 Genius Meanings
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U2 – I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
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Brilliant song…
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U2 – Unknown Caller
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“Unknown Caller” is the fourth track from U2’s 2009 album No Line On The Horizon.
According to Bono, the song shows the perspective of a drug addict who is receiving cryptic text
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U2 – Magnificent
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[Intro] / Magnificent / Oh, oh, Magnificent / [Verse 1] / I was born / I was born to be with you / In this space and time / After that and ever after I haven't had a clue / Only to
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U2 (Ft. Harold Budd) – Cedars Of Lebanon
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[Verse 1] / Yesterday I spent asleep / Woke up in my clothes in a dirty heap / Spent the night trying to make a deadline / Squeezing complicated lives into a simple headline / [
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U2 – Moment of Surrender
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[Verse 1] / I tied myself with wire / To let the horses run free / Playing with the fire / Until the fire played with me, mmm / [Verse 2] / The stone was semi-precious / And we
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U2 – Breathe
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[Verse 1] / Sixteenth of June, nine oh five, door bell rings / Man at the door says if I want to stay alive a bit longer / There's three things I need you to know—three! / Coming
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U2 – White As Snow
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[Verse 1] / Where I came from there were no hills at all / The land was flat, the highway straight and wide / My brother and I would drive for hours like we had years instead of
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3 Doors Down – Kryptonite
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The song was written by drummer/vocalist Brad Arnold in a mathematics class when he was fifteen and was one of the first songs he ever wrote.
In terms of the song’s meaning Arnold
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U2 – FEZ - Being Born
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From U2’s 2009 Album No Line on The Horizon. During production, it changed names several times including “Chromium Chords” and “Tripoli”. The final song is a mix of two songs that
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U2 – Stand Up Comedy
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[Intro] / Love love love love love... / Love love love love love... / [Verse 1] / I got to stand up and take a step / You and I have been asleep for hours / I got to stand up / The
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U2 – Get On Your Boots
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[Verse 1] / The future needs a big kiss / Winds blows with a twist / Never seen a moon like this / Can you see it too? / Night is falling everywhere / Rockets at the fun fair
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U2 – Love You Like Mad
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[Verse 1] / Nothing worth taking so I never really took / Nothing was shaking but baby you really shook / No one was waking until you kept me up / If your heart was breaking you
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Polo G (Ft. Lil Tjay) – Pop Out
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Polo G recruits up and coming Bronx rapper Lil Tjay for the first time on “Pop Out,” where the two rap about their streets ties and rises in fame and popularity. Produced by
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U2 – No Line on the Horizon
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The opening and titular track of No Line on the Horizon envisions U2’s musical career as a voyage by sea which is far from over — to the point where the “horizon” is still a blurry
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Billy Joel – Vienna
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In a July 2008 New York Times article, Joel cited this as one of his two favorite songs, along with “Summer, Highland Falls”.
Why did I pick Vienna to use as a metaphor for the
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Mac Miller (Ft. Bilal) – Congratulations
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“Congratulations” is the intro to The Divine Feminine by Mac Miller, and it begins in a similar way to some of his old mixtapes, such as Macadelic and track two from Faces—it has a
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DJ Khaled (Ft. Bryson Tiller & Rihanna) – Wild Thoughts
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DJ Khaled links up R&B singers Rihanna & Bryson Tiller for the fourth single released on 16th of June, 2017, off his studio album, Grateful.
Sampling Santana’s classic 1999 track
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Shawn Mendes – There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back
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“There’s Nothing Holdin' Me Back” is about Shawn Mendes' ambiguous and manipulative relationship to a woman and his acceptance of the mental effects caused by her.
On April 17th
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URLtv (Ft. Aye Verb & K-Shine) – Aye Verb vs. K-Shine
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[Round 1: Aye Verb] / I tried....very...very....hard to write these rounds and not bring up nothin' from yo' past Shine / I mean, I didn't want to make you mad / I mean, we all
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Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
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“Teenage Dream” was released as the second single from Perry’s studio album of the same name. The song became Perry’s second number one Hot 100 single from the album, following the
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Dire Straits – Tunnel of Love
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At just over 8 minutes, “Tunnel of Love” seems like an odd choice for a single. Until you hear it that is. It’s quintessential Dire Straits, with Knopfler’s incredible, Bruce
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Aerosmith – I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
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“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” was Aerosmith’s first number one song. It was featured in the movie Armageddon, which starred Steven Tyler’s daughter, Liv Tyler. U2 was originally
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Ja Rule (Ft. Case) – Livin' It Up
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Livin' It Up is the hit single released in 2001 from Rapper Ja Rule’s third studio album Pain Is Love, and features singer, Case. The song peaked at number 4 on the UK singles
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Seal – Crazy
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“Crazy” is the lead single from Seal’s 1991 debut album. It was written by Seal and Guy Sigsworth.
The song topped the charts in Belgium, Europe, the Netherlands, Sweden and
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Puff Daddy & the Family (Ft. 112 & Faith Evans) – I'll Be Missing You
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Puff Daddy’s tribute to his friend The Notorious B.I.G. was written, recorded, and released less than three months after Biggie’s death, and became one of the top-selling rap
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Oasis – Wonderwall
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“Wonderwall” was released as the third single off of Oasis' classic album What’s The Story? (Morning Glory). It was supposedly written for Noel Gallagher’s then-girlfriend, Meg
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Guns N' Roses – Patience
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One of the Guns N' Roses' most famous and beautiful songs. This song was the main single of their second album G N' R Lies.
Played with only three guitars, it remains one of rock’
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The 1975 – About You
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“About You” is the penultimate song included in The 1975’s fifth studio album Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
The song is a musical continuation of the band’s 2013 single “
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Beck – Loser
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The verses of Beck’s breakout hit seem to be mainly a stream of consciousness consisting of nonsense while announcing to the world he’s just a slacker. But some feel he juxtaposes
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The Calling – Wherever You Will Go
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“Wherever You Will Go” is the debut single by American band The Calling, released as the lead single from their debut studio album, Camino Palmero.
The Calling’s most popular song
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One Direction – Story of My Life
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“Story of My Life” is the second single off of One Direction’s third album, Midnight Memories. It details the struggles of trying to chase after a girl who plays “hard to get.”
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The Police – Every Breath You Take
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“Every Breath You Take” is, to this day, still perceived to be a love song. However, the lyrics are actually spoken from a character with sinister intent. During the time Sting
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Bob Dylan – Mr. Tambourine Man
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This song opens Dylan’s 1965 Bringing it all Back Home’s second, acoustic folk side, which comes after seven mostly electric, perky, dense and not rarely harsh pieces (partly a
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Rebzyyx (Ft. hoshie star) – all I want is you
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In Rebzyyx’s song “All I Want Is You,” the lyrics express a deep desire for connection and forgiveness. The singer recognizes that he may have caused pain in the past, but he wants
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Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
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This song was given a lucky break when a Studio 54 DJ flipped to the B-side of “Substitute”, a Righteous Brothers cover. During a time when most disco hits were heavily produced
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King of the Dot (Ft. Pat Stay & Serius Jones) – Pat Stay vs. Serius Jones
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Pat and Serius were schedule to battle at the Blackout 6ix event earlier in the year, but Pat’s voice was fucked up so he couldn’t do it. Pat still came to the event and hung out
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Ne-Yo – Because of You
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“Because of You” is a 2007 song by singer and songwriter Ne-Yo. It is the first single from his second album of the same name.
The single started radio play the week of February 4
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