 Genius Meanings
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The Strokes – Selfless
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“Selfless” is centered around love and relationships, with Julian beckoning to a significant other that he wants them to come live life with him, not missing out on a moment that
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The Strokes – Ode to the Mets
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On “Ode to the Mets,” the final song on The New Abnormal, Julian looks back at the band’s career and history in New York City, where they grew up together.
Bleak, quiet guitars
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The Strokes – At the Door
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“At The Door” is the first single from The Strokes sixth studio album The New Abnormal, their first new studio album in seven years. The song is an emotional ballad from the group
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Pacifica – Selfless
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[Verse 1: Inu] / Can the dark side light my way out? Yeah-eh / Lay your hand across my face, yeah-eh / Time we lost, that's all my fault / [Chorus: Inu] / Please, don't be long / '
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The Strokes – Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus
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“Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus” is the third single from The Strokes' sixth studio album The New Abnormal.
The track follows Julian in a very reminiscing tone, reflecting on people
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The Strokes – The Adults Are Talking
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“The Adults Are Talking” is the opening track on The New Abnormal. The track takes on a rebellious tone against higher-ups in the world, a common theme in The Strokes' discography
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The Strokes – Automatic Stop
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“Automatic Stop” is a slow-paced tale about two people’s different perspectives over their mutual relationship. It serves as the third track of The Strokes' second record, Room on
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The Strokes – Eternal Summer
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“Eternal Summer: encapsulates the feeling of eternal bliss, and perhaps the faults that it has. Here summer is an eternal force, making everyone aware of its effects it has
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Genius Traducciones al Español – The Strokes - Selfless (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "The Strokes - Selfless (Traducción al Español)"] / [Verso 1] / ¿Puede el lado oscuro iluminar mi salida? Sí, sí / Pasa tu mano por mi cara, sí, sí / El tiempo que
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The Strokes – Reptilia
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The title “Reptilia” refers to the “reptilian brain”, the central part of your brain that handles basic emotions such as love and hate.
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The Strokes – Barely Legal
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One of three tracks originally included on The Modern Age EP that prompted a record label bidding war and would later appear on their debut album Is This It.
“Barely Legal” is
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The Strokes – 12:51
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The Strokes' frontman Julian Casablancas said “12:51” was about “the moment right before you fuck.”
Lead guitarist Nick Valensi managed to painstakingly create the sound of a
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The Strokes – Bad Decisions
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“Bad Decisions” is, according to band member Albert Hammond Jr., the first official single from The Strokes sixth studio album The New Abnormal. The Strokes debuted the song with a
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The Strokes – Call It Fate, Call It Karma
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The last track off Comedown Machine.
Discussing the recording process with Zane Lowe, bassist Nikolai Fraiture said:
We got off tour and we had these songs, some left over and
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The Strokes – Why Are Sundays So Depressing?
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“Why Are Sundays So Depressing?” is a self-reflective, nostalgic track from The Strokes. Julian looks back on past aspects of his life before fame including love, work, and his
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The Strokes – Last Nite
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One of three tracks originally included on The Modern Age EP that prompted a record label bidding war and would later become the second single off of Is This It.
In March 2005, Q
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The Strokes – Between Love & Hate
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The song recalls the feeling of a couple who were together for a while and then drifted apart. Despite trying to make it work, the girl breaks up with the boy. The boy brushes it
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The Strokes – The Modern Age
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“The Modern Age” was one of three tracks included on The Modern Age EP that prompted a record label bidding war and later appeared on their debut studio album Is This It.
