Genius Meanings
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OneRepublic – Everybody Loves Me
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[Verse 1] / Well, hail Caesar, shadow in my backseat / And her friends are standing right in front of me / World wide from the Cimarron to Turkey / Open up, said everybody loves me
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Counting Crows – Mr. Jones
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“It’s really a song about my friend Marty and I. We went out one night to watch his dad play, his dad was a Flamenco guitar player who lived in Spain, and he was in San Francisco
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OneRepublic – All the Right Moves
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[Intro] / Ah, ooh / [Chorus] / All the right friends in all the right places / So yeah, we're going down / They've got all the right moves and all the right faces / So yeah, we're
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OneRepublic – All This Time
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Perhaps the most sincere love song released by OneRepublic, “All This Time” was presumably written for Ryan Tedder’s wife, Genevieve.
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Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love
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“Bleeding Love” is Leona Lewis' first official single after winning the third season of The X Factor UK. It debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart and became the best-selling single
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OneRepublic – Made for You
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“Made for You” is the first track, which appears on OneRepublic’s second studio album, Waking Up.
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OneRepublic – It's a Shame
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[Verse 1] / Oh, I tried to get to you / Pushed in vain to break me through / I tried with all I had / You left me standing empty handed / Well, times has passed / Nothing ever
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OneRepublic – Missing Persons 1 & 2
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Ryan Tedder here takes on the persona of one who has suffered the loss of a close friend or family member through a serious upheaval or natural disaster. He goes through the stages
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Buffalo Springfield – For What It's Worth
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“For What It’s Worth” is one of the most widely known protest songs of the 1960s. Recorded by Buffalo Springfield as a single, it was eventually released in 1967 on their self-
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OneRepublic – Secrets
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“Secrets” reflects the struggles Ryan Tedder, the lead singer of OneRepublic, has faced in his writing career, being one of the most well-known and in-demand writers in the pop
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OneRepublic – Passenger
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“Passenger” was included as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of OneRepublic’s second album, Waking Up. The song carries a message of salvation, similar to “Mercy” from Dreaming
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OneRepublic – Fear
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The emotion of fear is closely tied to that of depression. In this deeply honest, somber track, this emotional state is visited both lyrically and musically, and there is nostalgia
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Natasha Bedingfield (Ft. Sean Kingston) – Love Like This
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[Intro: Natasha Bedingfield, Sean Kingston] / Ooh, oh (Talk to 'em, babe) / Whoa, whoa, whoa / Never find a love like this / Whoa, whoa, whoa (Hey, let's go) / Never find a love
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OneRepublic – Marchin' On
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A remixed version of this inspirational ballad was later included on Timbaland’s Shock Value II.
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Natasha Bedingfield – Soulmate
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[Verse 1] / Incompatible, it don’t matter though / 'Cause someone’s bound to hear my cry / Speak out if you do, you’re not easy to find / [Verse 2] / Is it possible, Mr. Lovable
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OneRepublic – Trap Door
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This song is called “Trapt Door” on their 2007 album (Dreaming Out Loud) and “Trap Door” on the 2009 album. (Waking Up.) Both are bonus releases, and both are the same song.
Ryan
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Coldplay – Paradise
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The third track and second single off Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay makes a true masterpiece of the song “Paradise”. With its jittery synths, orchestral hooks, thunderous drumming, and
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OneRepublic – Connection
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OneRepublic’s second standalone-single of 2018, this song is unusually short – at two and a half minutes – yet lyrically dense, with a modern hip-hop influenced style.
Ryan Tedder
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The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather
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“Sweater Weather” is the lead single from The Neighbourhood’s 2012 debut EP I’m Sorry…, and also features on their debut full-length album I Love You.
“Sweater Weather” is one of
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OneRepublic – Sucker Punch
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One of four deluxe edition bonus tracks on their 2009 album Waking Up, this speaks of fidelity and putting your loved one ahead of yourself.
The name is not as strange as it first
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Selena Gomez – Back To You
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“Back to You” is an upbeat love ballad that sees Selena sing her heart out and express her love for her significant other, even though that person may be able to hurt her again.
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Avicii – Waiting For Love
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“Waiting For Love” is the third single off Avicii’s second LP Stories, the song released in the US on May 22, and in the UK on June 7. Avicii previewed the song live alongside co-
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Paramore – The Only Exception
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“The Only Exception” the third single from Paramore’s brand new eyes was co-written between Hayley Williams and Josh Farro at a time when the band was a quintet, the song is a soft
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Owl City – Fireflies
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“Fireflies”, Owl City’s debut single, was an international smash hit, effectively launching the genre Twee into the mainstream. It reached #1 in the US in November 2009.
The song
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Rockwell (Ft. Jermaine Jackson & Michael Jackson) – Somebody's Watching Me
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“Somebody’s Watching Me” is Rockwell’s biggest hit. Released on January 14, 1984, it peaked at #2 on the Billboard 100, and was certified gold in the US. It also reached the top 10
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Sam Cooke – Cupid
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As told in Rolling Stone magazine:
Sam Cooke’s producers had the idea for him to do a song for a girl they had seen on a Perry Como TV show. “She didn’t do anything but just look
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OneRepublic – Shout
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[Pre-Chorus] / In violent times / You shouldn't have to sell your soul / In black and white / They really, really ought to know / Those one track minds / That took you for a
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5 Seconds of Summer – Teeth
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“Teeth,” a bass-heavy track about the dark highs and lows of a relationship, is the second single released from 5SOS' fourth album, CALM, preceded by “Easier”. The track was
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The Script – Breakeven
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“Breakeven” is a song about a guy who has suffered a terrible breakup with a girl. To make things even worse, she has moved on and found someone else, but the singer is still
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Imagine Dragons – Demons
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“Demons” is the fourth single from Imagine Dragons' debut album, Night Visions, and the lead track for the band’s Demons (Remixes) – EP. The track is about acknowledging and
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Kesha – Take It Off
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“Take It Off” was released as the final single from Kesha’s debut album, Animal. It went double platinum in the US. The song has heavy synth-pop and electro influences. The hook
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