Questions tagged [lyrics]
For questions regarding the words to a song, their interpretation and meaning.
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What is the Blink-182 song that The Chainsmokers beat to death in Tuscon? [closed]
In the song "Closer" by The Chainsmokers they mention another song by Blink-182. The lyrics go:
Play that Blink-182 song
That we beat to death in Tuscon
Is there any way of knowing which song ...
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Full lyrics of favorite camp song (called "Gypsy Song") containing "… faria faria-O" [closed]
I’m looking for the English lyrics to a song I learned at summer camp. It was called "Gypsy Song".
The refrain was
Set the forest and mountains ringing with faria faria-O
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"Come Baby Come" by K7 - lyrics for the female vocals?
I am looking for the lyrics of the 90s song "Come Baby Come" by K7, but I cannot find one that includes the female vocals at the start of the song after the "Da ding de ding de ding" part. (I turned ...
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Who is "Sid Viscosity"?
The lyrics of the song Gentle Spike Resort by Grandaddy refer to Sid Viscosity:
With ex-school treasures for hire
And whitesnake riffs dressed up like Sid Viscosity
"Whitesnake" could refer to ...
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Extra audience lyrics in a K-Pop song?
We've been to Japan a couple of months ago and happened to catch a performance of a Korean group, Snuper.
It is interesting that the audience takes part in the show, and is singling between the ...
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Lyrics for Backyard Superheroes - Face it
Here is the song on YouTube.
I can't find the lyrics anywhere so I decided to write down what I have so far and you might be able to help me.
You’ve got wake up _____________
Only ten more minutes ...
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Lyrics to Electro-Light "Night Shines" (meaning and corrections)
Electro-Light ft. Nathan Brumley - Night Shines
There is a lyric video of this song, however I think some of the lyrics presented on the lyrical may be off or something that's just confusing to me. ...
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Who is Hozier's goddess?
In Hozier's Take Me To Church, there is this line:
To keep the Goddess on my side
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The word "goddess" doesn't appear in the lyrics besides that, while the word "god" does appear, in the ...
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Were the lyrics in Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" changed?
Did the group Coldplay really originally have the words "Roman Catholic priests are singing" in their song "Viva la Vida", and later replace it with "Roman Cavalry choirs are singing"?
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Is Metallica's lyrics considered to be great by native speakers?
I'm not a native English speaker so despite I'm able to understand what a particular song lyrics is about I can't determine how good it is in terms of poetry. I'm well aware that for instance Bob ...
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What's the meaning of the Karmin song "Acapella"?
I heard this Karmin song titled Acapella, but I'm not sure what the meaning of acapella is as used in this song.
I've been googling the lyrics and I'm still not sure about the meaning of it. Can ...
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Sponge Cake in "True Blue" by John Williamson
In the famous Australian folk song "True Blue" written by John Williamson, he asks "If they sell us out like sponge cake, Do you really care?" Is this referring to anything in particular? For example, ...
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What does Roger Miller say at the end of "Kansas City Star"
What does Roger Miller say at the end of Kansas City Star?
It seems to be an aside, a "parenthetical comment" at the very end, the last two seconds.
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Missy Elliot's "Work it" lyrics meaning
My English teacher constantly referring to this song as female empowerment and feminism. But I just don't see how.
How does the popular song of 2002 Work It by Missy Elliot refer to feminism or ...
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Why are there two sets of lyrics to "The Music of the Night"?
There are two sets of lyrics to "The Music of the Night" from The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Stilgoe, and Charles Hart.
Specifically, the lyrics on the Original London Cast ...
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What does 'imagined ecstasy' mean?
The song Zedd - Addicted to Me's lyrics contains a phrase 'Imagined ecstasy'.
Can anybody please explain it's meaning related to the song?
Does it have any meaning outside the song? If it does, ...
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Who is the real songwriter of a song?
When I Google a song lyrics, Google usually shows it with songwriters at the bottom. For instance, "post malone paranoid lyrics"
Is it possible to find out who took what part in songwriting process? ...
