 Genius Meanings
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The Strokes – OBLIVIUS
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“OBLIVIUS” was first revealed on the Sirius XMU radio channel as part of Julian Casablancas’s radio show entitled “Culture Void” on May 26th, 2016.
The song narrates lead singer
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The Strokes – OBLIVIUS (Moretti Remix)
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This is a remix of the song “Oblivius” by The Strokes' drummer, Fabrizio Moretti.
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The Strokes – Life Is Simple in the Moonlight
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In an interview with NME (2011), Julian Casablancas shared:
That’s probably my favorite on the album. The verse was a random old Brazilian thing I had, but it works well with the
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The Strokes – Threat of Joy
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As the third song, Threat of Joy represents the past, not only with the lyrics but the musical style. Casablancas channels his inner Lou Reed during the intro, while the
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Kyle Richh (Ft. Sdot Go) – Oblivious
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[Intro: Kyle Richh] / You don’t fuck with me / Yes, I do, and then you want to go to Miami and then just disappear, but— I was just— (Oh my god, is this Sevyn?) / How 'bout you
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The Strokes – Drag Queen
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On “Drag Queen,” the narrator is clearly having a dialogue with another person, but who this might be remains open to interpretation.
In The Stroke’s 2017 Lollapalooza set in
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Galaxie 500 – Oblivious
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[Verse 1] / Came to the door, but she wouldn't see me / So I turned away to leave / She leaned out the window and said, "Where ya goin'?" / Now I have no time to grieve / [Verse 2
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The National – Oblivions
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Used in the short film “I Am Easy To Find” multiple times, Oblivions is a ballad about how love eventually carries the other into a perpetual chasm of oblivion, and the singer (
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The Voidz – Take Me in Your Army
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The opening track to Julian’s first album with the Voidz lets everyone know that it’s going to be a completely different experience than the Strokes – infinitely more experimental
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4everfreebrony – Hallelujah (MLP:FiM verses)
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[Verse 1] / They say there was a jealous mare / With dark blue skin and starry hair / And everypony says her name was Luna / But then one night of pain and tears / She started one
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Trumans Water – Speeds Exceeding
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Eyes and mouth wide / There really is no time to save your nation / So what we’re oblivious and it’s OK / Since there’s no working way to get real penetration / Too many joes
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BLANKFILE (Ft. BLANKFILE) – Roadkill
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Wave the flag of chauvinistic propaganda / Oblivious to what my actions mean, in the end / I'm always standing all alone with a blood on my hands / Resentment you instilled in me
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Billy Barker – Magic Coat
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[Verse 1] / Colour me in, I don't mind / If you draw out of the lines / Colour me in, I don't mind / Use a little red from time to time / When I was young / I thought this is how
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Astrophysics – Nothing but evil
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I'm not afraid of tomorrow / I'm afraid of an unholy light / Before ambitions, conditions / I found myself in an evil picture / The hollow face of the others / It's terror every
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Radiohead – Street Spirit (Fade Out)
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A song about the futility of life, the pointlessness of existence and the certainty of death.
The song is a fitting end to a quite depressing album in which Yorke ends with a
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Sade – Smooth Operator
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“Smooth Operator” was the third single from Sade’s blockbuster debut album Diamond Life, which takes its title from the first line of this song. The single reached #5 on the US
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Tori Amos – Rattlesnakes
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[Verse 1] / Jodie wears a hat / Although it hasn't rained for 6 days / She says a girl needs a gun these days / Hey, on account of those rattlesnakes / On account of those
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Phoenix – Drakkar Noir (Commentary)
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You could do it better, Drakkar Noir / Cheap fixtures, religious tales / Light a cigarette for two, you're close to get to / How come everyone knows you before they meet you? / In
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Dressy Bessy – This May Hurt (A Little)
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Josy was a near, dear friend of mine / She lived around the corner, across the street and through the parking lot / We'd sit and take a sip once in a while / With nowhere much to
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Phoenix – Drakkar Noir
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Apr 19, 2013 ... Q&A. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning. Ask a question. Who produced “ ...
