Genius Meanings
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The Killers – Deadlines and Commitments
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[Chorus] / That place we all run to / It can come down on you / The expectation can be great / If you should ever tire / Or if you should require / Sudden simple twist of fate / [
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The Killers – Here with Me
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“Here With Me” is a song by The Killers from their album Battle Born.
Its lyrics focus on lead singer Brendan Flowers wanting a girl/woman to be there with him and how he misses
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The Killers – The Rising Tide
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[Verse 1] / The streets of persuasion / Are plated with gold / Your heart's in the right place / But you traveled down the wrong road / Like so many before you, the gates open wide
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The Killers – The Way It Was
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[Verse 1] / I drove through the desert last night / I carried the weight of our last fight / Elvis singing don't be cruel, and I wonder if you feel it too / It's like we're going
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The Killers – Be Still (Alternate Version)
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[Verse 1] / Be still / Go on to bed / Nobody knows what lies ahead / Life is short to say the least / We're in the belly of the beast / Be still, wild and young / Long may your
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The Killers – Runaways
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“Runaways” was released as the lead single off of Battle Born. In it, Flowers sings of the naivete of a young couple in love, and his inability to keep the promises he made.
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The Killers – Flesh and Bone
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“Flesh And Bone” is the first song in The Killers' 2012 album Battle Born in which Flowers declares that he is ready to fight for what he wants, since he is “battle born”. The
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The Killers – Flesh And Bone (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
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Somewhere outside that finish line / I square up and break through the chains / And I hit like a raging bull / Anointed by the blood, I take the reins / Cut from the cloth, of a
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The Killers – A Matter of Time
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This is a song about the inevitability of heartbreak when love isn’t grounded in trust; it’s just a matter of time until it crashes.
The easiest kind of relationship is with ten
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The Killers – Miss Atomic Bomb
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Brandon Flowers told the backstory of the song to NME: “It’s a beautiful picture of this woman in the desert. I think she’s still alive. I met Bernie Taupin for the first time and
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The Killers – From Here on Out
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[Verse 1] / A little birdie whispered in my ear / You've been cooking up a world of fear / Put your hands in things you shouldn't have known / He was riding in the danger zone
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The Killers – Heart of a Girl
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[Verse 1] / Looking out my window an angel in robe appeared and nearly pulled me apart / A million miles of freedom / A million miles of road / But I still don’t know where to
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The Killers – Prize Fighter
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[Verse 1] / She's a pillar by the day, a fire by night / She's a famous architect, like Frank Lloyd Wright / When it comes to tight rope walking / She's world-renowned / Her
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The Killers – Be Still
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[Verse 1] / Be still / Go on to bed / Nobody knows what lies ahead / Life is short to say the least / We're in the belly of the beast / Be still, wild and young / Long may your
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The Killers – Carry Me Home
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[Verse 1] / Let me out / Don’t tell me everything / Started out like any other day / Must have gave the wrong impression / Don’t you understand where I belong? / I’m not the one
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The Killers – Battle Born
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“Battle Born” is the twelfth track and the title track of the fourth studio album Battle Born by American indie rock band The Killers.
“Battle Born” is taken from the band’s
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Alex Haley – Epilogue
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Walsh quit a vacation he was on to join the hunt for the killers ... Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning.
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