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Lyrics for Haşim & Gülistan Tokdemir - Şirinamın
Could anyone help me out with the lyrics for this song. An English translation would be amazing but Kurdish lyrics are also okay.
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Does Dylan reference Lee Harvey Oswald in "The Times They Are A-Changing"?
This has been eating me for few years now:
When I listened for the first time to Bob Dylan's:
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" I heard
The times Lee Harvey changin'
And I always hear it like this. ...
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Why Manhattan and Berlin are mentioned in "First We Take Manhattan", of all cities in the world?
From what I could figure out, the song "First We Take Manhattan" by Leonard Cohen is about terrorism, the desire to "make a change from within" against the corrupted western culture with its "fashion ...
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What is the english translation of dialogs spoken over this song?
The song "Exploring Yourself With A Knife" is a track form the Russian post-rock band April Rain's album "Waiting For Sunrise". some Russian dialog is spoken between a man and a woman starting at 4:37....
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What is meant by "Run me like a river"?
I recently got Madden 17. Like any EA sports game, it has a soundtrack of "EA Trax", which are usually terrible. Luckily, you can disable them one-by-one in case any of them happen to be okay.
One of ...
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Lyrics for "Into the flow" from 1984 movie "Heavenly Bodies"
I can't find the lyrics for the song Into the flow from the 1984 movie Heavenly bodies.
This song is credited to the Canadian new wave band Boys Brigade, but very little information is available ...
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Explanation of Alkaline Trio's "Fall Victim" lyrics
I discovered this song called "Fall Victim", and because I enjoyed it a lot, I wanted to clearly understand the lyrics (as I'm not a native speaker). So I went on this site : http://www.azlyrics.com/...
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The lyrics of the song by a Greek band Fade -- No Trust
Here is the music video for the song by a Greek band Fade -- No Trust. Unfortunately, not all the words are legible (I'm not a native English speaker) and I didn't manage to Google the lyrics for this ...
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Horse and Carriage Lyrics (by Ma$e and Cam'rom)
After offering to buy a lady diamonds why does Cam'rom then tell her to "shut the fuck up" after she seeks to confirm her interpretation of his metaphor?
If you'll sex in the Lex and your head be ...
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Clean version of post malone -White iversion
I've been trying to find a clean[Radio Edit] of white iverson, I can't
find it.
All the youtube videos that claim to be clean aren't available in my country (UK) or aren't at all
White Iversion: ...
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Message in Strawberry Fields Forever
Ref: How are backward messages created on tracks?
What does the famous 'hidden message' at the end of Strawberry Fields Forever actually say?
The conspiracy theorists would have us believe it's "I ...
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Russian folk song sung in the movie Russkies? [closed]
Approximately 30 minutes into the 1987 film "Russkies" the main character, Mischa, sings what I assume to be a Russian folk song. A clip is available on YouTube at this link. Can you name that tune ...
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Which language is this language heard in many urban songs?
In many urban songs I hear a language which is unintelligible. I thought that it could be some jamaican creole since urban reggaeton influenced songs are historically linked to jamaican reggae. But I ...
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Lyrics of "Keep it up" by Snap?
I've been searching up and down for the lyrics of this song but couldn't find it anywhere!
Sad thing is I don't understand a single line of it :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhr1tjJSeFk
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Lyrics - "Matto, Caldo, Soldi, Morto..." by Ennio Morricone
Every few months, this song gets stuck in my head. (I just finally found the YouTube link today by accident.)
ENNIO MORRICONE/ EDDA DELL'ORSO -"Matto, Caldo, Soldi, Morto... Girotondo" (1969)
Are ...
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Who is Sister Irene in "Going Down" by Freddie King?
I'm working on Going Down by Freddie King and I don't understand the reference of this sentence:
I'm going back to Chattanooga and sleep on sister Irene's porch
I can't find any reference from my ...
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What does "bismillah" mean in the Bohemian Rhapsody?
According to Google, Bismillah means:
in the name of God (an invocation used by Muslims at the beginning of
an undertaking).
