 Genius Meanings
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Owl City (Ft. Matthew Thiessen) – Tidal Wave
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“Tidal Wave” is a song about dealing with depression. It starts out with the narrator reflecting on his feelings of guilt and hopelessness, but the tone shifts in the final verse
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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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Owl City – Can't Live Without You
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Adam Young reiterates his love and dedication for God by writing this song
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Owl City – Hello Seattle (Ocean Eyes Version)
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In many Owl City songs, Adam creatively sings from the points of view of his nature-oriented characters. This song is no exception with Adam taking on the varied personas of a
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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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Chase Atlantic – Tidal Wave
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Chase Atlantic debuted “Tidal Wave” on May 12, 2018 as the closing song of their set at Klub Proxima in Warsaw. The band was in the midst of the Gossip World Tour, as opening act
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Owl City – Vanilla Twilight
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“Vanilla Twilight” is slower and softer than Owl City’s electronica songs, and radiates feelings of both coziness and melancholy at once. It tells of the narrator’s longing to be
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Owl City – Hello Seattle (Remix)
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[Verse 1] / Hello Seattle, I am a mountaineer / In the hills and highlands / I fall asleep in hospital parking lots / And awake in your mouth / [Verse 2] / Hello Seattle, I am a
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Owl City – The Tip of the Iceberg
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[Verse 1] / Welcome back, winter, once again / And put on your warm fuzzy sweater 'cause you'll feel much better when / The snowflakes fall gently to the ground / The temperature
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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 – Cave In
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[Verse 1] / Please take a long hard look / Through your text book, cause I'm history / When I strap my helmet on I'll be long gone / 'Cause I've been dying to leave / Yeah, I'll
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Owl City – The Bird and the Worm
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[Verse 1] / If you're the bird / Whenever we pretend it's summer / Then I'm the worm / I know the part, it's such a bummer / But fair is fair / If my segments get separated / I'll
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Owl City – Meteor Shower
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[Instrumental Intro] / [Verse] / I can finally see / That You're right there beside me / [Chorus] / I am not my own / For I have been made new / Please don't let me go / I
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Owl City – Umbrella Beach
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In “Umbrella Beach”, Adam discusses a place in his childhood where he felt comforted and reflects back on fondly now as an adult. He uses metaphors to describe the fantasy games he
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Owl City – Sunburn
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[Verse 1] / So there we were, back home from somewhere inside my head / Oh, bravely I fought off the monsters beneath her bed / Pillars of postwar books supported my frame of mind
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Owl City – If My Heart Was a House
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[Verse 1] / You're the sky that I fell through / And I remember the view whenever I'm holding you / The sun hung from a string / Looking down on the world as it warms over
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Owl City – Fireflies (Adam Young Remix)
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The official remixed version of Owl City’s breakthrough and most recognizable single.
This version was remixed by Adam himself and was included as an exclusive iTunes track on the
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Owl City – Hot Air Balloon
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This song, alongside “Strawberry Avalanche” were two promotional singles released in 2009 by Adam Young, the brains behind the electronic/synthpop project, Owl City before the
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Owl City – Dental Care
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[Verse 1] / I brush my teeth, and look in the mirror / And laugh out loud as I'm beaming from ear to ear / I'd rather pick flowers, instead of fights / And rather than flaunt my
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Owl City – Butterfly Wings
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[Verse 1] / If I was a raindrop / Would you be my thunderstorm? / It's cold so surround me / With rain clouds to keep me warm / I feel like I'm falling / So darling don't let me go
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Owl City – Rugs From Me To You
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[Verse 1] / Toupee or not toupee / That is the question / It refused to stay as it all turned grey / William Shakespeare's receding hair / Please excuse the pun / 'It's hair today
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Owl City – The Saltwater Room (Ocean Eyes Version)
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[Verse 1: Adam Young] / I opened my eyes last night and saw you in the low light / Walking down by the bay, on the shore / Staring up at the stars that aren't there anymore / I was
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Owl City - Vanilla Twilight (Tradução em Português)
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[Tradução de "Vanilla Twilight" com Owl City] / [Verso 1] / As estrelas se inclinam para te beijar / E eu deito acordado sentindo sua falta / Me sirva uma dose pesada de atmosfera
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Owl City - Fireflies (Tradução em Português)
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“Fireflies”, o single de estreia de Owl City, alcançou o topo das paradas em 24 países, inclusive na Billboard Hot 100. A canção foi inspirada por estrelas cadentes em um
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ILL BILL – Jordan 3s
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[Chorus] / I was in the projects in my Jordan 3s / '88, copped my first pair of Jordan 3s / Back then, you got got for your Jordan 3s / Either shoot or get shot for your Jordan 3s
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Kendrick Lamar – The Art of Peer Pressure
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The song where the album’s narrative truly begins to set itself in motion, Kendrick takes you through a vivid story of how he learned ‘Peer Pressure’ the hard way.
This samples
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Vanessa Carlton – A Thousand Miles
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The lead single for Carlton’s debut album Be Not Nobody, “A Thousand Miles” has solidified itself over the years as an Internet sensation that cross through all forms of media
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XXXTENTACION – News/Flock
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This song is widely known as the first song XXXTENTACION has released on his SoundCloud account and is, for this reason, one of the most known very rare tracks of X. It is a
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala – De-Loused in the Comatorium (Companion Book)
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De-Loused in the Comatorium is a short story written by The Mars Volta frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala and his friend, sound engineer Jeremy Michael Ward.
The story chronicles the
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