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The Doors – I Can't See Your Face in My Mind
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“I Can’t See Your Face in My Mind” is the penultimate track on The Doors' second album, September 1967’s Strange Days, appearing just before “When The Music’s Over” on the ten-song
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Tame Impala – The Less I Know the Better
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“The Less I Know the Better” describes the pain of a man feeling left out in a love triangle, illustrated with a complex arrangement of groovy bass hooks, sensual Rhodes piano
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Taylor Swift – gold rush
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“gold rush” is a song depicting the jealousy the narrator has because she is attracted to someone who everyone admires.
Because of this, she has to stop picturing her life with
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Conan Gray – Memories
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“Memories” is the fourth single off of Conan Gray’s sophomore studio album, Superache. Initially teased six days earlier, the song was released on April 15, 2022.
The song shows
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YNW Melly – Murder on My Mind
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“Murder on My Mind” is YNW Melly’s breakout song. It depicts a dark, upsetting story of Melly shooting a close friend and holding him in his arms as he slowly lost consciousness
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Colbie Caillat) – Breathe (Taylor's Version)
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“Breathe (Taylor’s Version)” is the seventh track from Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and features country artist, Colbie Caillat.
Lyrically, this song finds both artists singing
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Colbie Caillat) – Breathe
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“Breathe” is a country-pop song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, featuring Colbie Caillat as the co-writer and backing vocals. The song was written by Swift
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The Doors – Unhappy Girl
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This is a poem written by Jim Morrison about a girl, like many young girls in todays society, who are afraid to “swim in mystery” and are therefore unhappy with their lives. These
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2Pac (Ft. Rappin' 4-Tay) – Only God Can Judge Me
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In this collaboration with fellow Bay Area rapper Rappin' 4-Tay, “Only God Can Judge Me” sees 2Pac describe his state of mind in the aftermath of his 1994 shooting at Quad Studio
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3 Doors Down – Here Without You
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The band’s second biggest song, behind “Kryptonite,” is an anthem aimed at a missing or lost lover, designed to straddle the distance between them and communicate just how
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Jodeci – Come & Talk to Me (Remix)
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“Come and Talk to Me” was released as the fourth single from Jodeci’s 1991 multi-platinum debut album Forever My Lady. The song was another hit from the album as the gold single—
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Bon Iver) – exile
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“exile” describes two ex-lovers seeing each other following a break-up. Justin Vernon describes feelings of confusion about how quickly a lover moved on, while Swift offers a
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Beach House – Walk in the Park
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This song is about losing someone that you were in love with and how you move on. The walk in the park represents a meaningless activity because you might feel empty and without
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Pierce The Veil – One Hundred Sleepless Nights
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This song is based on Vic’s on-again, off-again relationship with a woman over the course of several years. As the two were finally reconciling and moving toward something that
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The Doors – Moonlight Drive
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“The song is known to fans as being one of the first written by lead singer Jim Morrison. According to the Morrison biography No One Here Gets Out Alive by Jerry Hopkins and Danny
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NF (Ft. Fleurie) – Mansion
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NF explains in his album promo video that his mind is a mansion. Every song on the album is a different emotion – a different story. NF reminisces on his past mistakes and memories
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Taylor Swift – Daylight
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In the final song on her album Lover, Taylor Swift sings about struggling through previous relationships, beginning to doubt her ability to find true love, until she meets someone
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Lionel Richie – Hello
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[Verse 1] / I've been alone with you inside my mind / And in my dreams, I've kissed your lips a thousand times / I sometimes see you pass outside my door / [Chorus 1] / Hello, is
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Eagles – Hotel California
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One of the most mysterious and widely speculated songs in rock history, “Hotel California” is best described in the words of its creators. As Don Henley explained in the Daily Mail
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Lud Foe – Ambition of a Rider
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[Intro] / Gang, skrt, gang. You know I'm rocking nigga boochie gang bitch. Get your guns up, get your funds up. You on that opp shit get mop sticked. Ay, ride on 'em nigga, we gon
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Fantasia – When I See U
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When I See U is the second single from Fantasia’s 2006 self-titled sophomore album.
