 Genius Meanings
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Sam Smith (Ft. Burna Boy) – My Oasis
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Since Sam Smith’s last album in 2017, there has been a steady stream of new singles. The third Sam Smith album, originally entitled To Die For was planned for Spring 2020, but the
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Sam Smith (Ft. Jade Anouka) – My Oasis (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
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[Intro: Jade Anouka] / This is where we belong / Stood in an empty space / The centre / You are my core / An oasis in the middle of a storm we created / This vessel, empty / Space
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Sam Smith – So Serious
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In an interview with Clara Amfo for BBC Sounds Sam said they wanted “So Serious” to be “like a cute pop song” but “deep lyrically”. The story of Sam’s relationship break-up is
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Sam Smith & Labrinth – Love Goes
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This is the title track, described by Clara Amfo when she interviewed Sam Smith for BBC Sounds, as “… so good, I love the ambition of this tune”.
The arrangement is markedly
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Sam Smith – Diamonds
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“Diamonds” is the second official single by English singer Sam Smith, taken from their third studio album, Love Goes. The upbeat song, follows July 2020’s first single “My Oasis
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Sam Smith – Forgive Myself
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The spare simplicity of this ballad, reminiscent of Sam Smith’s early style, is what gives it its impact. The piano and solo cello backing is all that is needed, and the slow
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Sam Smith – Kids Again
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In terms of the concept of the album, this song is well placed, effectively the last new track before the previously-released bonus tracks. After the opening song, “Young”, which
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Sam Smith – To Die For
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“To Die For” is a mid-tempo, pop-soul ballad. The song comes after releasing several dance numbers in the previous eighteen months, such as “How Do You Sleep?,” “Dancing With a
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Sam Smith – Fire on Fire
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Sam Smith’s emotional vocals in “Fire on Fire” feature on the BBC and Netflix mini-series Watership Down, an adaptation of the eponymous 1972 Richard Adams novel, which debuted 23
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Sam Smith – How Do You Sleep?
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After weeks of teasing on Sam’s social media sites, this song was released on July 19th 2019. Sam said that they wanted to move on from heartbreak ballads, commenting in a press
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Sam Smith – Fix You (Live)
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[Verse 1] / When you try your best, but you don't succeed / When you get what you want, but not what you need / When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep / Stuck in reverse
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Sam Smith – Lay Me Down
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“Lay Me Down” was released on Sam’s debut album, In The Lonely Hour, as the lead single from the album. Much of In the Lonely Hour deals with a case of unrequited love Smith
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Sam Smith – Time After Time (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
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[Verse 1] / Lying in my bed / I hear the clock tick, and think of you / Caught up in circles / Confusion is nothing new / Flashback, warm nights / Almost left behind / Suitcase of
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Sam Smith – Stay with Me (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
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[Verse 1] / Guess it's true, I'm not good at a one-night stand / But I still need love 'cause I'm just a man / These nights never seem to go to plan / I don't want you to leave
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Sam Smith – For The Lover That I Lost
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“For The Lover That I Lost” is the seventh track from Sam Smith’s third album Love Goes. Originally co-written by Smith, Jimmy Napes and the Norwegian duo StarGate, this version is
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Sam Smith – Diamonds (Joel Corry Remix)
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[Intro] / Diamonds, diamonds, diamonds, diamonds / Diamonds, diamonds, diamonds, diamonds / [Verse 1] / Have it all, rip our memories off the wall / All the special things I bought
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Sam Smith – Another One
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This is the third track on Love Goes, influenced, according to Sam, by Swedish singer Robyn. A few months after a relationship break-up while on “The Thrill of it All” tour, Sam
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Sam Smith – How Do You Sleep? (Acoustic)
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[Intro] / Yeah, mmm / [Verse 1] / I'm done hatin' myself for feelin' / I'm done cryin' myself awake / I gotta leave and start the healin' / But when you move like that, I just
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Sam Smith – Diamonds (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
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[Intro] / Diamonds, diamonds, diamonds, diamonds / Diamonds, diamonds, diamonds, diamonds / Diamonds, diamonds, diamonds, diamonds / Diamonds, diamonds, diamonds, diamonds / [Verse
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Sam Smith & Labrinth – Love Goes (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
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[Verse 1: Labrinth] / I hope you understand that I have to send you away / You may not understand, but I know that you will one day / You're broken, I know this / And if you knew
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Sam Smith – Young
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“Young,” the first track from Sam Smith’s third studio album Love Goes, tackles the immense pressure Smith felt during the beginning of their career.
