Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

Like Water

Alicia Keys

“Like Water” by Alicia Keys

Ultimately Alicia’s “Like Water” is a love song, with the title meaning to serve as an analogy of the relationship at hand. And apparently what the vocalist is speaking to is something like the...

Is It Insane

Alicia Keys

“Is It Insane” by Alicia Keys

The titular question (“Is It Insane”) revolves around the vocalist marveling the fact that she has found herself thoroughly smitten. And there appears to be two primary reasons why she is amazed after personally pierced...

Only You

Alicia Keys

“Only You” by Alicia Keys

It is apparent by this point, i.e. the eighth track on the playlist of “Keys”, that this is for the most part a romance album. All of the preceding songs, with the exception of “Plentiful“, are either...

Dead End Road

Alicia Keys

“Dead End Road” by Alicia Keys

“Dead End Road” is a song about depression, which in actuality is one of the most common topics in the music industry. Usually when we come across such songs, there is some type of a...

Skydive

Alicia Keys

“Skydive” by Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys’ “Skydive” is actually one of those you-and-I-can-take-on-the-world kinda songs. The nature of the relationship between the vocalist and addressee is not really specified in the song. However, by all means the latter would...

River

Joni Mitchell

“River” by Joni Mitchell

Before the days of Taylor Swift, there were female singer/songwriters like Joni Mitchell whose artistry was also influenced by their actual romantic experiences. And in her youth Joni dated just as many dudes, if not...