Genius Meanings
|
|
Future – Government Official
|
Two-minute track, “Government Official” is built on Future’s rugged, auto-tuned vocals, alongside with the intense trap beat. “Government Official” quickly became one of the top
|
|
Future – Extra
|
“Extra” features Future rapping about his girl’s criticism of his excessive lifestyle, and all the things he spends his money on.
The track features a sample of female vocals from
|
|
Future – XanaX Damage
|
On “XanaX Damage” Future expresses grief over a woman he only seems to love when he’s at his lowest. He realizes she’s no good for him, but cannot seem to live without her.
The
|
|
Bob Marley & The Wailers – No Woman, No Cry
|
One of Bob Marley’s most enduring songs, “No Woman No Cry” is a call to a woman in his life to be positive and not to worry about the bad times originally from the album Natty
|
|
Apollo Sunshine – 666: The Coming Of The New World Government
|
Believing is harder than it used to be / The evening reports refuse to say a thing / Effects without the cause / The editing techniques / Effects on everything / So shame won't
|
|
Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake – King's Dead
|
A star-studded collaboration. In his first single as the main credited artist since 2015, Jay Rock links up with Future, James Blake and Black Hippy partner and label mate
|
|
TrappaChiNo (Ft. HolUp) – TrappaChiNo Notable Scribes
|
This is a list of my transcriptions that are 20,000 views or more. As of 2022, I have 177 scribes that are 20K or more, including 92 that are 70k or more, 23 that are 500K or more
|
|
Rage Against the Machine – Testify
|
The song is a call to action: it’s up to ordinary people to call out the injustice that is happening, “right outside your door,“ in spite of government & media attempts to pacify
|
|
The Fall – New Face in Hell
|
[Verse 1] / Wireless enthusiast intercepts / Government secret radio band / And uncovers secrets and scandals / Of deceitful type proportions / [Verse 2] / Aghast goes next door to
|
|
Future – Love Thy Enemies
|
On “Love Thy Enemies,” Future gives a personal and emotional performance in which he discusses how his past lovers have betrayed and abandoned him, disregarding his feelings in the
|
|
Joey Bada$$ (Ft. Capital STEEZ) – Survival Tactics
|
Joey BADA$$ uses the instrumental for “Survival Tactics” by Styles of Beyond Prod. Vin Skully.
Joey borrows a lot of different flows from older artists (to compliment the old boom
|
|
Drive Like Jehu – Future Home of Stucco Monstrosity
|
Gotta cough, got the sniffles / Saw a doctor, got a match / Got a hammer, got a nail / Gotta casket, got a match / Got a green card, got a hassle / Took a beatin' got a match / Hey
|
|
Michael Jackson – They Don't Care About Us
|
The fourth single off Jackson’s album HIStory, this is one of Michael’s most controversial songs of all time and was accused of being anti-Semitic. The song is a plea against
|
|
Will Wood and the Tapeworms (Ft. Alex Nauth, Cheska Columbo & Dylan Jacobus) – The Song with Five Names, a.k.a. Soapbox Tao, a.k.a. Checkmate Atheists! a.k.a. Neospace Government, a.k.a. You Can Never Know
|
[Verse 1] / Why, I can’t see, that I am the “me” that I was born into / And what’s the source of you? / In your head, in your head, in your head / And yet you believe it’s true
|
|
Kendrick Lamar – HiiiPoWeR
|
The first song released from Kendrick Lamar’s Section.80, “HiiiPower” talks of self enlightenment through reflection and active work. It constantly touches on racial subjects
|
|
Vince Staples – BagBak
|
Vince Staples announced “BagBak” on social media, saying the song is coming February 3rd, 2017.
