 Genius Meanings
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Set It Off – N.M.E.
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N.M.E., the song’s title, is an acronym for No More Excuses. The acronym is also a play on the word “enemy.” This song was written about one of Cody’s friends' relationships; Cody
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Set It Off (Ft. Jason Lancaster) – Tomorrow
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Tomorrow is the sequel song to Dream Catcher. Cody wrote this song to show that what you do today is going to determine what tomorrow will bring. We are the authors of our lives
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Set It Off – Why Worry
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[Verse 1] / This sinking feeling sets / It feels just like a hole inside your chest / I know you're thinking / No, no, no, no, it is easier said than done / But please let me
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Set It Off – Swan Song
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[Intro] / You don't even bother anymore / You cut to the bone, pick up the phone / To hear my swan song / [Verse 1] / I'll admit I'm impressed by your vanishing act / Place your
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Set It Off – Hypnotized
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[Chorus] / Time to pack your bags, no more looking back / So quit your crying / I know you know you’re guilty / Guess you must have had me in a trance / And now you’ve lost your
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Set It Off – Cordial
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[Verse 1] / Singing at the ceiling to a swing set melody / Life is like a season - it changes and it leaves / Tried to stop the bleeding, but some wounds never heal / If it's up to
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Set It Off – Plastic Promises
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[Verse 1] / Just give me a chance, she said as I packed my things / But I already did four times, don't you remember? / I won't blow it again, she said, with her fingers crossed
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Set It Off – The Haunting
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“The Haunting” is the opener to Set It Off’s second studio album and third LP “Duality”. It is about how the lead singer Cody Carson was in a relationship where he was forced to be
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Set It Off – Playing With Bad Luck
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[Verse 1] / It's a kinda day, it's a kinda week, it's a kinda year (No) / When you cut and paste / When you're on your knees / When you're out of tears (Damn) / [Pre-Chorus
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Set It Off – Criminal Minds
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“Criminal Minds” speaks on the issue of bad intentions in the music industry. Cody Carson, the lead singer, describes the drama and betrayal that can come with being successful in
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Set It Off – The Magic 8
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[Verse 1] / It seems she finally got a taste of fame / Caught a break and critical acclaim / A glass of champagne, she started feeling safe / The black magic 8 / No, it didn't feel
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Set It Off – Killer in the Mirror
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[Verse 1] / Look out, they're closing in on you now / Wake up or you'll wake up six feet down / Nobody's got your back in this town / Knock 'em in the teeth now / Out here, there's
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Set It Off – Distance Disturbs Me
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[Verse 1] / I wish I never saw your face / Then I wouldn't need a place to frame you in my mind / Hanging on the wall, my memories and all, but you're not tangible / Stuck on
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Set It Off – Dad's Song
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[Verse 1] / Do you believe in happy endings? / Or the mendings of human hearts? / Oh I believe in both, I'm certain / Because these curtains are state of the art / If you'd
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Set It Off – Ashley's Song
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[Chorus] / Who knew that immaturity was an anthem? / The song that you sing when you lose your way / Nothing to do? Well, let's argue / If it passes time, it must be okay / Who
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Set It Off – Admit It
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[Verse 1] / You look at me with accusing eyes / Like I’m the one that put you on trial / You say that they got you wrong / But this voice in my head’s saying stay away / [Pre-
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Set It Off – Loose Cannon
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[Verse 1] / Soft lines, cut me like a knife / You make a mess of my head / When you tell me I'm defensive / Can’t help, keeping me in hell / We're spittin' words with no filter
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Set It Off – Projector
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[Chorus] / So light me up, my little projector / And eat me up like Hannibal Lecter / Then turn us from a friend into strangers / 'Cause you'll never admit that you're wrong
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Set It Off – Skeleton
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[Chorus] / Skin and bones, vulnerable / Crack my ribs and make me whole / Come and breathe the air into my lungs / I just wanna be your skeleton / [Verse 1] / A silhouette is
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Set It Off (Ft. Ash Costello) – Partners in Crime
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“Partners in Crime” is a song by American pop punk band Set It Off. It is featured on the expanded version of their album Cinematics. The track features Ash Costello of New Years
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Tube & Berger (Ft. Juliet Sikora) – Come On Now (Set It Off)
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[Verse 1] / Holding on, friends around / All together searching for a way out / When it's time, will we know / Or will life grant us no second try? / [Chorus] / Set it off I
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Set It Off – Miss Mysterious
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This song, the last song on the album Duality, is a ballad that Cody wrote during Warped Tour. The song’s concept is about someone that you’ve been in a relationship with, but when
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Set It Off (Ft. William Beckett) – Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
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“Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing” is a song by American pop punk band Set It Off. The song appears on their album Duality, and features vocals from William Beckett of The Academy Is….
