Genius Meanings
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Matchbox Twenty – Hang on Every Word
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[Verse 1] / Don't let your falling stars blow out / No matter what you've heard / Don't let the rainy days / Cloud what you're seeing / I know you're thinking that you've shown up
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Rob Thomas Breaks Down The Meaning Behind Your Favorite Matchbox Twenty Songs
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Go behind the lyrics you know by heart.
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Matchbox Twenty – 3 AM
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3 AM is written from the perspective of a 12 or 13 year old Rob Thomas, whose mom has cancer. It is about her reaction to the cancer and how he processed and dealt with the entire
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Matchbox Twenty – She's So Mean
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[Verse 1] / I kn-kn-know a girl, she gets what she wants all the time / 'Cause she's fine / But for an angel, she's a hot, hot mess / Make you so blind, but you don't mind / [
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Matchbox Twenty – Warm Blood
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[Verse 1] / I don't know what you've heard / I don't know what you think / Maybe now it's time we talk about it / I, I am almost certain / We're hanging off the brink / Maybe we're
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Matchbox Twenty – Push
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“Push” is a song by Matchbox Twenty off of their 1996 release Yourself Or Someone Like You. The song is about an emotionally abusive relationship that Rob Thomas was in with a
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Matchbox Twenty – Unwell
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“Unwell” is the second single from Matchbox Twenty’s third album, More Than You Think You Are. It is one of their most well-known songs and was very popular at the time of its
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Matchbox Twenty – Wild Dogs (Running in a Slow Dream)
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[Verse 1] / We were eyes wide open when the world got dark / Dancin' to the rhythm that felt so hard, you could feel it / You could feel it / And blood ice cold, baby, racin
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Matchbox Twenty (Ft. Amanda Shires) – No Other Love
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[Intro: Amanda Shires] / No other love / No other love / [Verse 1: Rob Thomas] / You say you're sorry / Well, I forgive you / It's all just smoke / We're moving on / 'Cause it don'
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Matchbox Twenty – Rebels
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[Verse 1] / When you lose yourself / In photographs / And the room gets heavy / 'Cause you can't go back to sixteen / To rainbow hair and ripped jeans / [Pre-Chorus] / To keep your
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Matchbox Twenty – Don't Get Me Wrong
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[Verse 1] / I'm feeling calm, but I'm never relaxed / I feel it coming, but I'm holding it back / I'm on the edge, but I never attack / I'm straight off the moment / But I still
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Matchbox Twenty – Friends
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[Intro] / Woah, woah / Oh-oh-oh, oh / [Verse 1] / Flower in the desert / Spring into the fall / Rushing to the West side / When the east sent out the call / Lessons in the matter
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Matchbox Twenty – One Hit Love
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[Verse 1] / Don't wanna be your problem / Don't wanna be your pain / Don't wanna hold your sorrow / All in my hands / Don't wanna sell you something / I could never be / I know it
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Matchbox Twenty – Real World
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“Real World” holistically has an escapist theme, with the persona fantasizing about various situations and wanting to keep the “real world” away. However, the bridge indicates that
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Matchbox Twenty – Queen of New York City
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[Verse 1] / There's a rhythm to her heart / And a world inside her head / She'll tell you from the start / Boy, you don't know her yet / She's like a constellation / Of stars that
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Matchbox Twenty – Girl Like That
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[Verse 1] / Well, you think this life would make me bolder / But I'm running scared is all / Well, I hang on everything about you / Well, you think I'd settle down, cause I'm older
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Matchbox Twenty – Where the Light Goes
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[Chorus] / Can you tell me where the light goes / Every time your eyes close? / If it's there, then it doesn't show / Tell me where the light goes / I wanna know / [Verse 1] / Can
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Jimmy Barnes (Ft. Tina Turner) – (Simply) The Best
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I call you when I need you / And my heart's on fire / Well you come to me, come to me / Wild and wired / Mm, and you come to me / Give me everything I need / Give me a lifetime of
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Rainbow Kitten Surprise – It's Called: Freefall
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This song tells a story of someone who spent their whole life trying to be a good friend to others, but is always resented and left alone. With nothing else left in his life, he
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Matchbox Twenty – I Know Better
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[Verse 1] / I will always know better / So I really don't see / A problem with knowing the answer / In the absence of those who agree / I've got access to information / That's
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Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks
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Robert, the main character and narrator of the song, dreams of violence towards his rich classmates and peers. The song details his plans and ambitions for a school shooting
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Matchbox Twenty – Selling Faith
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[Verse 1] / You and me and all this love / Ring the bell til summer comes / Calling out from a long, long way / We'll hold it down for one more day / [Pre-Chorus] / And when that
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Marcy Playground – Sex and Candy
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“Sex and Candy” is Marcy Playground’s “breakthrough” hit from their 1997 self-titled debut studio album. The song was written in just one hour.
The song spent 15 weeks atop the US
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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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Staind – It's Been Awhile
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In this song, Staind lead Aaron Lewis is speaking of how, in his mind, he messes everything up and is disappointing the person who means the most to him. Lewis also dips into his
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Earl Sweatshirt (Ft. Casey Veggies & Vince Staples) – Hive
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“Hive” features a very ominous and menacing instrumental, creating a very eerie atmosphere. The rapping features numerous instances of multiple assonant rhymes, from which Earl is
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Nine Days – Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
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“Absolutely (Story of a Girl)” is off of Nine Days debut album The Madding Crowd.
The song was a one-hit wonder, and the band got dropped from their record deal after the company
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K-Rino – Process Meticulous
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[Verse: K-Rino] / Bioelectric signals inject your mental / When properly connected it resembles lit pyrotechnical visuals / Manifested in pixels, then compressed into physical and
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