Genius Meanings
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The Fray – Heartbeat
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“Heartbeat” is the first single from The Fray’s third album Scars and Stories. It was inspired by a trip the Fray took to Rwanda. Lead singer Isaac Slade describes how:
We were
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The Fray – Munich
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Inspired by the use of a particle collider in Switzerland (presumably the Large Hadron Collider) in searching for fundamental particles, “Munich” concerns the wonder and mystery
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The Fray – 1961
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“1961” is the sixth song on the Fray’s third album, Scars and Stories, and is meant to literally describe the tension between East and West Berlin, but it also uses this event as a
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The Fray – The Fighter
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In an interview with Isaac Slade and Joe King they explain the writing process and meaning of the song:
Slade – “I went to Breckenridge and wrote by myself in a cabin up there for
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The Fray – The Wind
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[Verse 1] / Oh my God, I think I'm lost at sea / And these silent waves are my company / And I lost the line between the sky and sea / And I'm wondering will the wind ever come for
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The Fray – Run for Your Life
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A song The Fray band members, Isaac Slade and Joe King came out with out of “thin air” about twin sisters, one who dies in an accident and one that survives.
This song is meant to
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The Fray – Singing Low
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Emerging with their first new track since February of 2014, The Fray performed “Singing Low” to live audiences during their summer concert series of 2016. Officially released on
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The Fray – Rainy Zurich
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In an interview Isaac Slade explained: “‘Rainy Zurich,’ I’ll let Joe tell most of it, but he wrote it in Zurich. It was this super cloudy, foggy day. I wrote a song that day in
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The Fray – 48 to Go
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Isaac Slade revealed that inspiration for this song came from a road trip he and his wife, Anna took (while they were just dating) from Denver, Colorado to Los Angeles. During the
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The Fray – Here We Are
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20 years ago I found a window / Got away from here, far as I could go / Goodbye, hello to all the madness / 7 billion ways to bury sadness / Going back and forth / But you're
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The Fray – I Can Barely Say
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I said I told you everything / But I left something out / Underneath the stairwell / And I'm under lock and key / But you can probably tell / A powder keg in a prison cell / I
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The Fray – Corners
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[Verse 1] / Home is where my head lays / On this pillow, on your chest / Here is where my heart stays / Even when it's not the best / [Pre-Chorus] / And I can see all of the lights
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The Fray – Changing Tides
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[Verse 1] / When the rain came / It washed us out to sea / I'm holdin' what I love / And she's holdin' on to me / It's no surprise / It brought me to my knees / You're never really
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The Fray – You Found Me (Live at the Filmore)
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I found God / On the corner of First and Amistad / Where the west / Was all but won / All alone / Smoking his last cigarette / I said, "Where you been?" / He said, "Ask anything
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Kings&Queens – Heartbeat Synchronized
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Skyline, city lights / Sitting on a rooftop paradise / Our Heartbeat's synchronized / Our hearts Beat synchronized / Sleepless partynights / What could be wrong if it feels alright
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The Infamous Stringdusters – Down from the Mountain
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Livin on this level ground / Like a flatline heartbeat all around / The air is thick like black clay mud / And rainclouds cover up the sun / Way up high, it’s like a dream / Where
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DVSR – Shutdown...
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VERSE 1) / Get the fuck outta my face / I wish they would try the shit they’ve been talking / Stopped in a heartbeat with a warning / No stalling when I come / Young, free, dumb
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Lizzy Hofe – Okay To Be Afraid
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[Verse 1] / Weak and small / Hide it all / And step back from the light / Towering tall / What to call / This paralyzing fright / [Hook] / But you say / It's okay / Ooh / Pounding
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The Milk Carton Kids – Poison Tree
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[Verse 1] / The steam above the water rises through the air / All I want's to touch it, feel it on my skin / Follow in its motion, travel where it's been / [Chorus] / I'm a little
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Vylet Pony – SYNDICATE
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[Verse 1] / I got diamonds on my neck so I ain't really tripping / 'Bout a street rat like yourself / You walked through the door at the stroke of midnight / You were really up to
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Mandroid Echostar – Ethereal Dawn
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Fighting for a thousand years / We forget the right / Deep inside, a war waged over time / (Oh!) / Weak men sigh in the rising tides / Drown this goddamn garden / Promises will
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Genius Lists – Songs Based on Historical Events
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This Genius project helps connect music to historical events
Many times, we listen to a song, not ever knowing it was based on an actual event in history. The list includes a very
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Rustage (Ft. Cami-Cat) – Excalibur (Saber Rap)
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[Intro: Cami-Cat & Rustage] / Suited up, bout to start the show / Grip it in my hands, we about to go / Give it up, never take it slow / Saber is the name, you already know / [
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Palisades – Without You
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[Verse 1] / Breathing in the cold December air / I feel your body shutting down / Lifting from the ground / Feel your heartbeat breaking through your chest / Your hand, it fits so
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Corey Gray – Rolling In the Deep (Acoustic Tribute to Adele)
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There's a fire starting in my heart / Reaching a fever pitch / And it's bringing me out the dark / Finally I can see you crystal clear / Go ahead and sell me out / And I'll lay
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Steps – Under My Skin
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“Under My Skin” is a song by British pop group Steps. On October 9, 2020, the track was released as a promotional single from their sixth studio album, What the Future Holds, ahead
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Rustage (Ft. Connor Quest!, DizzyEight, Dreaded Yasuke, GameboyJones, None Like Joshua & Twisted Savvy) – Hokage
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[Verse 1: Hashirama - RUSTAGE] / Cuz i'm the Og / Ain't nobody be messing with me / My legacy echoes through centuries / Mention my name The hokage The founder of the hidden leaf
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AJSC The DJ – Desktop Storage Mix Vol. 17
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Now Playing: Porter Robinson - Goodbye To A World / Quad City DJ’s: / Everybody get up, it's time to slam now / We got a real jam goin' down / Welcome to the Space Jam (Space Jam
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Alex Blue – Listen Close
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They built it small / The little hands / Brand new wood / And six copper strings / And I have told a thousand stories / Turning sorrow into gold / Painting pictures of a life well-
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