 Genius Meanings
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Thundercat – Tron Song
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This song is a touching ode from Thundercat to his beloved pet cat Turbo Tron Over 9000 Baby Jesus Sally.
On a brief twitter commentary of each track on Thundercat’s second album
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Thundercat & Tame Impala Join Forces For New Song “No More Lies”
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It’s Thundercat’s first collaboration with Tame Impala and first new song in more than three years.
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Thundercat (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Walk On By
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“Walk on By” is the third single off Thundercat’s Drunk. It was released on February 22, two days before the album.
The song features Compton-born rapper and close collaborator
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Thundercat – Jethro
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“Jethro” continues the death-oriented philosophising of “Lava Lamp,” albeit over a more energetic instrumental.
In “Lava Lamp,” his preoccupation with death was directed at
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Thundercat – Drunk
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[Chorus] / Drowning away all of the pain / 'Til I'm totally numb / Sometimes you want to feel alive / But not on someone else's time / [Verse] / Morning heartache / Senses your
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Thundercat – A Fan's Mail (Tron Song Suite II)
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A sequel to Thundercat’s previous cat-based anthem “Tron Song”, this track touches on the beauty of the feline life.
“Tron” is the shorthand name of Thundercat’s cat, whose real
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Thundercat (Ft. Childish Gambino, Steve Arrington & Steve Lacy) – Black Qualls
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“Black Qualls” is a mellow funky cut with a positive message about overcoming paranoia, and no longer living in fear. The initial version of this track was released without
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Thundercat – Unrequited Love
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“Unrequited Love” is a song on the 2019 anime series Carole & Tuesday from the character Skip, performed by Thundercat in the Cydonia Festival in episode 6.
Skip reveals that the
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Thundercat – Dragonball Durag
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“Dragonball Durag” is a song about getting accepted by a girl no matter what it takes. Getting a new whip, flexing jewelry, and even wearing a dragonball durag.
Thundercat reveals
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Thundercat (Ft. Zack Fox) – Overseas
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[Verse: Thundercat] / Girl, you're so fly (So fly) / You really blow my mind (My mind) / Let's not waste any more time / I'll just meet you overseas / We can do it on the plane / I
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Thundercat – Funny Thing
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A bit of a thematic throwback into the world of Drunk, “Funny Thing” gives us a playful, funkified vibe. Thundercat’s lyrics partner with the high-energy sonics by providing
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Thundercat – Inferno
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[Refrain] / Into the fire / Black skies filled with smoke / Darker horizons ahead / [Chorus] / Out of the pan and into the fire / The descent into madness / Bright as day, dark as
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. George Clinton & Thundercat) – Wesley's Theory
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“Wesley’s Theory” establishes the album’s theme by describing how racist American institutions upheld by white supremacy exploit Black creators for profit.
The first verse pictures
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Thundercat – Lava Lamp
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“Lava Lamp” finds Thundercat musing on death. It seems he’s set on chasing somebody who’s gone before him, perhaps his late friend and fellow Brainfeeder musician Austin Peralta
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Thundercat – Oh Sheit It's X
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From Thundercat’s second album Apocalypse, this song describes a crazy New Year’s party:
One of the new songs, “Oh Sheit It’s X,” is about a New Year’s party that went on for two
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Thundercat – Song for the Dead
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[Intro] / Close your eyes / Rest your head / You are dead / [Verse 1] / Weary soul / Travel safe / Star express / Earth to Earth / Surf the cosmos / Smell the space dust / Find
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Thundercat & Tame Impala – No More Lies
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“No More Lies” is Thundercat’s first musical release as a lead artist since his fourth studio album It Is What It Is in April 2020. On the song, he and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Anna Wise, Bilal & Thundercat) – These Walls
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The title “These Walls” plays off the familiar expression “if these walls could talk…” Kendrick’s complex wordplay introduces layered metaphorical and literal walls—the “walls” of
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Thundercat – Innerstellar Love
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[Verse] / Somewhere beneath the stars / Beyond just more of our space / Nothing is yours, nothing is mine / We are decaying over time / I'm gonna find someone to love / Let's go
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Thundercat (Ft. Wiz Khalifa) – Drink Dat
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“Drink Dat” is the second collaboration between Thundercat and rapper Wiz Khalifa, the pair having previously linked up on Wiz’s 2014 track “Something Special.”
This collaboration
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Thundercat – Them Changes (Sped Up)
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[Verse 1] / Nobody move, there's blood on the floor / And I can't find my heart / Where did it go? Did I leave it in the cold? / So please give it back, 'cause it's not yours to
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Gorillaz (Ft. Thundercat) – Cracker Island
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[Verse 1: 2-D & Thundercat] / On Cracker Island, it was born / To the collective of the dawn / They were planting seeds at night / To grow a made-up paradise / Where the truth was
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Silk Sonic (Ft. Bootsy Collins & Thundercat) – After Last Night
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[Intro: Bootsy Collins] / (Ooh, ooh, ooh) Mm / Damn, I don't even know who I was last night (Ooh, ooh, ooh) / There's just somethin' about you (Ooh) / You just made me feel, mm (
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Thundercat Pays Tribute To Mac Miller On “Fair Chance” Featuring Ty Dolla $ign & Lil B
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The song is the LA musician’s latest homage to his late friend and collaborator.
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Thundercat (Ft. Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald) – Show You the Way
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“Show You the Way” is the lead single from Thundercat’s 2017 album Drunk.
The track is an expression of love and light that finds him trading verses with a pair of unexpected, yet
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Thundercat (Ft. Lil B & Ty Dolla $ign) – Fair Chance
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As the three artists collaborate with one another officially for the first time on the song “Fair Chance,” Thundercat, Ty Dolla $ign and Lil B pay tribute to their common late
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Thundercat – How I Feel
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Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh / Ooh, ooh, ooh / Ooh-ooh, ooh / Ooh-ooh, ooh / Ooh, ooh, ooh / Ooh, ooh, ooh / Ooh, ooh / (Ooh, ooh-ooh) / How I feel / Is this real? / Is this real? / Is this
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Thundercat – Is It Love?
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[Chorus] / Suddenly you came on to me / Was it wrong for you to belong to me? / Maybe we can find a way / Everyday is like a dream to me / [Verse 1] / You said I need a place to go
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Thundercat – Rabbot Ho
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“Rabbot Ho” is the opening to Drunk, a 40-second introduction to the album. Thundercat, feeling “kind of bored,” decides to “get drunk and travel down a rabbit hole” – a “rabbit
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Thundercat – DUI
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“DUI” utilises the same melody as album opener “Rabbot Ho,” making for a kind of circular record.
The song also uses imagery from throughout the album – the titular drunkenness is
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Thundercat – Friend Zone
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“Friend Zone” is the second single taken from Thundercat’s 2017 album, Drunk. It was released on February 14 – Valentine’s Day.
On the track, Thundercat laments being stuck in the
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Travis Scott – ASTROTHUNDER
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“ASTROTHUNDER” features production from frequent collaborator Frank Dukes and Frank Ocean affiliate Vegyn, whilst also providing Travis' first collaboration with John Mayer and
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