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Sharon Van Etten – Every Time the Sun Comes Up
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[Verse 1] / Pace man for you / Hold my horses patient / Hey, man, tricks can wait / To heal my emotions / [Chorus] / Every time the sun comes up, I'm in trouble / Every time the
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Sharon Van Etten – Tarifa
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Hit the ground / The yard, I found something / I could taste your mouth / Shut the door / Now in the sun tanning / You were so just / Looking across the sky / Can't remember / I
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Sharon Van Etten – Seventeen
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According to Sharon Van Etten, the lyrics for “Seventeen” were inspired by New York City, and the changes she saw in the city in all the time she lived there:
“Seventeen” just
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Sharon Van Etten – You Know Me Well
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Everyone will go with you / Listen for the way out as you / Cut me to the chase till I'm / On the other side and when / It all comes out / We're as empty as a brick house that we
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Sharon Van Etten – I Love You But I'm Lost
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You read the answers by the shadows on the wall / We could be great / Drive myself crazy with mistakes / You know I'm better every day / Tell me there's something I can change
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Sharon Van Etten – Just Like Blood
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Sharon explained the meaning/story behind the song in an interview with NPR:
I’m not very good at communicating my emotions. And usually it’s when I’m really sad and or in a dark
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Sharon Van Etten – Afraid of Nothing
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[Verse 1] / You told me the day / That you show me your face / We'd be in trouble for a long time / [Chorus] / I can't wait till we're afraid of nothing / I can't wait till we hide
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Sharon Van Etten – Remembering Mountains
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Sun will fall / Across the canon wall / My prayer on every stone and tree / Let the lass be beauty / All in beauty / All in beauty / Now your time is your own / You'll be alone
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Sharon Van Etten – Break Me
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No show / Isn't that how it goes? / No show / He makes / He's making room for me in the city / He makes / He can break me / With one hand to my head / Go in dark, dear / Dissipate
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Sharon Van Etten – Nothing Will Change
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Maybe something will change / Maybe something will change / Remember when you saw me on the street / And then you looked in my eyes? / You helped me with the tire change / It had
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Sharon Van Etten – I Know
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Now I turn into a lover on the side / I cannot tell the poet eye apart from mine / And now you see me with a tear fall on my right / I know, you know / You see me turn around and
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Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen – Like I Used To
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[Verse 1: Sharon Van Etten] / Will the marker stain the skin? / Stole the dress I saw you in / Now nothing comes to mind / Saw a life as override / One more session overdrive / The
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Sharon Van Etten – I'll Try
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My hell in drive / My heart in, like, a fog / I hear them now / Every time I cross the park / Believe the death / Karma, your life / Come what fear undone / My life on the path
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Sharon Van Etten – Our Love
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[Verse 1] / You say I am genuine / I see your backhand again / I'm a sinner, I have sinned / We're a half-mast flag in wind / [Chorus] / It's our love, it's our love / It's our
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Sharon Van Etten – Come Back
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[Verse] / Wall eyes / Ceiling felt too high / Nights were falling down skies / Was no look in the eyes / Subtle moments of past / What a wondering time / Come back / [Pre- Chorus
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Sharon Van Etten – Your Love Is Killing Me
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SVE admits that she writes very personal songs, but that their themes can be applicable to almost anybody. This tune from 2014’s Are We There is no exception. She says:
When I sit
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Genius Russian Translations (Русские переводы) – Sharon Van Etten - Afraid of Nothing (Русский перевод)
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[Перевод песни Sharon Van Etten – "Afraid of Nothing"] / [Куплет 1] / Ты сказал мне в тот день / Когда показал мне своё лицо / У нас долгое время будут проблемы / [Припев] / Я не
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Genius Russian Translations (Русские переводы) – Sharon Van Etten - Your Love Is Killing Me (Русский перевод)
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[Перевод песни Sharon Van Etten – "Your Love Is Killing Me"] / [Куплет 1] / Это понятно / Ты станешь мужчиной к тому времени, когда я увижу тебя / У нас были лучшие дни / И ты
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Allan Hill – Goodbye Blue Monday
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“Goodbye Blue Monday” is the final track on Allan Hill’s sophomore album Oxford. The song describes the feeling of watching the sun rise alone after a party.
Via an Instagram post
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The Genius Community's 50 Best Albums & 50 Best Songs of 2021
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Howdy everyone!
It’s that time again — here are all the details for this year’s mid-year lists:
For reference, check out the lists from 2020:
The Genius Community’s 50 Best Songs of 2020
The Genius Community’s 50 Best Albums of 2020
TIMELINE ⏳
Voting [November 22-29]: Vote for your 10 favorite albums and 10 favorite songs released between November 23rd, 2020 and now. Albums/songs released after November 29th will be considered in the ranking stage.
Ranking & Blurb Sign-Up [November 29-December 6]: Discuss songs/albums lists until finalized, sign up to write blurbs
Writing [December 6-13]: Submit blurbs, and address rolling revisions
Final Edits [December 13-20]: Final staff review
Publishing [December 22-23]: Lists go live
VOTING 🗳️
November 22 – November 29
Vote for the best releases of the year! The results of this initial vote will not reflect the final list — the purpose of this voting round is to get a sense of what the broader Genius community thinks are
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Skeeter Davis – The End of the World
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[Verse 1] / Why does the sun go on shining? / Why does the sea rush to shore? / Don't they know it's the end of the world? / 'Cause you don't love me any more / [Verse 2] / Why do
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Genius – May 2021 Singles Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' MAY 2021 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For May 2021 album releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable singles released in all genres
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Genius – May 2022 Album Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' MAY 2022 ALBUM RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For May 2022 singles releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable albums, EPs, mixtapes, etc, released in
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Genius – February 2022 Singles Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' FEBRUARY 2022 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For February 2022 album releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable singles released in all genres
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Anthony Fantano – Every Anthony Fantano Review
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CURRENTLY UNFINISHED / 2010: / • Gorillaz - "Plastic Beach" (STRONG 7) / • The Knife - "Tomorrow, in a Year" (LIGHT 3) / • High on Fire - "Snakes for the Divine" (DECENT 8
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Christmas Songs – Silent Night
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“Silent Night” (“Stille Nacht” in its original German) is one of the most well-known traditional Christmas carols sung around the world.
The song was originally a poem written by
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Rock Genius (Ft. Chihuahua0) – AOTY #23: Taylor Swift - 1989
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Rock Genius' #23 album of the year is Taylor Swift’s nostalgic pop record 1989. Keep track with the rest of the list here, as we explore the best in music 2014 had to offer.
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Genius – February 2021 Singles Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' FEBRUARY 2021 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For February 2021 album releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable singles released in all genres
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The Ink Spots – I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
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One of the most famous songs by The Ink Spots, also featured in the intro to a 2008 game Fallout 3, and was also included in other Fallout games from there on forward.
The song
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