But, is that the same context in which it is used? If not, then what ...
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What's the origin of the phrase "Rise Up Singing"?
There's a famous song book called "Rise Up Singing."
That expression appears in the lyric of Summertime, from Porgy and Bess. I wonder whether that's the whole story of the phrase (it was created by ...
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Why do some black rappers use the N-word?
I’m listening to Ayo (Chris Brown & Tyga) right now, and I’m wondering why they use the N-word in their lyrics.
I thought that the N-word is insulting (and you’re likely to get beaten up if you ...
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Why are there no written lyrics for the songs from Barbudo's new album, The EP?
I found a beautiful, psychedelic chill pop album known as The EP by Barbudo on Soundcloud. Their not very popular at all and the album was posted about a month or two ago.
Their song Dog Daze ...
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Identify the language in Virgin Black's Walk Without Limbs
The lyrics to the song Walk Without Limbs by Virgin Black from the album Sombre Romantic are (according to my searches):
Shei masa fum de ma
Walk without limbs
Shei masa fum de ma
Walk through my ...
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EDM song, video with 2 teddy bears, lyrics: "we were gold"
I've been looking for an EDM (electronic dance music) song
the video of this song has two teddy bears in it
and the lyrics are
we were gold and we were......
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Are there any records of the "rest" of the verses from "Hallelujah"?
According to the most popular version of the story, when Leonard Cohen wrote "Hallelujah", he wrote about 80 separate verses src before paring down to the 4 he used in his studio recording.
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What is meant by the chorus of "I Am the Highway" by Audioslave
The song "I Am The Highway" by Audioslave is a favorite of mine but I've always wondered about the meaning behind it, especially the chorus.
I am not your rolling wheels
I am the highway
I am ...
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About Patti Smith's song "Rock N Roll Nigger"
I listened to Patti Smith's song Rock N Roll Nigger. The lyrics include a lot of a word "nigger". This is a derogatory term for African-American, isn't it?
Did she use it on purpose? What is her ...
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What is going on in the lyrics of Kate Rusby's song "Awkward Annie"?
In Kate Rusby's cryptic folk song "Awkward Annie" (on the album by the same name) what is happening? It seems to be something about a farm-boy who gives a farm-girl presents of various animals, and ...
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Beastie Boys' "An Open Letter to NYC"; reference to the "number ten bus"?
As someone fascinated with the City of New York and the Beastie Boys, I'm trying to figure out some context in their lyrics of the song An Open Letter to NYC.
Here are the lines that make me curious:
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Meaning of lyrics from "505" by Arctic Monkeys
These lyrics are from the song "505" by Arctic Monkeys:
'Not shy of a spark,
A knife twists at the thought that I should fall short of the mark,
Frightened by the bite though its no harsher ...
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Pro Pain - Down For The Cause - Help to understand the song
Link to lyrics.
I guess only fans from the time recognize the question but all the same I'm asking it.
Knowing that the band is from the 90s, and from New York.
Not being from USA and was teen when ...
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Is Sweet and Low, a song referenced in Blubber by Judy Bloom, a real song?
I’ve always wondered because I tried looking for on Google, taking some of the lyrics in the book, but was not successful. The closest thing I found was a choral arrangement, but I don’t know who ...
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Meaning of the line "reds and the pinks" in Love Stinks
This is probably a dumb question, but I just googled it and I couldn't find an answer. J. Geils band, song Love Stinks, there's a line "I've had the blues, the reds and the pinks".
I've had the ...
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Rock song with lyric "walking in your shoes", gruff voice singer like Linkin Park [closed]
There's a rock (or metal) popular song, not recent probably. It has these phrases (sort of).
"walking in your shoes"
"something i am not gonna say to you"
"i love you"
"and every second i"
Can ...
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Lyric of Final Fantasy XV - Apocalypsis Noctis
I'm not good at Latin but I found one of Final Fantasy XV interesting.
It was played live in Abbey Road Studios few days ago.
I would like to know if anyone could write down the lyrics also with ...
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