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Set It Off – No Control
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[Intro] / It's like watching a rose just wither away / When beauty crumbles and decays / It's like having a voice, with no chance to speak / It's something that you hold, and hold
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Bryson Tiller – Set It Off
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On “Set It Off”, Bryson is opening up about his protective and loyal relationship with his baby mother in the past.
On the chorus, he describes the way she protects him by saying:
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Set It Off – Duality
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The topic of this song is sex and Cody’s affinity for that physical relationship. This is one of the most honest songs Cody has released in a while. Cody is always worried about
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Set It Off – Ancient History
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This song was written about one of Cody’s ex’s he realized after they broke up he realized they missed the physical part of the relationship.
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Set It Off – @Reply
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[Verse 1] / Did you think that I, did you think that I / Would fall down flat on my face? (Did you think that I?) / Did your smug remarks ever reach the heart? / Pretentious
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Set It Off – I'd Rather Drown
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[Verse 1] / Thanks for treating me like every boy you meet / So please come in and take a seat / Here's the part when I learn, and you will teach / On how to treat people like a
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Set It Off – I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
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[Verse 1] / It's the same each and every night (Hello) / Glare at my screen with two big bloodshot eyes / [Pre-Chorus] / I'm stuck self-torturing / My meds are failing me
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Set It Off – Who's in Control
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[Verse 1] / Open up my box and pull the string / Am I just a musical machine for ransom? / I will only listen if you scream / Lose your voice for me and I will sing your anthem / [
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Set It Off – Hourglass
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[Verse 1] / When pretending lends a helping hand / We hold it close, so close, and never let it go / Then the pen begins to write a story / With an end that bends right out of our
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Set It Off – Nightmare
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[Verse 1] / They're coming, creeping from the corner / And all I know is that I don't feel safe / I feel the tapping on my shoulder / I turn around in an alarming state / But am I
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Set It Off – Dancing with the Devil
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[Intro] / Life's too short to be dancing with the Devil / Life's too short to be dancing with the Devil / You best sleep with a blanket and a shovel / 'Cause life's too short to be
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Strafe – Set It Off
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Under the guidance of legendary NYC DJ Walter Gibbons, “Set It Off” by Strafe was a massive underground club hit upon its release in 1984. Gibbons (who mixed the track) was co-
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Emily Ann Roberts – He Set Her Off
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[Verse 1] / She was the last one in this town we woulda thought would snap / Guess he finally found the straw that broke the camel's back / Now she's lightin' Camels and sippin
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Set It Off – Evil People
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[Verse 1] / Yeah, every saint could be a sinner / When their finger's on the trigger / I gave an inch, you take a life / It's do or die / They tried to drown me in the drama / And
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Magdalena Bay – Set Me Off
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[Verse 1: Mica Tenenbaum] / I remember when we used to talk / About love under covers, but now that's over / I remember all your favorite things by heart / It's tearing me apart
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Set It Off – The Grand Finale
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This song’s title not only refers to it being the last track on the album but it also alludes to the lyrical content and story that’s told. “The Grand Finale” is written about the
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Boosie Badazz – Set It Off
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[Intro] / Yeah - we finna set it off in this motherfucker, ya heard me / I'm finna put you bitch ass niggas in the trash can with this one / I'm tired of all you bitch ass niggas
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As It Is, Set It Off & JordyPurp – IN THREES
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[Verse 1: Patty Walters] / The fire inside of my head got out / I don't give a fuck if the house burns down / I'll bury myself in a bed and wait for the party to end / I'm not in
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Set It Off – Different Songs
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[Verse 1] / Fresh out the box, shiny and new / Played it so much 'til it went out of tune / I tightened the peg 'til the tension erupts / Didn't think that I could give up / The
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Set It Off – Taste of the Good Life
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[Intro] / Don't act so surprised / Gave an inch, you took a mile / Oh, what a, what a waste / When you choked on a taste / A taste of the good life / [Verse 1] / What if you loved
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Set It Off (Ft. Scene Queen) – Win Win
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[Intro: Cody Carson, Cody Carson & Scene Queen] / Hey, Hannah, I-I mean Scene Queen / There's a song that I need you on / Like now / Let's party / [Verse 1: Scene Queen & Cody
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Set It Off – Parasite
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[Chorus] / Parasite / Leeching off my pain, never satisfied / Till I'm fully drained / You're a parasite / Playing with my name just to stay alive / What a poor pathetic parasite
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