 Genius Meanings
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Owl City – Galaxies
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This ties in with the general space themes of this album and especially with the previous track, which referenced the Challenger. Futhermore, this is an early example of the
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Owl City – Angels
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As the third song on Owl City’s junior album, “Angels” is about a distraught man (presumably Adam Young), who asks for evidence of God’s existence. He realizes angels exist on
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Owl City – January 28, 1986
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This track contains snippets from Ronald Reagan’s Space Shuttle “Challenger” Tragedy Address on January 27th, 1986.
Here is the official speech:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
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Owl City (Ft. B.o.B) – Alligator Sky (B.o.B Remix)
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One of the five known versions of Owl City’s lead single from his fourth album. This song features rapping vocals from Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. known popularly as B.o.B.
This version
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Owl City – Kamikaze
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[Verse 1] / The princess in her flower bed / Pulled the jungle underground / Where cherry bombs stain the blackbirds red / And explosions never make a sound / [Chorus] / (Oh, comet
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Owl City – The Real World
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The first song of Owl City’s second major label album, All Things Bright and Beautiful, featuring one of his most quotable lyrics of all time.
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Owl City – My Everything
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The second single from his 5th studio album, Mobile Orchestra, Adam returns to his Christian roots in another powerful song about his faith, following the themes of similar
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Owl City – Plant Life
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Interestingly enough, the first Owl City song to credit a co-writer, in this case being Matthew Thiessen of Relient K.
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Owl City – Hospital Flowers
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“Hospital Flowers” is about finding new happiness through a brush with death. It was inspired by a real event:
I had a friend who was in an accident and I watched his recovery
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Owl City – Deer in the Headlights
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Owl City’s All Things Bright and Beautiful generally has an optimistic, forward-thinking attitude. (Most of his music does, but this album in particular.)
In “Deer in the
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Owl City – Dreams Don’t Turn to Dust
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Credits to @CharlieO:
The meaning of this song can only be understood in the context of Adam Young’s faith. Being a Christian, he has a paradigm that makes a distinction between
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Owl City – Strawberry Avalanche
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This song explores a fictional world filled with fruit mountains, avalanches, and constellations, which is later revealed to be an elaborate imaginative romp during an outdoor
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Owl City – Shy Violet
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This is a song which was released as a bonus track on the Japanese and German editions of the album.
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Owl City (Ft. Britt Nicole) – You're Not Alone
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“You’re Not Alone” is a duet with contemporary/pop artist Britt Nicole. It expresses his religious beliefs, as seen in previous songs like “Galaxies”. It’s about how God can guide
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Owl City – Lonely Lullaby
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Originally released in the Owl City Galaxy app on March 26, 2011, this song was released commercially on July 19, 2011.
The song speaks about Anne Marie Monson, a girl Adam had
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Owl City – Humbug
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Humbug was written by Adam as a gift to his fans and followers for allowing him to take a break from Owl City, and pursue composing film scores. Adam has made the track free to
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Owl City (Ft. Shawn Chrystopher) – Alligator Sky
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“Alligator Sky” is the first single from Adam’s second album, All Things Bright and Beautiful. It went straight to #1 on iTunes when released, however failed to chart well on the
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Owl City (Ft. Lights) – The Yacht Club
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This is the eleventh track of Owl City’s All Things Bright and Beautiful, in which Lights sings some parts of the song with Owl City.
She also appears in the music video from Deer
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Owl City – Shooting Star
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The upbeat, confidence-boosting “Shooting Star” was originally featured on the Shooting Star EP. It was initially intended to be the lead single for The Midsummer Station, but the
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Owl City (Ft. Breanne Düren) – Honey and the Bee
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In this pretty acoustic duet, the female part was originally intended for Taylor Swift, but got picked up by Breanne Duren.
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Owl City – How I Became The Sea
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How I Became The Sea is the first bonus track on Owl City’s third studio album, All Things Bright and Beautiful. It tells of a deep, fantastical experience that the singer has had
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Owl City – Alligator Sky (No Rap Version)
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This song is about someone watching a loved one take off into space, and encouraging them to live their new life to the fullest.
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The Palmer Squares – Rape Room
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Rape Room first appeared on TPS' DRECK-A Masterpiece of Shit (Compilation) in 2011 on a DRO beat “Rape Room Rap”. This version is available on Youtube here: http://bit.ly/joeTRO In
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Malik B & Mr. Green – Devil
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[Verse 1] / Yeah, right now you know I gotta think about a topic / Devil want control of my soul I gotta stop it, damn / Man I’m having evil thoughts about desire / Lust and the
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Stranger Things – Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers Script
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Crickets are chirping. We see a shot of the night sky. A caption pops up, “NOVEMBER 6th, 1983/HAWKINS, INDIANA”. The caption fades away. The camera pans down to a government
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