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Genius is the world’s biggest collection of song lyrics and musical knowledge.
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Cigarettes After Sex – Cry
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The song describes a toxic relationship where one partner gives more affection than the other, which constantly leads to hurting the person who is more affectionate. The song is
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Twitter Debate About The True Meaning Of Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina” Caused A Surge In Genius Popularity
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No, the song doesn’t mean what you might think.
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Billy Joel – Vienna
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In a July 2008 New York Times article, Joel cited this as one of his two favorite songs, along with “Summer, Highland Falls”.
Why did I pick Vienna to use as a metaphor for the
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Rammstein – Du hast (English Version)
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The English version of ‘Du hast’ is NOT intended as a translation of the original German version of the track.
Found only on special edition copies of the band’s second album, ‘
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Taylor Swift – Question...?
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Reflecting upon a past relationship on “Question…?,” Swift asks her former lover if their newer romantic experiences compare to the time that they spent together. Implicitly, she
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Cigarettes After Sex – K.
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“K.” standing for Kristen, the name of the singer’s partner, the song describes the singer longing for their lover’s physical presence in a long-distance relationship, after having
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Lana Del Rey – Salvatore
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In southern Italy, “Salvatore” is a name meaning “savior.” On this luscious love song, Lana details imagery of soft ice cream and passionate love in 1940’s southern Italy. Lana
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SZA – Nobody Gets Me
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“Nobody Gets Me” is a break-up ballad that encapsulates SZA’s feelings through the last moments of her relationship with her ex-fiancé, who was the only person at the time that she
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The Kid LAROI – Meaning of "SORRY" by The Kid LAROI
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The song "SORRY" by The Kid LAROI explores themes of the pressures and anxieties that come with success and fame. In the song, the artist reflects on his journey and the sacrifices
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Fruition – The Meaning
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The big blue sky was watching us / And the breeze was listening to us tell our tale / The sun stayed up just long enough to make it clear / Just what we are doing here / I was born
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Sabrina Carpenter – Nonsense
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On “Nonsense,” Sabrina talks about her feelings for her significant other and how she gets so anxious around him that she loses control of her mouth and starts blabbering nonsense.
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Taylor Swift – Mean
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Swift wrote “Mean” in response to music critic Bob Lefsetz, who gave her a cruel review after a February 2010 performance with Stevie Nicks. Lefsetz claimed that Swift “can’t sing
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Daniel Caesar – Japanese Denim
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The main idea of “Japanese Denim” is the comparison of Daniel’s feeling of everlasting love to a pair of jeans that last a lifetime.
The song was released as the B-side to the
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Genius English Translations – Barbara Pravi - Voilà (English Translation)
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“Voilà” is France’s representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. After winning the French national final Eurovision France, c'est vous qui décidez ! on January 30, 2021, the
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Frank Ocean – Pink + White
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Produced by Pharrell Williams and featuring uncredited backing vocals from Beyoncé, “Pink + White” details Frank’s memories of his youth and someone close to him who passed away
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Penelope Scott Breaks Down The Meaning Of “Rät”
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“This is really a song about being complicit in things that you later regret.”
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Clairo – Amoeba
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“Amoeba” is perhaps the most groovy track from Clairo’s sophomore album Sling. Amoebas are unicellular organisms, and the noun comes from the greek amoibe which means “change
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Mitski – I Bet on Losing Dogs
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[Verse] / My baby, my baby (Ooh-oh) / You're my baby, say it to me (Ooh-oh, ooh-oh) / Baby, my baby (Ooh, ooh-oh) / Tell your baby that I'm your baby (Ooh-oh, ooh-oh) / [Chorus
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The 1975 – About You
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“About You” is the penultimate song included in The 1975’s fifth studio album Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
The song is a musical continuation of the band’s 2013 single “
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Childish Gambino – Redbone
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“Redbone” is about paranoia and infidelity in a relationship. As a slang term, “redbone” distinguishes a lighter-skinned black person of mixed race. Bino fears that his efforts to
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Cigarettes After Sex – Apocalypse
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In “Apocalypse,” Greg acknowledges the pain his new lover has suffered in her past relationships. He’s urging her to let go of heartbreak and the fear of feeling let down, and to
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Lincoln – Saint Bernard
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Quite a different sound from Lincoln this time.
A short one with a march-like beating, which gives a nice, rhythmic feel to it.
The song seems to be from the perspective of a man
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Conan Gray – Heather
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“Heather” is the tenth track of Conan Gray’s debut album, Kid Krow. Conan previously mentioned “Heather” multiple times in tweets, including one saying:
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Men at Work – Down Under
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The song was released in 1981 on Men At Work’s first LP Business As Usual.
The group went to court over the flute riff sounding too much like Kookaburra.
By far Men At Work’s
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Suki Waterhouse – Good Looking
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“Good Looking” is a portrait of lust, intimacy, and eventual loss as the singer attempts to navigate through the undiscovered lies of her past love experience, encapsulating these
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Lana Del Rey (Ft. Father John Misty) – Let The Light In
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“Let The Light In” is the twelfth song on Lana Del Rey’s ninth studio album Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd. It features Father John Misty, with whom Lana has
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Clairo – Sofia
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“Sofia” is third single from Clairo’s debut album, Immunity. “Sofia” is about Clairo’s first crushes on women such as director Sofia Coppola or actress Sofia Vergara. In this song
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Harry Styles – She
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The ambiguous, six minute long “She” can be interpreted in an array of meanings. While the song appears to touch on the protagonist spending his days picturing himself with someone
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Kanye West (Ft. Pusha T) – Runaway
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The piano, the echoing voice in the background, the distortion on his singing, the vocoder solo: every single element of this track is spine-tingling, hauntingly beautiful. Combine
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Mitski – Your Best American Girl
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“Your Best American Girl” is the lead single on Mitski’s 4th album, Puberty 2. The song represents the turmoil that one feels when they experience a relationship that brings them
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Village People – Y.M.C.A.
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The opening track and lead single of the Village People’s 1978 album Cruisin'. At first, “Y.M.C.A.” appears to be expressing the virtues of the titular Young Men’s Christian
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Mitski – Me and My Husband
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“Me and My Husband” is the seventh track of Mitski’s fifth studio album Be The Cowboy released in August 2018.
Like earlier tracks on the album such as ‘Nobody’, ‘Me and My
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Dove Cameron Breaks Down The Meaning Of “Boyfriend”
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Learn about the song’s lyrics on the latest episode of ‘Verified.’
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Lorde – Buzzcut Season
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“Buzzcut Season” is rooted in Lorde’s memories of past summers; the song derives its title from buzzcuts her friends used to give each other at the beginning of summer while they
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TV Girl – Not Allowed
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“Not Allowed” is the fifth track of the album Who Really Cares by TV Girl. It features samples of the tracks “You Suck,” “Not Allowed,” “Fuck Yourself,” and “Sue Your Friends” by
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SZA Clarifies The Meaning Behind Her Song “The Weekend”
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It is actually about three women sharing one man.
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The Neighbourhood – Daddy Issues
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“Daddy Issues” peers into the relationship between frontman Jesse Rutherford and his late father.
Lyrical content from “1 of Those Weaks,” “R.I.P. 2 My Youth,” and “Greetings From
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