Genius Meanings
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The Killers – West Hills
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[Intro] / Alright, well, I'm 26 so I've lived here for 26 years / I married my high school sweetheart, so we've been marri— / We've been together 11 years / Um, I don't really
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The Killers – West Hills II
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I was born right here in Zion / God's own son / His Holy Ghost stories and infinite blood / Didn't scare me none / While they bowed their heads on Sunday / I cut out through the
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The Killers – West Hills III
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I was born right here in Zion / And the messianic God's own Son / His Holy Ghost stories and bloodshed / Never really did scare me none / While they bowed their heads on Sunday / I
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The Killers – Sleepwalker
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[Intro] / Um, I hunt elk and deer, um, turkeys, just around here / Um, I've hunted antelope, um / And growing up, we had to be twelve before we could hunt / And now they've lowered
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The Killers – Pressure Machine
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[Intro] / We met dragging Main at Spanish Fork / And he wasn't moving away from here, so it wasn't really— / And we could build a house here / But— / [Verse 1] / Hope'll set your
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The Killers – Quiet Town
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[Intro] / Oh yeah, oh no, the train, the train / Every two or three years, the train kills somebody / Every two or three years, yeah / Everybody knows about the train, okay? / You
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The Killers (Ft. Phoebe Bridgers) – Runaway Horses
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[Intro] / Oh, my heck, so, yeah, the Ute Stampede, I mean that's a tradition for sure, um / One year, we wish— it was raining, all, like stampedes and this horse come out / And
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The Killers – Terrible Thing
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“Terrible Thing” is the third song from The Killers' seventh album Pressure Machine. The song centers on a gay teenager who’s contemplating suicide. This song just as the others in
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The Killers – Cody
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[Intro] / So higher powers, higher powers, higher powers / Higher powers than me, higher powers than me / I've seen 'em in the hill, you know? I've seen the spirits, you know? / So
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The Killers – Desperate Things
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[Verse 1] / She was doing sixty in a thirty-five / I hit the lights and pulled her over / When I reached the window of the driver side / There was blood from her mouth, dry on her
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The Killers – The Getting By V
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[Verse 1] / When I get up she swears that she don't hear it / Says that I'm as quiet as a mouse / I comb my hair, throw some water on my face / And back out of the stillness of our
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The Killers – The Getting By
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[Intro] / It's just small-town filling and just living the small town an— / Like my kids ride dirt bikes and motorcycles / And they just go across the street in the field and ride
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The Killers – The Getting By III
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[Verse 1] / When I get up, she swears that she don't hear it / Says that I'm as quiet as a mouse / I comb my hair, throw some water on my face / And back out of the stillness of
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The Killers – Runaway Horses II
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Small town Girl / Coca-Cola Grin, Honeysuckle skin / Born beneath the ready sign / Of a strawberry moon / Small town girl / Small town Girl / Shows up for her friends / Crazy 'bout
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The Killers – In the Car Outside
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[Intro (Man 1 and Man 2)] / Hi, Beth / Oh, I was just calling you to chat with you / I'm probably going to have to get up at the buttcrack of dawn tomorrow / Oh, I hear Patsy
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The Killers – Home Means Nevada
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Way out in the land of the setting sun / Where the wind blows wild and free / There's a lovely spot, just the only one / That means home sweet home to me / If you follow the old
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The Killers – Neon Tiger
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A little explanation of this song, courtesy of Time Out Chicago:
Time Out:
Let’s talk about “Neon Tiger.” That’s symbolism, right?
Brandon Flowers:
No, it’s about a tiger. I’m
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The Killers – All These Things That I've Done
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“All These Things That I’ve Done” was written by frontman Brandon Flowers and features gospel choir The Sweet Inspirations. It was released as the third single from the band’s
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Lil Durk – Backdoor
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Lil Durk returns to the music scene with “Backdoor,” a surprise and his first release after a hiatus for about one-and-a-half months, due to the death of his longtime friend and
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Group Therapy (NYC) – East Coast/West Coast Killas
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East coast *killer*, West coast *killer* (repeat x8) / [Verse 1: RBX] / While childish MC's battle over coastal fronts / I come with no fronts and smash in monkey fronts / If you
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Westside Connection – The Gangsta, The Killa And The Dope Dealer
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The beat of this song samples Nine Inch Nails' 1994 song, “Hurt”. Johnny Cash also did a cover of the song in 2003.
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The Killers – In Another Life
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[Intro] / Biggest thing I'd do about drugs in high school was, uh, going out and drinkin' a beer / But, uh, it's all here now, uh, and it don't care who it hits— / There's a lot of
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The Smiths – This Charming Man
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“This Charming Man” is The Smiths' second single of 1983, depicting the story of a poor boy coming in contact with an upper class man and feeling unwelcome due to his lack of
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Drake (Ft. Rick Ross) – Lemon Pepper Freestyle
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Adding on another hit to their catalog of collaborations, “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” sees Drake and Rick Ross raving about their lavish lifestyle and what it entails. Additionally
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Colonel Loud (Ft. E-40, Ricco Barrino, Snoop Dogg & Too $hort) – California (West Coast Mix)
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[Verse 1: Too Short] / Open California at the side show / Used to let the gold diggers call my spokes / You know your boy always got something to smoke / I threw the peace sign
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Kanye West – Violent Crimes
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“Violent Crimes” chronicles Kanye’s shift in perspective towards women with the birth of his children, specifically his daughters North and Chicago. He also brings up his fears
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Colonel Loud (Ft. Ricco Barrino, T.I. & Young Dolph) – California (Remix)
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Colonel Loud has lived in Florida, Atlanta and North Carolina, but he dedicated his breakout single to California — more specifically California marijuana.
The Mr. Hanky-produced
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ScHoolboy Q (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Collard Greens
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The second single from Q’s highly anticipated album Oxymoron, on which the West Coast superstar recruits close friend and fellow Black Hippy member Kendrick Lamar to spit a
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Alphaville – Forever Young
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“Forever Young” is an archetype of the 1980’s synth-forward “new wave” or synth-pop music. The lyrics are an embodiment of the fear of nuclear war and were influenced heavily by
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King Von & Lil Durk – Evil Twins
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[Intro] / (TouchofTrent be wildin' with it) / [Verse 1: Lil Durk & King Von] / You want back then? (Let's get it) / Ayy, Von, tell bro go spin that Benz / All them niggas was
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Cypress Hill – Looking Through the Eye of a Pig
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This song was written by the Hill to share with everyone how they perceive nasty cops, their views and their acts on the street along with the grim and corrupt background they come
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Lacy J. Dalton – Let 'Em Run
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[Verse 1] / Up in Storey County where the wild ponies run / The gold was mined that fueled the Civil War / There's a fierce but friendly people / And if you ask 'em to a one, they'
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Kanye West (Ft. Desiigner) – Pt. 2
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The second part of “Father Stretch My Hands” details Kanye’s most personal moments—from not having time to call his wife due to work, to talking about his mother’s death.
Hours
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"Weird Al" Yankovic – Polkarama!
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Polkarama is the polka medley from Straight Outta Lynwood album, featuring mostly pop\rap songs along with some of the rock that still played on the radio. Songs interpolated in
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