Genius Meanings
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The Killers – Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf
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In this song, the narrator of the trilogy is drinking before meeting his ex-lover, whom he plans to kill for being with another man.
This is the missing piece of the “Murder
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The Killers – Midnight Show
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It is a part of the Killers' “Murder Trilogy,” a trio of songs that detail the murder of a girl named Jenny. This song details the actual murder, and falls in between “Leave the
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The Killers – Sweet Talk
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[Verse 1] / Lift me up on my honor, take me over this spell / Get this weight off my shoulders, I've carried it well / Loose these shackles of pressure, shake me out of these
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The Killers – Questions with the Captain
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His beard is long and red and / His hat stays on his head and / He asks us all the questions / But we know all the answers / His heart lies in the ocean / His devotion's in the
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The Killers – Jenny Was a Friend of Mine
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This is the first track from the Killers' 2004 debut, Hot Fuss. Written by lead singer Brandon Flowers and bassist Mark Stoermer, it is one of their most popular and critically
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The Killers – Show You How
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[Intro] / You have one saved message / To listen to your messages, press 'one' / First saved message / Message sent yesterday at 10:41pm / [Verse 1] / Ha, I got to tell you, I'll
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The Killers – Move Away
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[Verse 1] / Last time I said I was in control / I had twenty-five debts and we both know / When you come back now, you'll see my face / I said, twenty-five debts and we both pray
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The Killers – Daddy's Eyes
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Daddy’s Eyes was recorded during the Sam’s Town sessions but only made it onto the album as a US bonus track, however, it also appears on the 2007 compilation, Sawdust. In the song
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The Killers – Shadowplay
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This is a cover of a song by seminal post-punks Joy Division, which appeared on their 1979 debut LP, Unknown Pleasures.
The Killers covering Joy Division really wasn’t much of a
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The Killers (Ft. Lou Reed) – Tranquilize
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Released as the first track of the compilation album Sawdust, Tranquilize and its many interpretations has stumped fans and critics alike. However, likely due to it’s dark tone and
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The Killers – Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
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Annotations can be found here
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The Killers – Romeo and Juliet
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This was a cover. The original is by the and Dire Straits.
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The Killers – All the Pretty Faces
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[Verse 1] / Help me out, I need it / I don't feel like loving you no more / I don't feel like loving you no more / [Verse 2] / Help me out, I need it / I don't feel like touching
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The Killers – Where the White Boys Dance
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[Chorus] / Take me to the place where the white boys dance / Take me to the place where they run and play / My baby is gone, you might have a chance / Just take me to the place
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The Killers – Who Let You Go?
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[Chorus] / Who let you go? Who let you go? / Who let you go? Who let you go? / Who let you go? Who let you go? / Who let you go? Who let you go? / I feel it inside, down in my soul
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Juice WRLD – Tim Westwood Freestyle
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On June 29, 2018, Juice WRLD appeared on Tim Westwood’s segment on British hip-hop radio station, Capital XTRA. He freestyled for an hour over more than a dozen existing beats
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2Pac (Ft. Talent) – Changes
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“Changes” is Pac’s timely meditation on race, class and politics.
The piano and chorus are sampled from “The Way It Is” by Bruce Hornsby and the Range.
To see annotations on this
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URLtv (Ft. Ms. Fit & O'fficial (Battle Rapper)) – Ms. Fit vs. O'fficial
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Ms. Fit makes her URL debut against veteran heavy hitter, O'fficial, who just came off a very strong performance with her partner Jaz The Rapper at Summer Impact against 40 B.A.R.R
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Christopher Hitchens & George Galloway (Ft. Amy Goodman, Christopher Hitchens & George Galloway) – Christopher Hitchens vs George Galloway debate: Iraq War
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Christopher Hitchens: Thank you. Thank you very much Amy. You can take it out of my time, but I would propose that we begin with a moment of silence for the 160 people who were
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