 Genius Meanings
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P!nk (Ft. Cash Cash) – Can We Pretend
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[Verse 1] / I remember conversations / We were dancing up on tables / Taking pictures when we had nowhere to post / You were laughin', I was cryin' / We were dancin', we were dyin
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Bill Withers – Can We Pretend
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[Verse 1] / Can we pretend / That from now on / There is no yesterday / Paint a portrait of tomorrow / With no colors from today / [Chorus] / There's a light that shines in your
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B.o.B (Ft. Hayley Williams) – Airplanes
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“Airplanes” sees B.o.B. reminiscing about the simple, everyday life he led prior to catching the glitz and glamour of being a new-famed rapper on this catchy single from his debut
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Daniel Seavey – Can We Pretend That We're Good (Guitar Version)
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[Verse 1] / Told you that I didn't love you / Didn't wanna, but I had to, oh, oh, oh / I know you don't wanna see me / But what if I got down on my knees? Oh, oh, oh / [Pre-Chorus
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Daniel Seavey – Can We Pretend That We're Good?
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“Can We Pretend That We’re Good?” is the debut solo single by singer-songwritter and producer Daniel Seavey, member of the american boyband Why Don’t We, who went into a hiatus in
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Daniel Seavey – Can We Pretend That We're Good (Acoustic)
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[Intro] / Mm-mm, mm-mm / Mm-mm, mm / Mm-mm, mm / [Verse 1] / Told you that I didn't love you / Didn't wanna, but I had to, oh, oh, oh / I know you don't wanna see me / But what if
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Pink Floyd – One of My Turns
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After calling home and discovering that his wife is having an affair, Pink invites a groupie back to his hotel room before emotionally erupting, destroying the room and chasing the
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My Chemical Romance – Helena
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“Helena” (sometimes titled “Helena (So Long & Goodnight)” on digital retailers like iTunes) was written as a tribute to Gerard and Mikey Way’s late grandmother. She was called
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B.o.B (Ft. Nicki Minaj) – Out of My Mind
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“Out of My Mind” is a song by B.o.B, from his second studio album Strange Clouds, which features guest vocals from Nicki Minaj.
In the song, both B.o.B and Nicki Minaj (as alter
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MGMT – Time to Pretend
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MGMT have described the lyrics to “Time to Pretend” as:
We wrote “Time to Pretend” our senior year of college, and the music was inspired by a praying mantis we had in our house
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Daniel Seavey – Can We Pretend That We're Good (Cello Version)
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[Intro] / Mm-mm, mm-mm / Mm-mm, mm / Mm-mm, mm / [Verse 1] / Told you that I didn't love you / Didn't wanna, but I had to, oh, oh, oh / I know you don't wanna see me / But what if
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Halsey – Is There Somewhere
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Halsey shows the listeners her point-of-view on falling in love with someone, despite them being in a relationship and being their second choice. When she’s around them, she tries
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Pink Sweat$ – Chains
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[Verse 1] / Just stay the night / I need you now, I do / Ooh, ooh / Just one more time / Can we pretend everything's all good? / Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah / You say I'm selfish, and I
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Pink Sweat$ – At My Worst
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[Verse 1] / Can I call you baby? Can you be my friend? / Can you be my lover up until the very end? / Let me show you love, oh, no pretend / Stick by my side even when the world is
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Lorde – Sober
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“Sober” is about “being a little bit involved with someone and it’s magic when you are out — you’re just king and queen of the weekend, you own the party.”
On April 14, 2017 Ella
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SZA – Drew Barrymore
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“Drew Barrymore” portrays a seemingly somber, unassured version of SZA, with the lyrics indicating low self-esteem, especially in a relationship that is so unbalanced. The song
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Billie Eilish – WHEN I WAS OLDER
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With soft, haunting vocals over eery, minimalistic production, “WHEN I WAS OLDER” is inspired by director Alfonso Cuarón’s critically-acclaimed 2018 film, Roma.
The song was
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Battle Tapes – Belgrade
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Belgrade is the opening track to LA electronic rock band Battle Tapes' first full-length album, and is also the opening theme to Rooster Teeth’s mecha anime Gen:LOCK.
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XXXTENTACION – LET'S PRETEND WE'RE NUMB
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“LETS PRETEND WE’RE NUMB” is another softer, more emotional song from X. The beat, produced by Khaed, samples parts from Yuna’s “Someone Out of Town”.