The song peaked at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Songs
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Little Mix – Turn Your Face
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[Verse 1: Jesy] / In my memory, all the small things / Like daggers in my mind / In my memory, while my head bleeds / The words I'll never find / [Pre-Chorus: Jesy] / And that I
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Louis Cole – Park Your Car on My Face
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In between the words and laughs / If it’s nothing it will pass / Yeah / But here we are / This is happening, change my mind / Chew your gum, I’m hypnotized / Yeah / That’s good
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Ed Sheeran) – Everything Has Changed
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“Everything Has Changed” is a song about realizing your life has flipped upside down after falling for someone new. The track appears on Taylor’s fourth album, Red, and features
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SYML – Hurt for Me
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Hurt for Me is the eponymous first track from SYML’s debut EP, Hurt For Me, released September 9, 2016.
The song focuses on the effects of a past relationship of the narrator (
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The Guess Who – American Woman
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One of the greatest hits by a Canadian band, The Guess Who’s “American Woman” was written in 1969 after a long tour in the USA. It is from their album with same name.
Lenny
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beabadoobee – the way things go
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[Refrain] / And there's so much left to say / I guess I'm just the bigger guy / And there's too much on my mind / That I don't even want to try / Guess it's not far from the
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Tyketto – Seasons
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So long ago she took my hand / I heard the sound of the sea sinkin' in the sand / But we changed like the seasons I never understand / Seasons they fly, stealin', they never will
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Mobb Deep – Shook Ones Part II
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“Shook Ones (Part II)” is – with almost unanimous consent – proof that sequels can be better than the original song.
In what must be a contender for the greatest remix ever, Mobb
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Ariana Grande – breathin
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On “breathin”, Ariana opens up about her anxiety.
She revealed to Vogue that she’d “always had anxiety,” but that the events of the Manchester bombing gave her post-traumatic
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Staind – It's Been Awhile
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In this song, Staind lead Aaron Lewis is speaking of how, in his mind, he messes everything up and is disappointing the person who means the most to him. Lewis also dips into his
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The Doors – People Are Strange
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In early 1967, Jim Morrison was exhibiting symptoms of depression. At the behest of guitarist Robby Krieger, they hiked Laurel Canyon to watch the sunset, at which time Morrison
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Teddy Swims – Lose Control
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[Verse 1] / Something's got a hold of me lately / No, I don't know myself anymore / Feels like the walls are all closin' in / And the devil's knockin' at my door, woah / Out of my
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Juice WRLD – Juice WRLD Hour Freestyle of Fire Over Eminem Beats
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[Intro: Tim Westwood & Juice WRLD] / Yo, it's TimWestwoodTV, up at Capital Xtra / Got my man Juice WRLD in the building / It's time to shut down the city again / Last freestyle
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Miracle Musical (Ft. KAYE & Shane Maux) – Labyrinth
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[Chorus: KAYE] / See how I circle / Imaginary mind, imaginary lines / Let the maze of my design carry you on / [Verse 1: Shane Maux] / Just bumped my head and my face turns purple
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Carole King – So Far Away
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The second track on the album Tapestry is a most personal song in a very personal album. It weaves her own experience as a songwriter and a performer and the constant travelling
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Lee Fields – Your Face Before My Eyes
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[Verse 1] / We can't go no more / 'Cause all we had was gone now / And I'm trying to put you out of my mind / Yes, I'm trying to put you out of my mind / Listen to me, girl / I ain
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The Doors – When the Music's Over
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[Intro] / Yeah, come on / Yeah! / [Chorus] / When the music's over / When the music's over, yeah / When the music's over / Turn out the lights / Turn out the lights / Turn out the
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The Doors – Love Me Two Times
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This song was written in May and August 1967 by guitarist Robbie Krieger. It first appeared on the album Strange Days.
Krieger’s lyrics were inspired by both The Doors going on
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D-Train – So Far Away
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So far away / Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more? / It would be so fine to see your face at my door / And it doesn't help to know you're just time away / Long ago I reached
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J. Cole – a p p l y i n g . p r e s s u r e
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On “a p p l y i n g . p r e s s u r e,” Cole “applies pressure” in two ways; First, by exposing broke rappers for flaunting wealth they don’t have and second, by demonstrating his
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The Doors – My Eyes Have Seen You
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[Verse 1] / My eyes have seen you / My eyes have seen you / My eyes have seen you stand in your door / Meet inside, show me some more / Show me some more, show me some more / [
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K's
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Case
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Lydia Paek – Eyes, Nose, Lips
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You ain't even really gotta lie / I just need you to say goodbye / Then I'll really let you go / And you'll never see me so just / Stop wasting my time / I'll never come around you
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