Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

"Runaway"

AURORA

Aurora’s “Runaway” Lyrics Meaning

Aurora wrote this classic (“Runaway”) when she was but 12 year old. And whereas it is a masterful work for an author of that age group, perhaps as to be expected it also takes...

"Still into You"

Paramore

“Still into You” by Paramore

This is a real-life love song in that it is based on the vocalist, Hayley Williams’, former relationship with a fellow musician named Chad Gilbert. But by and large the lyrics are general enough that...

88 Seconds In Greensboro

OMD

“88 Seconds In Greensboro” by OMD

This song (“88 Seconds In Greensboro”) was written by Andy McCluskey of OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) alongside his band mate Paul Humphreys. The pair wrote it after being touched by a massacre...

Jerusalem

William Blake

“Jerusalem” by William Blake

The onset of the song “Jerusalem” dates back to the legend of man known as Joseph of Arimathea. Serious Biblical scholars would recognize this as being the person who took responsibility for burying Jesus after...

"God Save the Queen"

God Save the Queen

God Save the Queen

Just as the United Kingdom doesn’t actually have a written constitution, the country is also devoid of an official national anthem. In other words, just as it has what is referred to as an unwritten constitution,...