 Genius Meanings
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Tool – Sweat
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Like many of Tool’s songs, this one is vague enough to be open to many interpretations, from being about a drug trip to being about reliving the same life over and over again.
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Tool – Opiate
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A huge satire of religion.
The song (and album) get their title from a Karl Marx quote:
Die Religion … ist das Opium des Volkes
(“Religion… is the opiate of the masses”)
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Blood, Sweat & Tears – Mary Miles
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Did I hear you say, you need to hide away / Don't you know it's all inside your head? / Kindness is your tool, yes a general rule / Don't you know what people say is not all there
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Bloodhound Gang – The Bad Touch
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Over a sample of Pet Shop Boys‘ “In the Night”, Jimmy Pop finds himself making a sensual appeal to women everywhere about the art of intercourse.
This song later went on to define
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Tool – Hush
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This song is a satire of censorship.
To drive the point home, the music video has the band members naked and holding parental advisory signs over their bodies.
These stickers
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Tool – Part of Me
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[Intro] / Yeah / Ready / [Verse 1] / I know you well, you are a part of me / I know you better than I know myself / I know you best, better than anyone / I know you better than I
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Tool – Prison Sex
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With introspection that Maynard seems to bring to the table almost constantly, “Prison Sex” addresses the psychological, almost procedural impact of abuse on its victims.
The song
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Tool – Cold and Ugly (Live)
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“Cold and Ugly” was recorded live in a pair with “Jerk-off”, and describes an outwardly perfect woman who is inwardly damaged, “cold and ugly”.
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Genius Türkçe Çeviri – TOOL - Sweat (Türkçe Çeviri)
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[Bölüm 1] / Terliyor / Ve nefes alıyorum / Ve bakıyorum ve düşünüyorum / Ve batıyorum / Daha derine / Ve bu neredeyse yüzüyormuşum gibi / Güneş yine sıcakça yakıyor / Avcının
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JID & J. Cole – Off Deez
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“Off Deez” is a lyrical onslaught between J. Cole and his Dreamville Records signee J.I.D. The song, which is produced by ChaseTheMoney, is the second official single from DiCaprio
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A Perfect Circle – Pet
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Each song on Thirteenth Step is from a different perspective regarding the life and experiences of an addict.
“Pet” appears to be from the perspective of the drug itself, luring
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boygenius – Cool About It
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[Verse 1: Baker] / Met you at the dive bar to go shoot some pool / And make fun of the cowboys with the neck tattoos / Ask you easy questions about work and school / [Chorus: Baker
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Salt-N-Pepa – Push It
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“Push It” is Salt-N-Pepa’s first hit song and one of their most famous. Although often mistaken as a song about sex, the group insists “Push It” is about dancing.
Written by
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Butthole Surfers – Sweat Loaf
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The title of this song parodies the title of “Sweet Leaf” by Black Sabbath. “Sweat Loaf” also has a guitar riff that’s very similar to the main riff in that song, but distorted.
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Taboo (Ft. Drezus, Mag 7 & Shailene Woodley) – Stand Up / Stand N Rock
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[Intro: Shailene Woodley] / They call it a pipeline / But those on the front lines know / That black snake was sent for us to grow / To shed the skin, our ancestors pray, of wounds
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Nine Inch Nails – Closer
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“Closer” is one of Nine Inch Nails‘ more famous songs, and was released as Halo 9 (with different US and UK versions), the second single from their second studio album The Downward
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Drake – Practice
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Drake pays homage to a classic Cash Money song, sampling and interpolating Juvenile’s 1998 classic “Back That Azz Up.”
This song can be seen as Drake speaking about a stripper or
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Eagles – Hotel California
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One of the most mysterious and widely speculated songs in rock history, “Hotel California” is best described in the words of its creators. As Don Henley explained in the Daily Mail
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Earl Sweatshirt (Ft. Casey Veggies & Vince Staples) – Hive
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“Hive” features a very ominous and menacing instrumental, creating a very eerie atmosphere. The rapping features numerous instances of multiple assonant rhymes, from which Earl is
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Frank Ocean – Pink + White
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Produced by Pharrell Williams and featuring uncredited backing vocals from Beyoncé, “Pink + White” details Frank’s memories of his youth and someone close to him who passed away
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Deluxe – I Got
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Tell you what I got, tell you what I got / I got tools, I got tricks / I can make this lose a win / I got ruse, I got wit / I can flip this over quick / I got tools, I got tricks
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Shaggy (Ft. Toni Seawright) – Not Fair
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[Verse 1: Toni Seawright & Shaggy] / Boy, what have you done for me? / I've been going down on you / You not going down on me / Girl, that's just how rude boys play / I don't have
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Smif-N-Wessun – Bucktown
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Smif-n-Wessun’s first single, Bucktown became an underground smash, and gave the group considerable hype for their debut album, Dah Shinin', released in January 1995.
Bucktown is
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Bloodhound Gang – The Bad Touch (The Rollergirl Mix)
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[Intro] / Do it now / Sweat baby, sweat baby / Sweat baby, sweat baby / Sweat baby, sweat baby / Sweat baby, sweat baby / Sweat baby, sweat baby / Sweat baby, sweat baby / [Chorus
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Chezi (Ft. Larry June) – 2 Player
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[Intro] / Lil Rece produced it (Lil Rece produced it) / [Verse 1: Larry June] / Product of the motherfuckin’ g-a-m-e (G-a-m-e) / In my city, no security, nigga, fuck do you mean
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Genius Users – Secrets & Easter Eggs in Tool Songs
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Created: August 1st, 2021
Last modified: January 22, 2022
Hello and welcome! This is a page created by louiedro dedicated to exploring secrets, easter eggs and other interesting
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10 Years – Wasteland
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Initially appearing as the opening track to 10 Years‘ 2004 album Killing All That Holds You, “Wasteland” was re-recorded as the lead single and 5th track of their 2005 album and
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Videodrone – Power Tools for Girls
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[Verse 1] / Dirt and grease / The seductive sin / Green tattoos and hands all over / Life starts over again / The cement floor / The garage door / Screwdrivers and fingers inside
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DaBaby – Da FUKUMEAN (Freestyle)
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[Verse 1] / Look, I don't know if these niggas gon' like this / I be feelin' like these niggas don't like me / The only thing to save them from me was the virus / I be fuckin
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Rage Against the Machine – Down Rodeo
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[Intro] / Yeah, I'm rollin' down Rodeo with a shotgun / These people ain't seen a brown-skinned man / Since their grandparents bought one / So now I'm rollin' down Rodeo with a
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A$AP Mob (Ft. Juicy J) – Yamborghini High
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A$AP Mob seize the day and get “Yamborghini High” in honor of their late mastermind, A$AP Yams. Yams founded the Mob with A$AP Bari and A$AP Illz in 2006, managed its label, A$AP
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Everyday Struggle
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Biggie crafts a masterful narrative about the life of a drug kingpin, with his trademark disregard for his own well-being.
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Sir Mix-a-Lot – Baby Got Back
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“Baby Got Back” was inspired by Anthony “Sir Mix-A-Lot” Ray’s frustration with seeing feminine beauty in America portrayed as a valley-girl “popsicle stick” figure in ads like the
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GZA (Ft. Killah Priest) – Beneath the Surface
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[Verse 1: GZA] / On a man-made lake there's a sheet of thin ice / Where unskilled skaters couldn't figure-8 twice / That's sixteen uncut direct from the cult / Head on assault, the
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OutKast – B.O.B.
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For the lead single to their fourth album, Stankonia, OutKast took the space funk of their sophomore album ATLiens along with the heightened consciousness of their third album
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