 Genius Meanings
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Rex Orange County – Happiness
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“Happiness” is a classic piano ballad, with radiant strings, in which Rex reflects on whether his feelings towards his special other will be reciprocated when he’s aged 81 “and
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Rex Orange County – Television / So Far So Good
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“Television / So Far So Good” is the second track off Rex Orange County’s sophomore album “Apricot Princess". It features a fluctuating beat and raw vocals to allow the listener
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Rex Orange County – Best Friend
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“Best Friend” is about unrequited love. The protagonist is in love with a girl and even though it should be simple for them to be happy together she just doesn’t love him back. But
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Rex Orange County – It's Not the Same Anymore
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[Verse 1] / I'll keep the pictures saved in a safe place / Wow, I look so weird here / My face has changed now / It's a big shame / So many feelings, struggling to leave my mouth
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Rex Orange County – Belly (The Grass Stains)
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[Verse 1] / Grass stains all on my blue jeans / They used to be new jeans / But now they’re all fucked / Heartbreak, summer’s gone and so is she / The only one left I know is me
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Rex Orange County – Untitled
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I make enough mistakes / And it feels like she's the only one that hears the things I say / So if for any reason there's some miscommunication or I'm lying to her face / My
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Rex Orange County – Sunflower
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“Sunflower” is dedicated to Rex’s former girlfriend Thea, who he previously lived with in South London. The song shows his complete infatuation and almost obsession for this girl
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Rex Orange County – Apricot Princess
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[Verse 1] / You can never do wrong / It's me that makes the evening long / And I hope you believe me when I say / That I don't see any other / Yeah, you're the only one to meet my
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Rex Orange County – Never Enough
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This song seems to be a mix of mourning his grandfather’s death, his antisocial tendencies, and his apparent romantic failings. It illustrates how the people around you constantly
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Rex Orange County – A Song About Being Sad
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[Verse 1] / Always felt like I needed to please her, or impress her / Though only in the hope that one day I would undress her / Don't be offended / You think I'm 'bout to tell you
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mxmtoon – happiness
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[Verse] / I'll be the one that stays 'till the end / And I'll be the one that needs you again / And I'll be the one that proposes in a garden of roses / And truly loves you long
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Rex Orange County – Pluto Projector
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“Pluto Projector” is the second single released for Rex’s third studio album, Pony.
This song was first teased on October 16, 2019, with Rex posting a 1 minute video on his
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Rex Orange County – 4 Seasons
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Alex O'Connor, better known as Rex Orange County, uses “4 seasons” to portray how his emotions tend to get the best of him, especially when he’s by himself.
By using situations
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Rex Orange County – Waiting Room
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[Verse 1] / A family reunion / I'd rather be anywhere but here / It's like a pain you shouldn't ignore / But my uncle's here to open the door, and I don't like him / This family
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Rex Orange County (Ft. Marco McKinnis) – Nothing
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“Nothing” featuring Marco McKinnis, a young R&B newcomer much like Rex, has a moderately slow pace. The song includes soulful electric guitar, vibes, and electric piano. O’Connor
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Rex Orange County – Sycamore Girl
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A love song featuring vocals from his girlfriend Thea.
https://twitter.com/rexorangecounty/status/857932289212338176
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Rex Orange County – Rain Man
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[Instrumental]
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Lana Del Rey – Happiness is a butterfly
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The title of track 13 from Norman Fucking Rockwell! is inspired by American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, who once said:
Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always
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R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
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“Losing My Religion” was released as a single in February 1991, in advance of R.E.M.’s album, Out of Time, where it appeared as the second track.
It became R.E.M’s biggest hit
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Genius – August 2022 Singles Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' AUGUST 2022 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For August 2022 album releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable singles released in all genres
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2Pac (Ft. Eric Williams) – Do For Love
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This song is the perfect Song of how LOVE can lead you blind & the strength of it. Look here’s how the story goes (Told By Lil Mace)…
The first verse is him talking to his girl
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Zalinki – Knee Socks
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[Intro] / Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh / You don't knowww! / [Verse] / Maybe you're just head over heels / Maybe you just struck hot oil / Maybe you just made a bad deal / Lord, you're
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Frank Ocean – Sweet Life
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The fifth track off of Frank Ocean’s full length debut, channel ORANGE, “Sweet Life” provides a reflective look into the effects of wealth.
In the song, Frank explores the idea of
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George Michael – Freedom! ’90
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“Freedom” (officially “Freedom ‘90”, to distinguish it from an identically-titled song by Michael’s former group Wham!) is the third single from Listen Without Prejudice, referring
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Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You
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“I Will Always Love You” was covered by Whitney Houston and recorded for her 1992 film The Bodyguard. The song was originally written by Dolly Parton and released on June 6, 1974
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2Pac – Me and My Girlfriend
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“Me and My Girlfriend” is a metaphorical song, where 2Pac refers to his gun as his girlfriend, using personification as a figure of speech.
Young Noble, a member of Pac’s Outlawz
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Paramore – All I Wanted
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“All I Wanted”, originally planned to be named “All I Wanted Was You”, is a breakup song about how the speaker loved someone so much that they became “All [they] wanted.” Their own
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The Script – Breakeven
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“Breakeven” is a song about a guy who has suffered a terrible breakup with a girl. To make things even worse, she has moved on and found someone else, but the singer is still
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Josiah Davis – TAKE ME HOME
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take me home was a hard track to write. not because i had writer’s block, not because i had a lot of pressure to make a dope introduction track, but because the concept of the song
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Billy Joel – New York State of Mind
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One of Billy Joel’s signature songs, “New York State of Mind” comes from the 1976 album Turnstiles and is something of a love song for the city. The artist was literally traveling
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Phoebe Bridgers – I Know the End
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‘'I Know the End’‘ is the metalinguistic closing track of Phoebe’s sophomore album Punisher.
The apocalyptical folk ballad track reclaims the singer-songwriter narrative abilities
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