Genius Meanings
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Pierce The Veil – Pass The Nirvana
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Following from the critical success that was “Misadventures”, Pierce The Veil spent the last 4 years writing and recording a new album. Rising in popularity again in 2022, Pierce
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Pierce The Veil – Pass The Nirvana (Live From When We Were Young ’22)
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[Intro] / You guys mind if we try out our new song on ya? / This song was written, and dedicated / To all the people out there who didn't get a prom or a graduation / When it kicks
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Pierce The Veil – Emergency Contact
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“Emergency Contact” is about longing and desperation with wanting to take a relationship to the next level and requesting the partner to lead you there or let you go rather than
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Pierce The Veil – A Match into Water
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Many people believe that the song “A Match Into Water” is about self harm and suicide due to the first few lines:
I kissed the scars on her skin/I still think you’re beautiful
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Pierce The Veil – Even When I'm Not With You
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[Verse 1] / I could run all night / I would never tire or slow, I / I could hold you tight / Tighter than a sold-out show, I / [Pre-Chorus] / I believe in the slow ride, so I
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Pierce The Veil – Irrational Fears (Interlude)
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[Spoken: Leila Birch] / In the unlikely event of the aircraft having to make an emergency landing / You'll be told to take a protective brace position / We hope you have a relaxed
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Radiohead – Karma Police
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One of several stunning singles from Radiohead’s heavily influential masterpiece, OK Computer, “Karma Police” is a haunting and atmospheric track. Thom Yorke’s strained
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Pierce The Veil – Resilience
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[Intro: Sample from Dazed and Confused] / "Man, you guys are kings of the school / You get away with whatever you want / What are you bitching about?" / "Well, all I'm saying is
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Green Day – Brain Stew
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A song where Billie Joe Armstrong sings about insomnia from methamphetamine usage. Armstrong admitted to using speed for writing most of the band’s early songs. The symptoms
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Pierce The Veil – Flawless Execution
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[Verse 1] / Blink / And I'll explode, I'm just the type / Perverted, loneliness defined / I'm not obsessed, far worse, I'm fine / And pain is unavoidable at times / But if it gets
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Pierce The Veil – The Jaws Of Life
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[Verse 1] / Maybe I should go and buy a gun / Point it at the mirror, make me run / Now part of me has holes in it / And part of me is whole / We've only begun / We’re screaming in
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Pierce The Veil – So Far So Fake
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[Intro] / So far / So far, so fake / I don't wanna answer the phone, rather watch it rain / [Verse 1] / Away, take me away / Before I begin to enjoy the metallic taste / (The world
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Genius Lists – Songs Based on Historical Events
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This Genius project helps connect music to historical events
Many times, we listen to a song, not ever knowing it was based on an actual event in history. The list includes a very
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Pierce The Veil (Ft. chloe moriondo) – 12 Fractures
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“12 Fractures” is first and foremost a song about going through a divorce. Vic Fuentes explained in an interview with Forbes that he was in the midst of “watching two of [his] best
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Pierce The Veil – Shared Trauma
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[Verse 1] / Am I still your excuse to go get high? / Flatlined, coma induced in record time / If I go down in flames, then what's the point of even trying? / [Chorus] / 'Cause we
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Pierce The Veil – Shared Trauma
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[Verse 1] / Am I still your excuse to go get high? / Flatlined, coma induced in record time / If I go down in flames, then what's the point of even trying? / [Chorus] / 'Cause we
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Pierce The Veil – Damn The Man, Save The Empire
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[Intro: Jaime Preciado] / Take 4679, part two, hour eight, hour eight / Yeah / [Verse 1: Vic Fuentes] / Heaven is a place here on your floor / I'm falling off the carpet edge and
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System Of A Down – Chop Suey!
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Rick Rubin, who produced Toxicity for System of a Down, cites this song as one of his most important projects. He told Rolling Stone:
This song was originally going to be called “
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Pierce The Veil – Death Of An Executioner
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[Verse 1] / Headlights on your back tonight / Kill the weight, now we're fast and light / Please don't cool my war machine / Performance high and deafening / Blood dries on the
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Steve Lacy – Bad Habit
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“Bad Habit” is the second single released for Steve Lacy’s second album, Gemini Rights. It was released on June 29th, 2022, alongside an official music video.
The song is mainly
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Enya – Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)
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“Orinoco Flow” premiered on Enya’s 1988 album Watermark, and was released as its first single a month later.
The single charted in at least 15 countries. It went to number one in
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