Genius Meanings
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Olly Alexander – Eyes Shut
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This is track number six from the debut album Communion. This version features some variations to the lyrics, from the initial track, that was released in 2014 on the EP, Real.
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Olly Alexander – Eyes Shut (EP Version)
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“Eyes Shut” is the sixth and final track of the EP Real, that features their lead single, “Real”, as well as remixes from the likes of Tobtok, LeMarquis, and J.A.C.K.
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Ed Sheeran – Eyes Closed
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“Eyes Closed” is a heartfelt track that describes the emotions Ed faced when he lost an important person in his life. The song is dedicated to his close friend, Jamal, who sadly
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Olly Alexander – Take Shelter
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The lead single of the trio’s EP Take Shelter, “Take Shelter” is the first track that Years & Years released through the label Polydor. The single was later used in the EP Y & Y
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Capsize – XX (Sew My Eyes)
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“XX (Sew My Eyes)” is the lead single from Capsize’s 2016 album A Reintroduction: The Essence of All That Surrounds Me.
Capsize vocalist Daniel Wand shared with Alternative
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Olly Alexander – Worship
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Worship finds Years & Years singer Olly Alexander express his desire to love someone completely to the point where he’s worshipping their every move. Most intriguingly, this song
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Tigers Jaw – Eyes Shut
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[Verse 1] / I want to love but I’m afraid to / I want to give myself up / I want to turn myself in / I learned to hate cause I was made to / I am a product of those who came before
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Sade – Like a Tattoo
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The final night of Sade’s 1993 Love Deluxe World Tour, Sade explained to her audience that “Like A Tattoo” was a true story based on the accounts of a stranger Sade met years ago
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Night Talks – Dancing With My Eyes Closed
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Ten years / A long time / Been caught under ice / Just waitin' to strike / Dancin' / With my eyes closed / So nobody knows / Where my mind goes / Playin' like I got the gift
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Eric's Trip – Eyes Shut
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I never know, I never know, I never know how far to go / I never see, I never see, I never see with my eyes closed / I can't pretend, I can't pretend, I can't pretend I didn't know
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SHHE – Eyes Shut
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[Verse 1] / Our love is boundless / You live for fashion / So you don't see me in / One day you'll look a- / [Chorus 1] / You should know I'm just like you / Trying to cover up
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I only ever did it once
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The “it” here refers to attempting suicide. The tone seems like she thinks the lover she talked about in Verse 1 should give her a second chance. In the next verse, she admits it was “selfish ” and “dumb”, which sounds apologetic.
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Car Seat Headrest – I CAN TALK WITH MY EYES SHUT
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[Verse 1] / I think you could be beautiful / I wouldn't love you if you were / Eyes the size of light bulbs / Irises sharpie dots / Sometimes I think you're beautiful / I don't
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Wes Reeve – Eyes Shut
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(I thought you were my angel) / (I thought you were my angel) / [Verse] / Living like a dream / Silver screen, me and my baby / Such a pretty team / Soft and sweet / He drove me
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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Running with Our Eyes Closed
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[Verse 1] / Took forever to get you to trust me / Like I was feeding a bird from my hand / And if this isn't love, then it must be / Another answer I don't understand / To a prayer
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Genius English Translations – YOASOBI - Probably (English Translation)
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Known simply as “Tabun” in Japan, “Probably” continues the trend of their previous singles by utilizing a short-story on Japanese creative writing site Monogatary as inspiration.
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Stealing Sheep – Shut Eye
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Shut Eye was featured in a trailer for the game Tearaway for the Playstation Vita, which brought more popularity to the band and song
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Hermitude (Ft. Xan Young) – Eyes Closed
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For this track, Hermitude recruited Xan Young, an unknown Brooklyn vocalist.
The song was featured on Teen Wolf (S5E5), however it wasn’t officially released for another 4 months.
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Tori Amos – Silent All These Years
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Although this song has an extremely personal air, Tori supposedly didn’t write it for herself. She was at a time in her life when she needed work and was trying to write songs for
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Isis – 20 Minutes/40 Years
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Tendrils extend / From the cloudy black mass / They slither and slide through the ones and zeroes / Prophecy of collapse unfolds / Last grains of sand spiral down the hole / Chance
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Frank Ocean – Come On World, You Can't Go!
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“Come On World, You Can’t Go!” is a mellow, almost nine-minute freestyle from Frank Ocean, premiered in December 2021 at the end of the third Christmas episode of blonded RADIO.
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Lil Peep & Lil Tracy – your favorite dress
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“Your Favorite Dress” is the final track from the EP named CÅSTLES II. This EP is a collaboration between frequent collaborators Lil Peep and Tracy. This song talks about Tracy
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JP Saxe – Soft Landing
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To me, ‘Soft Landing’ is what it feels like when everything is about to go to shit, and it doesn’t seem like there’s anything I can do about it. I wrote this song with John Ryan
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