https://twitter.com/vincestaples/status/826476838927028224
It is a single on Big
|
|
Future – Politics
|
[Intro] / I'ma put some money on her, I'ma put some money on her / I'ma put some money, I'ma ball on that right now / Yeah, the wizard / [Chorus] / That ghetto keep my heart pumpin
|
|
Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson, Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" & Renée Elise Goldsberry – Non-Stop
|
The Act I finale covers Hamilton’s life from the end of the war to his appointment as Secretary of the Treasury. Burr watches in amazement as Hamilton becomes a leading lawyer
|
|
Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton – Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)
|
This song captures the events that occurred during the Battle of Yorktown, the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. These events are covered in Chernow’s biography on pages
|
|
Kendrick Lamar – untitled 04
|
This song advocates free thinking. SZA preaches, while Kendrick whispers a monologue that represents the struggle of balancing new found fame with his past life. The structure is
|
|
Sex Pistols – God Save the Queen
|
“God Save the Queen” is a song by the English punk rock band Sex Pistols. It was released as the band’s second single and was featured on their only studio album, Never Mind the
|
|
Christopher Jackson, Daveed Diggs, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Okieriete Onaodowan – Cabinet Battle #1
|
These cabinet meeting scenes are staged and styled after live “rap battle” performances—like those in Style Wars, Scribble Jam or 8 Mile—where rappers freestyle, often with extreme
|
|
Genius: Song Lyrics Finder
|
Genius is the world’s biggest collection of song lyrics, videos and crowdsourced musical knowledge.
SEARCH 1.7 MILLION+ SONGS
Find annotated lyrics for all your favorite songs, or browse what's hot on Genius.
VIEW GENIUS VIDEOS
Watch interviews with your favorite artists about the music you love.…
|
|
Lil Baby & 42 Dugg – Grace
|
“Grace” is a collaborative track between Lil Baby and Detroit rapper 42 Dugg. It was made 3 days after 42 Dugg was released from prison for federal gun charges.
The track was
|
|
Death Grips – You Might Think He Loves You for Your Money but I Know What He Really Loves You for It’s Your Brand New Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat
|
In one of Death Grips' heaviest and most ferocious tracks (with a 28-word title to top it off), Ride flows with brazen psychosis as he spits lyrics painting him as a murderous
|
|
Immortal Technique – The 4th Branch
|
Immortal Technique suggests that the 4th branch of the American Government is the Corporate media and it has been used to corrupt people’s ideology.
|
|
Phoebe Bridgers – I Know the End
|
‘'I Know the End’‘ is the metalinguistic closing track of Phoebe’s sophomore album Punisher.
The apocalyptical folk ballad track reclaims the singer-songwriter narrative abilities
|
|
I Declare War – New Age Holocaust
|
A brutal song about the corrupt world we live in and the fact that we are repeating history.
|
|
Ylvis – Russian Government Process
|
[Vegard, spoken] / New boy, you first day at work today? / [Bård, spoken] / Yes / [Vegard, spoken] / You start archivation process immediately / Okay? / Question? / [Bård, spoken
|
|
Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues
|
“Subterranean Homesick Blues” epitomizes Dylan’s purpose in penning the album Bringing It All Back Home; to revitalize the protest rock of the ‘50s. At the time of this song’s
|
|
Neil Hilborn – The Future
|
Neil Hilborn’s poem often have a common theme where the speaker is dealing with some type of mental illness. In this poem the speaker is detailing living and dealing with bipolar
|
|
Kendrick Lamar – N95
|
“N95” is the second track on Kendrick Lamar’s fifth and final studio album with Top Dawg Entertainment, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. The song’s title refers to N95 face masks
|
|
Future – St. Lucia
|
“St. Lucia” is a boastful track off of Future’s debut EP SAVE ME. On the track, Future boasts about his lavish lifestyle and sexual prowess.
St. Lucia is an island in the
|
|
Kanye West (Ft. Kid Cudi & Raekwon) – Gorgeous
|
“Gorgeous” sees Kanye describing the ugly nature of social injustice in America, ironically calling the nation “gorgeous” because of it.
Recorded during his self-imposed exile in
|
|
XXXTENTACION – hate will never win
|
On October 5th, 2017, the song was previewed in a snippet on X’s Instagram. The snippet was previously predicted to be a part of a future EP called UGLY. The snippet was then
|
|
MF DOOM – Hoe Cakes
|
The second track off the MM…FOOD album makes use of some pretty sick beatboxing throughout.
“Hoe Cakes” (spelled “hoecakes”) is an African American food from the 19th century
|
|
Prince Ea – Dear Future Generations: Sorry
|
Dear Future Generations / I think I speak for the rest of us when I say / Sorry, sorry we left you with our mess of a planet / Sorry that we were too caught up in our own doings to
|
|
Skepta (Ft. Lay-Z & Wizkid) – Glow in the Dark
|
[Intro: Skepta] / One time, one time / [Verse 1: Skepta] / I knew what it was to be black way before I was on the GQ cover / How you gonna question me about colour? / What you know
|