 Genius Meanings
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The Cranberries – Twenty One
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[Verse] / I don't think it's going to happen anymore / You took my thoughts from me, now I want nothing more / And did you think you could just take it all away / I don't think it'
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4 Non Blondes – What's Up?
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“What’s Up” was the second single from the 1992 album Bigger, Better, Faster, More! by 4 Non Blondes. It shot the band into international stardom, topping the charts in seven
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The Cranberries – Zombie
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The Cranberries describe the violence in “The Troubles,” the decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland between nationalists (mainly self-identified as Irish or Roman Catholic) and
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The Cranberries – No Need to Argue
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A smooth and intimist a capella song, where Dolores comes to terms with the end of a special relationship.
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The Cranberries – Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
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I, I went to hell, I might as well learn by my mistakes / I, at twenty-four, was insecure, do whatever it takes / Come on and wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up / Shut up, shut up
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The Cranberries – Disappointment
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[Verse 1] / Disappointment you shouldn't have done / You couldn't have done, you wouldn't have done / The things you did then and we could've been happy / What a piteous thing, a
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Dave – Twenty To One
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“Twenty To One” is the tenth cut from Dave’s sophomore album We’re All Alone In This Together. Taking a much more melodic approach over a fairly sombre beat, he raps about his
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The Cranberries – I'm Still Remembering
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I'm still remembering the day / I gave my life away / I'm still remembering the time / You said you'd be mine / Yesterday was cold and bare / Because you were not there / Yesterday
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The Cranberries – Yeats' Grave
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Dolores explained her motivation to write this song in January 1994 on an interview to Hot Press:
I was really into Yeats’ poetry, so much so that I wrote a song called “Yeats
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The Cranberries – The Icicle Melts
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[Verse 1] / When, when will the icicle melt? The icicle, icicle / And when, when will the picture show end? The picture show, picture show / [Pre-Chorus 1] / I should not have read
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The Cranberries – I Just Shot John Lennon
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This spinning song recalls the death of Beatles member and musical icon John Lennon. Dolores O'Riordan had a good explanation behind the song:
“I was reading a book about John
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The Cranberries – Empty
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[Verse] / Something has left my life / And I don't know where it went to, a-a-ah / Somebody caused me strife / And it's not what I was seeking / Didn't you see me? Didn't you hear
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The Cranberries – When You're Gone
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[Intro] / Do-be-da, do-be-da / Do-be-da, do-be-da / Do-be-da, do-be-da / Do-be-da, do-be-da / Do-be-da, do-be-da / Do-be-da, do-be-da / Do-be-da, do-be-da / Do-be-da, do-be-da / [
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The Cranberries – Ode to My Family
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“Ode To My Family” is a 1994 alternative rock song by The Cranberries, which appeared on their 1994 album “No Need To Argue.” The lyrics tell about lead singer Dolores O'Riordan’s
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The Cranberries – I Don't Need
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The world is consuming me and I don't feel so happy here today / I'm not and I don't feel and I used to be a baby in my day / So where is the one you love? Does she hold you happy
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The Cranberries – Salvation
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The biggest hit off of To The Faithful Departed deals with addiction. Limerick in ‘96 was a cesspool of drugs that The Cranberries had bubbling all around them.
The song charted
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The Cranberries – Linger
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“Linger” is a defining song of the 90’s alternative rock period and the song that put Irish band The Cranberries on the map.
Despite being on the original demo that got them
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The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping
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First released on the 1981 compilation A Christmas Record on ZE Records, the song was initially dismissed in some quarters as a Blondie-rip off and met with minimal chart success
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The Cranberries – Away
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(on Dreams/Linger singles) / Turn away, turn away / From me, from me / And I pray, yes I pray / For thee, for thee, for the-hi-hi / Another world / Wrapped up inside another place
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The Cranberries – Hollywood (Outtake)
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[Verse 1] / I've got a picture in my head, in my head / It's me and you, we are in bed, we are in bed / You'll always be there when I call, when I call / You'll always be there
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The Cranberries – Bosnia
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I would like to state my vision / Life was so unfair / We live in our secure surroundings / And people die out there / Bosnia, was so unkind / Sarajevo, change my mind / And we all
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The Cranberries – Free to Decide
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This song is by The Cranberries and appears on the album To the Faithful Departed (1996).
Fergal (November 2002, Hot Press) :
That was basically just because we were starting to
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The Cranberries – The Picture I View
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I haven't changed but my life has / People are strange when it's like us / I did something wrong to them / And I don't even know your name / No, I don't even know your name / I
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The Cranberries – Forever Yellow Skies
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Yellow skies, I can see you in yellow skies / See you again, I see you again / In my dreams, in my dreams / In my dreams, in my dreams / Morning light, I remember morning light
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The Cranberries – Hollywood
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[Verse 1] / I've got a picture in my head, in my head / It's me and you, we are in bed, we are in bed / You'll always be there when I call, when I call / You'll always be there
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