Following the track’s release
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Sam Smith – To Die For (Acoustic)
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[Verse 1] / I look for you / Every day, every night / I close my eyes / From the fear, from the light / [Pre-Chorus] / As I wander down the avenue, so confused / Guess I'll try and
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Sam Smith – Breaking Hearts
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This track has a slow emphatic beat and a subtle backing that grows stronger through the song, adding a sense of energy. Sam said when interviewed by Clara Amfo for BBC Sounds
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Sam Smith & Demi Lovato – I’m Ready
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“I’m Ready” is the fifteenth track on Sam Smith’s third studio album, Love Goes and the twenty first track on Demi Lovato’s seventh album, Dancing With The Devil…The Art of
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Sam Smith – Kids Again (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
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[Verse 1] / Can't believe I still avoid the East Side / Even though I know that you don't live there now / Lately you're the only thing on my mind / And I can't stop my self on
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Sam Smith – Promises (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
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[Intro] / We're gonna turn Abbey Road into a gay bar right now / Let's go / (You're everything tonight) / [Verse 1] / Are you drunk enough / Not to judge what I'm doin'? / Are you
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Sam Smith – How Do You Sleep? (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
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[Verse 1] / I'm done hatin' myself for feelin' / I'm done cryin' myself awake / I gotta leave and start the healin' / But when you move like that, I just wanna stay / [Pre-Chorus
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Sam Smith – Dancing with a Stranger (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
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[Intro] / Ah, ah, ah ah-ah-ah / Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah / Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah / Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah / Miss dancing with you, baby / Miss dancing in your arms / Miss dancing with you, oh / Miss
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Sam Smith – One Day at a Time
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This is the last song on the album. Before taking a year and a half break (though he did produce this album during that time) Sam explained that they needed to spend time with
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Sam Smith – Lay Me Down (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
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[Verse 1] / Yes I do, I believe / That one day I will be where I was / Right there, right next to you / And it's hard, the days just seem so dark / The moon, and the stars are
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Sam Smith – Dance (’Til You Love Someone Else)
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On “Dance (‘Til You Love Someone Else),” Sam Smith presents a message about the pain of getting over someone you’ve broken up with. While attending an interview with Apple Music
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Sam Smith – For the Lover That I Lost (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
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[Verse 1] / Think about your lips and the way they kiss / There's so much I really miss about you / Sitting on the beach, you were still in reach / And I haven't felt free without
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Sam Smith – Laurel Canyon
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“Laurel Canyon”, along with “Sober” is one of two exclusive tracks from the Target and Japanese editions of Sam Smith’s third album, Love Goes.
This song has a Country and Western
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Sam Smith – Too Good at Goodbyes (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
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[Verse 1] / You must think that I'm stupid / You must think that I'm a fool / You must think that I'm new to this / But I have seen this all before / [Pre-Chorus] / I'm never gonna
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Sam Smith – Sober
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“Sober”, along with “Laurel Canyon” is one of two exclusive tracks from the Target and Japanese editions of Sam Smith’s third album, Love Goes.
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Genius Traductions françaises – Sam Smith - My Oasis (ft. Burna Boy) (Traduction Française)
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[Couplet 1: Sam Smith] / Je continue de penser que je vois de l'eau / Tu me joues des tours sous le soleil / Je vois ton ombre dans la cour / Elle reste jusqu'à ce que la journée
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Elliott Smith – Between the Bars
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“Between the Bars” explains the power of addiction; the call of a drink. It can be interpreted in many ways, but the most popular analysis is that the alcohol is ‘speaking’ to
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Coldplay – Fix You
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“Fix You” is the fourth track and second single from Coldplay’s third album X&Y. It was written by Chris Martin for his then-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, to comfort her after her father
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