 Genius Meanings
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Dear Prudence
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[Verse 1] / Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play? / Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day / The sun is up, the sky is blue / It's beautiful, and so are you / Dear Prudence
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The Beatles – Dear Prudence
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This song was written by John Lennon in India while they were studying Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. One of their friends, Prudence Farrow (Mia Farrow’s
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Dazzle
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[Intro] / The stars that shine and the stars that shrink / In the face of stagnation, the water runs before your eyes / [Verse 1] / Swallowing diamonds, a cutting throat / Your
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Dizzy
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[Chorus] / Dizzy / Dizzy / Oh, so dizzy / [Verse 1] / Scorpio rising on the horizon / Thunder tumbling from the mountains / Harpy sirens strangle silence / A piece of mind left
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Swimming Horses
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In a 1992 interview with Melody Maker, Siouxsie Sioux explained the meaning behind the song:
“This is based on a programme I saw about a female version of Amnesty, called ‘Les
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Pointing Bone
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Pointing bone / Pointing bone / From the fury pit / A reek of misery / Like a trumpet groan / Tornado moan / The splendor splits / Like a golden skin / He and the wizards cry
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Face to Face
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[Verse 1] / Face to face, my lovely foe / Mouth to mouth, raining heaven's blows / Hand on heart, tic tac toe / Under the stars, naked as we flow / Cheek to cheek, the bitter sweet
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Belladonna
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[Verse 1] / Sunrise breaks its fatal perfume / And I'm dizzy to distraction / The scented clutches of a siren's lament / Embrace the sound of enchantment / [Chorus] / Five fathoms
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Running Town
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[Verse 1] / Just a step onto the street / An uncomfortable heat / Rattlers at your feet / In Running Town / Helter-skelter / All a-swelter / The impetus is seething / In Running
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Fireworks
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The body is wrapped in shadow / The face is built of cinders / And panic tears thro' your silhouette / As you're squeezed by burning fingers / And he's crackling in our colours
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Blow the House Down
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Weaving in his basket chair / Twist you round a lock of hair / Made of straw, the wicker man / Made of straw, I'll blow your house down / Bishops falling from the windows / The
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – We Hunger
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[Verse 1] / A ravenous greed / For a brood to feed / A lusting spawn / On a weakened fawn / [Chorus] / Do you hunger for this / Hunger for this / [Verse 2] / Sucking leeches feel
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Eve White/Eve Black
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“Eve White/Eve Black” is the b-side to the “Christine” single. Both songs were mainly penned by Steven Severing and tell different sides of the story of Christine Costner-Sizemore
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Pulled to Bits
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Tongues are clacking words of one vision / One tiny incision and teeth are cracking / On thin air, on thin air / And teeth are cracking on thin air / Pulled to bits in silence
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Bring Me the Head of the Preacher Man
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Following desire in your eyes, in your eyes / You're mine, you're mine, all mine / Following the signs in your mind, your crazy mind / You're mine, you're mine, all mine / Bring me
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Take Me Back
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[Verse 1] / Deep in the heart / Of a seething beast / Think of bright lights / A splendid feast / But something's missing / She's feeling low / Something's missing / She's going
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The Beatles – Helter Skelter
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A “helter skelter” is an amusement park ride with a slide built in a spiral around a high tower (it’s also British slang, meaning “in disorderly haste or confusion”)
Paul
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Car Seat Headrest – Stoop Kid
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[Verse 1] / This city has its share of stairs, la da da da da da / And if you stay there, no one cares, la da da da da da / These boxes I should probably recycle / This city has
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