 Genius Meanings
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OneRepublic – I Lived
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“I Lived” is the fifth track on Native. It was also the last song covered on the Fox comedy-drama, Glee.
Frontman Ryan Tedder has stated in an interview with Radio.com that
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OneRepublic – I Lived (from One Night In Malibu)
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[Verse 1] / Hope when you take that jump, you don't fear the fall / Hope when the water rises, you built a wall / Hope when the crowd screams out, it's screaming your name / Hope
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OneRepublic – Wild Life
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“Wild Life” touches on the theme of living life vicariously, wanting to shut out all the pains and struggles in their life and live in love and joy with an excitement of what’s to
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Caleb and Kelsey – I Lived
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[Verse 1: Caleb Grimm & Kelsey Grimm] / I hope when you take that jump / You don't feel the fall / I hope when the water rises / You built a wall / I hope when the crowd screams
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Glee Cast – I Lived
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The New Directions do one last performance with all of the current and old members singing.
As the song finishes, an image of Cory Monteith is shown in his honour, reminding us
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OneRepublic – Counting Stars
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The first track on OneRepublic’s third studio album Native, “Counting Stars” was inspired by lead singer Ryan Tedder’s writing sessions with Beyonce in the Hamptons. The song has
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Imagine Dragons – Believer
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“Believer” thunders around a percussive backbeat and expressive vocals from Dan Reynolds to bring about a message of embracing pain, and using it as a tool for personal growth. It
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Gryffin & OneRepublic – You Were Loved
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[Verse 1] / I hope that you finally found it all / All the things that you said that you needed after all / All those times we had, they left a mark / And I know life goes on but I
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OneRepublic – West Coast
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“West Coast” is the second single from OneRepublic’s upcoming sixth studio album. The song is an ode to the American state of California and evokes classic 1960s California sounds
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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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GENTRI – Rise Up/I Lived
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[Verse 1] / You're broken down and tired / Of living life on a merry-go-round / And you can't find the fighter / But I see it in you, so we gon' walk it out / And move mountains
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OneRepublic – Light It Up
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This song stands in bright contrast to OneRepublic’s more well-known works such as “Counting Stars” or “Apologize.”
With a noisy rock and roll electric guitar riff, vocals
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OneRepublic – I Ain't Worried
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[Verse 1] / I don't know what you've been told / But time is running out, no need to take it slow / I'm stepping to you toe-to-toe / I should be scared, honey, maybe so / [Chorus
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OneRepublic – Future Looks Good
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[Verse 1] / Woke up starin' at this, starin' at this empty room / Looked at a thousand different pictures that your mother took of you / You see, I had this crazy dream last night
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Coldplay – Viva La Vida
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Revered as an essential rock song of the 2000s, “Viva La Vida” tells the story of a monarch who’s lost his kingdom. In another aspect, the song is also seen as a narrative on the
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twenty one pilots – Redecorate
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“Redecorate,” the closing track on Scaled And Icy, tells the story of three people and the thoughts that go through their heads before they die as they worry about the impact this
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OneRepublic – Preacher
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This is the 11th track out of OneRepublic’s 2013 album Native and talks about lead singer Ryan Tedder’s late grandfather, who really was a preacher and was like a guide to Ryan
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OneRepublic – Sunshine
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[Chorus] / Runnin' through this strange life / Chasin' all them green lights / Throwin' out the shade for a little bit of sunshine / Hit me with them good vibes / Pictures on my
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OneRepublic – If I Lose Myself
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In this song, Ryan wants to express the feeling when you wake up on an airplane at 40,000 ft. There is no tension because your beloved one is next to you. And you’ll have no
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Imagine Dragons – Radioactive
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The first song on Imagine Dragons' debut album Night Visions gives off a revolutionary vibe, but leaves what is being changed up to interpretation. Some argue it is about nuclear
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twenty one pilots – Ride
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“Ride” is about the journey of life. Throughout the song, Tyler’s lyrics indicate he feels like dying is easy, but finding someone or something to live for is life’s challenge, or
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OneRepublic – Good Life (from One Night In Malibu)
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[Verse 1] / Woke up in London yesterday / Found myself in the city near Piccadilly / Don't really know how I got here / I got some pictures on my phone / New names and numbers that
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Jordan Smith – I Lived
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[Verse 1] / Hope when you take that jump, you don't fear the fall / Hope when the water rises, you built a wall / I hope when the crowd screams out, it's screaming your name / Hope
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Kygo (Ft. OneRepublic) – Stranger Things
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Norwegian DJ Kygo and American pop-rock group OneRepublic fuse their unique styles for “Stranger Things” off Kygo’s second studio album Kids in Love.
OneRepublic vocalist Ryan
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Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved
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During his speech at The BRIT Awards 2020, Lewis confirmed that contrary to popular belief, this song is about his grandmother (as opposed to an ex-lover).
The music video
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Kanye West (Ft. T-Pain) – Good Life
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Over a key sample from Michael Jackson’s “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)”, Ye contemplates the finer things in life while telling his haters to continue hating as he watches them
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OneRepublic – Burning Bridges
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9th track on the album, Native.
Ryan Tedder stated that this song was a demo Brent Kutzle made. Ryan immediately knew what this song would be about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch
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OneRepublic – Love Runs Out
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“Love Runs Out” was intended to be the first single off the album, Native.
During an interview on Capital FM in England, he mentioned that they put it off because he could not
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One Direction – Story of My Life
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“Story of My Life” is the second single off of One Direction’s third album, Midnight Memories. It details the struggles of trying to chase after a girl who plays “hard to get.”
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OneRepublic – Something I Need
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The song was based off of YOLO (You Only Live Once)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8uwV_ZRT_M
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OneRepublic – Life in Color
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[Verse 1] / I do my best to find some kind of glow / I'm givin' it some heart and soul, now from the darkest grays / The sun bursts, clouds break / Yeah, we see that fire from the
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OneRepublic – Au Revoir
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“Au Revoir is the ninth track on the band’s third album "Native”. While tracks on the albums were recorded in various studios around the world, “Au Revoir” was recorded in a studio
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Capital Cities – Safe and Sound
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The crackin' single that has vaulted Capital Cities to early stardom. While it has cracked the US Billboard 100, it peaked at #1 on the German single chart after being used in this
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OneRepublic – Can't Stop
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The 8th track from OneRepublic’s third studio album, Native, is filled with regret presumably following the end of a relationship.
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OneRepublic – Lose Somebody (from One Night In Malibu)
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[Verse 1] / It's a classic me mistake / Someone gives me love, and I throw it all away / Tell me, have I gone insane? / Talkin' to myself, but I don't know what to say / [Pre-
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Lewis Capaldi – Wish You The Best
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[Verse 1] / I miss knowing what you're thinking / And hearing how your day has been / Do you think you could tell me everything, darling? / But leave out every part about him
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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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Cat Burns – live more & love more
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[Verse 1] / Since I've gotten older / I've realized we all care about things that don't really matter / We're just told it does / [Pre-Chorus] / And now, we're all tryna keep our
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Beyoncé – Halo
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One of Bey’s most vocally demanding and optimistic works, “Halo” comes off as a centerpiece in the I Am… disc of Beyoncé’s third studio album. Equipped with emotional vocalizations
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OneRepublic – Feel Again
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“Feel Again” is the lead single for Native.
Part of the earnings of the song will be donated to Save the Children’s Every Beat Matters campaign.
The song could be about someone
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