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Kaura – Silence Speaks Louder
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I tried to say I’d understand / I failed to say what I should have / Patience ends when hope dies trying / Silence, save your breath for pleading / Quiet, speak no more of your
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The Sports (AUS) – Who Listens to the Radio
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[Verse 1] / This girl in her bedroom doing her homework / She's foolin' with the logarithms, she's going berserk / One hand has a cigarette resting on the window / The other one's
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Scythelord – Scythelord
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End of the road / Final destination / Path through life ends in death's creation / Never know when this all ends / Fate twists and morbidly bends / No Escape / We'll face it alone
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Scars [Edinburgh] – The Lady in the Car With Glasses on and a Gun!
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Driving down the continent with a pistol in her lap / Followed by a handsome man who says his name is Jack / Hitching around his holidays 'cause he doesn't have the cash / To hire
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Galaxie 500 – Tugboat
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The title is possibly a reference to The Velvet Underground’s guitarist Sterling Morrison who was the captain of a tugboat in the 1970s and 80s
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Fear Before – Lycanthropy
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I can feel a pull from the outside world / A lonely shadow in the moonlit night / I can feel a pull from the outside world / A lonely shadow in the moonlit night / I can feel a
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The Growlers – Blood Of A Mutt
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[Verse 1] / I wouldn't name her burden / Or call him mistake / Or blame them on any / Pissed decision I've made / Respect for the man / Who pretended to be strong / And the woman
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The Growlers – Vacant Lot
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[Verse 1] / He's looking like a sailor / Who hasn't a ship / Same salty song / And curled up lips / In the land of the brave / And running out of vain / Waiting for a guy, silver-
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Homestuck (Ft. Kankri Vantas & Karkat Vantas) – Kankri Vantas' Rant to Karkat (Openbound)
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Kankri Vantas and Karkat Vantas are both characters in the webcomic Homestuck, two aliens from a race called trolls, both freaks of nature to their different societies for having “
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Galaxie 500 – Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste
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[Verse 1] / I need to walk by the flowers with someone who could share my face / Looks like nobody could take your place / And I could bleed in sympathy with you / On those days
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Public Image Ltd. – C'est La Vie
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[Verse:] / C’est La Vie / C’est La Vie / So C’est La Vie / Dead and gone / All those times now / You’re dead wrong / You are like kissing me now / You are secret coward / A golden
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You don't care right now, but you will / When you open your eyes / See gray ceilings over memories / Without the sun to shine onto you
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Here it’s a clear reference to how time passes and how we usually don’t care about the consequences of our lack of actions when we are young.
And how those times will haunt us when we grow old.
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William Faulkner – As I Lay Dying - section 12
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Darl / Pa stands beside the bed. From behind his leg Vardaman peers, with his round head and his eyes round and his mouth beginning to open. She looks at pa; all her failing life
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Galaxie 500 – Pictures
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[Verse 1] / Baby, my head's full of wishes / Baby, my head's full of pictures / Baby, my head's full of colors / Baby, my head's full of pictures of you / [Verse 2] / Baby, I spend
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CRX – Broken Bones
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[Verse 1] / Get it before / It goes to waste / Lick on my knife / And honour the taste / Taking my time / Running in place / Leaving the house / Was a mistake / [Pre-Chorus] / I
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Alive Like Me – Searching for Endings
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[Intro] / Are you still standing here watching me sink? / The words are filling this room and suffocating me / You can't keep telling me / What I'm supposed to think / I've become
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Lüdo (NO) – ROMEOPATH
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Just ‘cause I don’t act in accordance to my own words / It doesn’t mean that I’m a hypocrite / But yeah, I’m a hypocrite / And truth be told, I’d rather give myself away / But
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Fixation – Violent Tendencies
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[Verse 1] / Do the numbers not scare you to death? / ‘Cause they scare the living hell out of me / Let the children be armed to the teeth / And if that doesn’t work, just do it
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