Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

Lemon Tree

Post Malone

“Lemon Tree” by Post Malone

The idea that the title of this song (“Lemon Tree”) is apparently meant to point to is the vocalist’s life being sour at the moment. The first verse implies that part of the reason is...

Want Want

Maggie Rogers

“Want Want” by Maggie Rogers

Maggie Rogers’ “Want Want” is a love song, and there really isn’t anything complicated or ever-metaphorical being put forth here. Instead, on top of expressing her romantic desire for the addressee, the main sentiment...

Will of the People

Muse

“Will of the People” by Muse

It’s easy to deem, not only based on the lyrics but also the sarcastic nature of the explanation Matt Bellamy has offered to this piece, that this song is of a revolutionary slant. In other words, as...

Don't Come Back

Tate McRae

“Don’t Come Back” by Tate McRae

“Don’t Come Back” is premised on Tate McRae being under the impression that her boyfriend, the addressee, is on the verge of dumping her – or as more specifically relayed sentimentally, bailing on their...

?

Tate McRae

“?” by Tate McRae 

“?” isn’t a song but rather a terse monologue which serves as the introductory track on Tate McRae’s 2022 album “I Used to Think I Could Fly”. As explained by the entertainer, the wording of...

Bodies

Sex Pistols

“Bodies” by Sex Pistols

All research considered, Sex Pistols’ “Bodies” is perhaps a song that Johnny Rotten never meant to be over-analyzed in the first place. And let’s be frank. Even if you are pro-choice, there’s a certain point...

Boy X

Tate McRae

“Boy X” by Tate McRae

Sometimes, women are criticized for making poor romantic choices. But it can be said that no matter how sentimentally-defensive a lady may be, at the end of the day there’s always some playa who can...