The
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The Strokes – Two Kinds of Happiness
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In “Two Kinds of Happiness,” Julian takes as his theme the disparity between two kinds of desire: that of seeking truth or love, which requires perseverance, evolution and
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Crywank – Privately Owned Spiral Galaxy
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[Verse 1] / Thought cycle gusty a mind filled with hot air / Must I care for nothing more than myself? / Do I dare admit the fraught thoughts cavorting, resorting in inner-directed
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The Strokes – Ze Newie
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[Verse 1] / P.S if I may ask why, when will they be tired? / We stayed up all night trying – trying / I see them and they see me / Why weren't they inspired? / Yes I know that
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The Strokes – Sagganuts
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[Verse 1] / In at the top of the tower / Was the bottom of the hour / I want it back and I'm just over here / Knowing someone else / I reacted to the owner / The only thing to see
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The Strokes – Meet Me In The Bathroom (Early Version)
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(Verse 1) / When they say promises / They mean promises / They’d say that’s ok long as we can celebrate (Compton) / My uncle would say things would change when he’s dead / (Pre-
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The Strokes – Someday
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“Someday” was the third single from Is This It. It peaked at #17 on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart and at #27 on the U.K. Singles Chart.
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The Strokes – Not the Same Anymore
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“Not the Same Anymore” is an extremely melancholy and nostalgic track from Julian, singing about his past actions and how they have afflicted relationships in his life. He
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The Strokes – What Ever Happened?
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As the opening track on their second album, Room On Fire, “What Ever Happened?” kicks off the album’s themes of the band gaining newfound fame and relationships.
The title refers
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The Strokes – Starting Again
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“Starting Again” was first previewed in The Strokes' video expressing their support for New York 2021 mayoral candidate Maya Wiley.
It is unclear if the track will ever see a full
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The Strokes – Clear Skies
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Knowing you / You'll wait for clear skies / To tell us how changes come about / With the sunlight / So we'll count every drop that falls / While you throw us some old line / This
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The Strokes – Ze Newie (Between Love and Hate demo)
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[Verse 1] / P.S if I may ask why / When we will they be tired / We stayed up all night / Tryin', tryin' / I see them and they see me / Why weren't they inspired? / Yes, I know
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The Strokes – New York City Cops (Hard to Explain B-Side)
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[Intro] / Ow / Haha, I meant, ah / Haha, no, I didn't mean that at all / Ooh-ooh-ooh / [Verse 1] / Here in the streets so mechanized / Rise to the bottom of the meaning of life
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Lovejoy – Privately Owned Spiral Galaxy
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[Verse 1] / Thought cycle gusty a mind filled with hot air / Must I care for nothing more than myself? / Do I dare admit the fraught thoughts cavorting, resorting in inner-directed
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Glass Animals – Take a Slice
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The character of this song is presumably, from deduction, about the Asian guy in the bottom right corner. About the song itself, Dave explains:
This track is about someone with a
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Quicksand – Brown Gargantuan
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It's beginning / Mother's cord is severed / I am falling / Break free from dependence, down / To take it / I council whatever / You take it and run / 60 Miles an hour / And break
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The Strokes – Someday (Demo)
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Well I was sane, standing in the rain / Someday, I said someday / Well I got passed, I’ll be sitting last / Somehow, it’s now my fault / Oh it rains sometimes, but I stuck in the
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Band Aid 20 (Ft. Beverley Knight, Bono, Busted, Chris Martin, Daniel Bedingfield, Danny Goffey, The Darkness, Dido, Dizzee Rascal, Estelle, Grant Nicholas, Jamelia, Joss Stone, Katie Melua, Keane, Lemar, Ms. Dynamite, Natasha Bedingfield, Neil Hannon, Paul McCartney, Rachel Stevens, Radiohead, Róisín Murphy, Robbie Williams, Shaznay Lewis, Skye, Snow Patrol, Sugababes, The Thrills, Tim Wheeler, Travis, Turin Brakes & Will Young) – Do They Know It's Christmas?
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[Verse 1: Chris Martin, Dido] / It's Christmas time / There's no need to be afraid / At Christmas time / We let in light and we banish shade / And in our world of plenty / We can
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Genius Traducciones al Español – The Strokes - Bad Decisions (Traducción Al Español)
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[Letra de "The Strokes - Bad Decisions (Traducción Al Español)"] / [Verso 1] / Bajé las luces, estoy sentado contigo / Moscú, 1972 / Siempre cantando mientras duermo / Voy a
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