 Genius Meanings
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Muse – Liquid State
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This song was written by Muse’s bassist Chris Wolstenholme. The lyrics were mainly driven by his alcohol abuse in the past and how it affected him on a consistent basis. The song’s
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Muse – Save Me
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“Save Me” is the first song written and sung by bassist Chris Wolstenholme in the whole band’s catalogue, and it’s one of the only two to date, the second one being the following
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Mitski – Liquid Smooth
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[Verse 1] / I'm beautiful, I know 'cause it's the season / But what am I to do with all this beauty? / Biology, I am an organism, I'm chemical / That's all, that is all / [Chorus
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Ghost – Spirit
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“Spirit” is the first track off of Ghost’s third LP, Meliora. It can best be described as a love song to the mind-altering effects of the green liquid, absinthe. The substance
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Muse – Animals
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This song, as the video shows, is about the bloodthirsty capitalists who will get what’s coming to them for eating the public alive.
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Taylor Swift – the lakes
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Per the unforeseen announcement of Taylor Swift’s eighth studio album “folklore” and the subsequent release of the album’s track list, “the lakes” is the featured bonus track on
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GZA (Ft. Method Man) – Shadowboxin'
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Here, Method Man delivers arguably one of the greatest and most haunting “guest appearance” flows of all time. Only to be matched by GZA’s incredibly tight middle verse. Respect
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Muse – Supremacy
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‘Supremacy’ sees the band going to “absurd levels,” according to Matt. Spiralling swamp blues of the track builds to a climax of orchestral hysteria as Matt orates a terrifying
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Muse – The 2nd Law: Unsustainable
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This song applies the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, stating the eventual increase of entropy in isolated systems, to the world economy. Capitalism necessitates infinite growth as a
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Muse – Madness
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Track 2 of their 6th LP, The 2nd Law. According to Bellamy, the song was written after a fight with his then-fiance Kate Hudson:
You’ve had a fight with your girlfriend and she
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Ren – Love Music, Pt. 3
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[Hook] / Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah / Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yo / I love this music, whoa yeah / I love this music, a-yeah / [Intro] / Day 456: / The
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Muse – Panic Station
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Another single from The 2nd Law. Very funky, with hooks full of falsetto. The theme of the song is you need to go and achieve your dreams, no matter how hard it is.
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Miguel – Sure Thing
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In the first song from Miguel’s “All I Want Is You” debut album he is simply implying that the relationship/love that he has with this girl is undeniably real. No matter what they
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Muse – Prelude
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[Instrumental]
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Muse – The 2nd Law: Isolated System
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“It’s the noise of humanity on a tiny planet in the middle of nothing,” says Matt. “Hanging around space would be so peaceful and quiet and suddenly you come to this little blip
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Muse – Survival
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First single out of The 2nd Law, “Survival” was the official theme of London Olympic Games in 2012.
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John Legend – All of Me
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“All of Me” is the third single from and sixth track on John Legend’s album Love in the Future (2013). Legend wrote it along with Toby Gad.
It has become one of Legend’s most
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Muse – Explorers
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“A song lamenting dying crops and abused nature, inspired by Matt’s concerns of industrial greed and business monopolies. ‘Explorers’ is drenched in the sense of not belonging in
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Muse – Explorers
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“A song lamenting dying crops and abused nature, inspired by Matt’s concerns of industrial greed and business monopolies. ‘Explorers’ is drenched in the sense of not belonging in
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Anna Laetitia Barbauld – Eighteen Hundred and Eleven, A Poem
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Critic John Wilson Croker was especially harsh in his criticism in Barbauld’s poem, writing that she never should have “dash down her shagreen spectacles and knitting needles” or
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Muse – Spiral Static
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A bonus track on the Japanese versions of Showbiz. In all other versions, “Escape” is track 10, and all the other tracks from there on are one track back. People in other countries
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Muse – Hate This & I’ll Love You
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In this song, the writer expresses a feeling of being taken advantage, as if the person he is in a relationship with was willfully using him.
At the same time, he is expressing a
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The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black
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From their 4th album, Aftermath. Per pophistorydig, the song is about the funeral of a girl from her lover’s viewpoint, and he wants the color of everything to match his mood.
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Muse – Big Freeze
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[Verse 1] / Healed (Healed), or are you still just reeling? / Are you fine (Fine), have you found a way to escape? / Are you here (Here) just because I need you? / Can we hole up
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Muse – Follow Me
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“Follow Me” is the third single from The 2nd Law, released 7 December 2012.
The song is widely recognised as an ‘ode to fatherhood’. This is reinforced by the beginning, which
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Halsey – Bad at Love
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“Bad At Love” was the fourth single and second music video from hopeless fountain kingdom, Halsey’s sophomore album.
https://twitter.com/halsey/status/891513593317011458
Halsey
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John Keats – Song I ("Lamia ")
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Lamia is a tale taken from classical mythology and re-told in Keats' own style. While he draws the reader to sympathise with Lamia, her status as a serpent separates her from human
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Dizzy Spins – Far Away
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{Interview} / Q: Do you, do you ever get, uh, like, performance, like nerves when you're recording a song? / A: Yeah / Q: How many times do you have to play a song for it to be a
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Chino XL x Jonathan Hay (Ft. Frida Dee & Ajami) – Hush
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[Verse 1: Chino XL] / Got the number of a psychologist to help me with my anxiety / (And you didn't call for eight months) / Because that gave me anxiety / And its a sick cyclic
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System Of A Down – Toxicity
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“Toxicity” is one of System of a Down’s biggest hits, the song reached No. 70 on Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on Mainstream Rock chart. During a performance at the 2005 Download
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Def Leppard – Hysteria
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Hysteria’s title track was its third single. In early 1988, it became the band’s first top 10 hit for the group in the US, and was the second of five consecutive top 20s from the
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Taylor Swift – gold rush
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“gold rush” is a song depicting the jealousy the narrator has because she is attracted to someone who everyone admires.
Because of this, she has to stop picturing her life with
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Ben Jonson – The Poetaster Act 5. Scene 1
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Banquet halls are a very special place, where under one big roof so many different memories are made. From proms to weddings to baby showers, once that DJ starts to spin, there’s
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Nospūn – Earwyrm
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It may sound minor but I know that it’s major / It may look like a simple complex but it’s compound in nature / When it’s the root of every movement, it’s the motive in my steps
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Gorillaz (Ft. Bootie Brown & Tame Impala) – New Gold
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[Chorus: Kevin Parker] / But in the magic cove, there's a pretty one / I asked her where it goes 'cause I really want / I wonder if she knows that we're underwater / That's the way
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