:
Track six, “Smile Back” is the second cut off the album. That’s me getting a little more aggressive and really kinda attacking the beat and kinda
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Mac Miller – Angels (When She Shuts Her Eyes)
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[Verse 1] / Uh / I fuck around with amnesia, pour four inside of my liter / One day I'ma get it all cleaned up, right now I'ma dirty my jeans up / This what I do, start the day
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Mac Miller – 2009
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“2009” is a reflective journey from the year before Mac’s breakout mixtape, K.I.D.S, was released to the present day. He speaks to the listener about the lessons he’s learned and
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Mac Miller – Right
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“Right” sees Miller send out a message to someone who was once in his life, letting her know that he is still here after their fallout, continually trying to show her love.
This
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Bronto_4_ever – Running from my problems
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(Verse One) / Should’ve curved you. how did I hurt you? / Should’ve knew that you were an enemy to / I don’t know how I’m feeling like a fool, in the blue (in the blue) / (Course
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Mac Miller – Aquarium
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Mac stated that it is centred around how people are so focused on things like sport and celebrity culture that important issues like those Economic/Social/Political/Historical are
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Mac Miller – In the Bag
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Sounds like there are background vocals and adlibs by both Juicy J and ScHoolboy Q
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Mac Miller – Jet Fuel
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Mac uses “jet fuel” as a metaphor for the drugs and alcohol he uses to deal with problems. Drugs or alcohol have the effect of getting one high, similar to how a plane uses fuel to
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Mac Miller – Day One; A Song About Nothing
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After making the beat, the track must’ve put Mac in a trance inspiring a looking back on how far he’s come. Throughout the song he ponders life and death while mentioning that at
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Mac Miller – All I Want Is You
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“All I Want Is You” deals with Mac’s struggle to find a long term partner since they all think he’s going to leave them once he gets famous.
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Mac Miller – Goosebumpz
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[Intro] / (Diplo) / Let's go / [Verse 1] / Better act right 'cause I smack dykes / Give 'em blow and a bit of that bagpipe (Pipe) / Bitch wanna live that rap life (Life), but I
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