 Genius Meanings
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The Smiths – Girl Afraid
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On “Girl Afraid” Morrisey plays with the word girlfriend as “girl afraid” and boyfriend as “boy afraid”. The song deals with mistaken assumptions in the relationship of said girl
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C'est La Mort – Girl Afraid
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[Verse 1] / Girl afraid / Where do his intentions lay? / Or does he even have any? / She says / "He never really looks at me / I give him every opportunity / In the room downstairs
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The Smiths – Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
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This is a typical Morrissey song about a person who is upset or depressed, and doesn’t want to waste any more time on thoughtless people. It was released as a single backed with “
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The Smiths – Sheila Take a Bow
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[Verse 1] / Is it wrong to want to live on your own? / No, it's not wrong, but I must know / How can someone so young sing words so sad? / [Chorus] / Sheila take a, Sheila take a
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The Smiths – This Night Has Opened My Eyes
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“This Night Has Opened My Eyes” is inspired by and retells the events of the play A Taste of Honey by Shelagh Delaney, as Morrissey told interviewers at NME in the 7 June 1986
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The Smiths – William, It Was Really Nothing
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This song is about a love triangle between 2 men and a woman. Many believe it’s addressed to William Mackenzie, lead singer of the Associates. In 1993 Mackenzie wrote the song “
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The Smiths – Back to the Old House
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[Verse 1] / I would rather not go / Back to the old house / I would rather not go / Back to the old house / There's too many bad memories / Too many memories there / [Refrain] / Oh
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The Smiths – Handsome Devil (John Peel Session 18/05/83)
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“Handsome Devil” appears on the November 1984 compilation album Hatful Of Hollow, having been recorded originally during the John Peel session at the BBC, May 31, 1983.
The lyrics
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The Smiths – Barbarism Begins at Home - 7" Version
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[Verse] / Unruly boys who will not grow up / Must be taken in hand / Unruly girls who will not settle down / They must be taken in hand / [Chorus] / A crack on the head is what you
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Pink Sweat$ – Honesty
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“Honesty” is the first single off of Pink Sweat$‘ debut EP Volume 1. Over a chilled Thrice Cooked Media instrumental, the Philadelphia singer croons about a girl he wants who is
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The Smiths – How Soon Is Now?
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Sire Records chief Seymour Stein called it “the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ of the Eighties”, while co-writer Johnny Marr described it as “possibly our most enduring record. It’s most
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The Smiths – Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
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Perhaps the Smiths at their most delicate, “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want” is a minimal, yet lush two minutes of almost otherworldly beauty.
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The Smiths – Frankly, Mr. Shankly
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“Frankly, Mr. Shankly” is a lark, an ambitious gofer’s resignation set to a light melody reminiscent of the Kinks. While referencing a real-life disagreement, this also calls back
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The Smiths – Sweet and Tender Hooligan
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Morrissey uses sarcasm and satire to ridicule the justice system in the way of how it forgives the young “sweet and tender hooligans.” In the song he’s playing a role of a
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The Smiths – Golden Lights
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Widely accepted as one of the Smiths' worst songs, “Golden Lights” is a cover of English singer-songwriter Twinkle’s 1965 single about an ordinary lad who loses all sight of his
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keshi – B.Y.S.
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First teased on an Instagram livestream, “B.Y.S.” (abbreviated as “by your side”), is about a one-sided relationship, where a lover fails to reciprocate their partner’s energy; a
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Jaden (Ft. WILLOW) – PCH
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A track that describes Jaden and Willow driving on the Pacific Coast Highway. The track is really great for driving and puts you in a mellow mood.
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The Smiths – The Draize Train
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The Smiths – Is It Really So Strange?
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“Is It Really So Strange?” describes Morrissey’s friend Linda and her movements in living in both Manchester and London after her art exhibition was moved to the capital. She
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The Smiths – Stretch out and Wait
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“Stretch Out And Wait” is about how everyone in the world nowadays (1987) only thinks about getting laid, and how far people will go to find someone to achieve this with. It seems
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Elliott Smith – Some Song
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“Some Song” is a lesser known gem where Elliott describes some of his emotional trauma while switching between first and second person. The song originally debuted on the Needle in
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Nate Smith – Wreckage
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[Verse 1] / I don't mean to be guarded / I don't mean to be rude / I don't mean to just shut you out / It's just what I've been used to / My heart got calloused / I don't make that
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Lukas Graham – Love Someone
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“Love Someone” is an electric guitar-driven ballad where lead singer, Lukas Forchhammer, acknowledges his deep love to his girlfriend, Rillo.
Lukas Graham played the song as a
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