X is rapping about a girl
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Mitski – Washing Machine Heart
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“Washing Machine Heart”, the twelfth track off Be the Cowboy, is sonically upbeat, but lyrically explores the “manic” nature of Mitski’s protagonist, who, in her words:
…is a
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Senses (Band) – One last time
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Can we pretend just one last time / That it isn't over? / Tell me everything's fine / Like we used to before / And I can't take anymore / I'm well aware of how bad it is / And I
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Peter Hammill (Ft. The K Group) – Just Good Friends
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[Verse 1] / Drawing back the curtains / Sluggish city daylight in the afternoon... / Here's that special silence / Just before you walk out of the hotel room / Each time we're so
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P!nk – Family Portrait
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“Family Portrait” is a song about a broken home. Pink experienced her parents divorce when she was nine and explores their problems through her perspective as a child, which is
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Christopher (Ft. Clara Mae) – Good to Goodbye
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[Verse 1: Christopher] / Can we just skip the lies? / Can we just skip the fights? / Can we just skip the part where we pretend we're fine? / Can you stop playing dumb, so I can
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Wallows (Ft. Clairo) – Are You Bored Yet?
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“Are You Bored Yet?” is Wallows' first-ever feature, a collaboration with singer-songwriter Clairo. The track is also the lead single for the trio’s debut LP Nothing Happens.
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Olivia Rodrigo – vampire
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“vampire” doubles as the lead single from Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album, GUTS, as well as her comeback single following the release of her debut album, SOUR, in 2021. A small
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Alex G – Pretend
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[Verse 1] / Gonna crack a rib, when I get home / I'm gonna bury you in my favorite hole / I made a bloody mess in the kitchen sink / I tried to fix myself, but I didn't think / [
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Mariah the Scientist – Aura
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[Verse 1] / I guess it's better that it's over now / 'Cause all the things that you lied to me about / Was just too much for me to swallow down / Now it's takin' over, tryna take
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Pink Lincolns – Riot Barbie
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All your friends are at the rave / While you listen to old new wave / I remember when your hair was green / You go out just to be seen / You stand around and look real bored / But
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George Michael – Careless Whisper
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Although officially released by Wham!, this was George Michael’s first breakaway single. The song explores the guilt felt by George after he cheats on a partner, and his inability
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H.E.R. (Ft. Bryson Tiller) – Could've Been
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“Could’ve Been” is the fourth track from H.E.R’s I Used To Know Her: Prelude EP. The song marks her first collaboration with R&B singer Bryson Tiller. Both artists had joined
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Drake (Ft. SZA) – Slime You Out
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“Slime You Out” is the SZA-accompanied lead single to Drake’s highly anticipated eighth studio album, For All The Dogs.
On the track, both artists cruise over topics of being used
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Chelsea Cutler – 310 Bowery
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“310 Bowery” is the interlude track from Chelsea Cutler’s Sleeping With Roses II, pairing with Part I’s track “Sleeping With Roses.”
The name is derived from the 310 Bowery Bar
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Kai Straw – Rewind
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[Verse 1] / I see your face, I'm like, happy to see ya / You say it back, and like that, you're agreein' / When really, you're a stranger to me / And I to you, I mean, I guess that
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Damien Styles – Ink Therapy
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(Raise it through the motherfucking roof) / (Break the silence) / If we not in love can we just pretend? / I don't wanna cut so I tat my skin / Codependent on all my friends / Want
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Lit – My Own Worst Enemy
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“My Own Worst Enemy” is the lead single from Lit’s second album A Place in the Sun. It is the band’s most popular song, spending eleven weeks at number 1 on the US Modern Rock
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Penelope Scott – Rät
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Described as “a breakup letter to the tech cult that is Silicon Valley,” this song was originally called “Elongated Muskrat” as a reference to Elon Musk.
Scott describes how, like
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twenty one pilots – Stressed Out
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The lyrics of “Stressed Out” are told in the first person, with the story being told by both the character Blurryface (a representation of Tyler’s insecurities) and an anxious
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Shiro Neko – Among Us Anime Opening
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[Verse] / The game just started, everyone's doing their tasks one at a time / We don't know, we don't know anything yet / Emergency meeting, everyone is hopping on the voice chat
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Wasia Project – how can i pretend? (Demo)
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[Verse] / From the moment that I met you / I knew it was you, boy / From the moment that I saw you / I already knew that you would change my world / [Chorus] / So how can I pretend
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