Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

Hate Myself

dodie

“Hate Myself” by Dodie

As its title implies, Dodie’s “Hate Myself” is in fact psychological in nature. And the reason the vocalist has developed self-hatred is not due to her own mindstate per se. Rather this song speaks to...

Wellerman

The Longest Johns

“Wellerman” by The Longest Johns

The song “Wellerman” has been classified under a genre called a sea shanty which dates back to at least the 19th century. These are the types of songs sailors used to sing while performing the mundane, group...

MY TREASURE

K-pop / TREASURE

“MY TREASURE” by TREASURE

The lyrics of Treasure’s “My Treasure” song read sort of like the type of ‘put on a happy face’ tracks we’ve come to expect from male K-pop artists. Perhaps it is also premised in the...

Time To Pretend

MGMT

“Time To Pretend” by MGMT

On “Time to Pretend”, MGMT seems to be referring to stardom and how different it is from the average person’s life. As seen in the lyrics, the writers are fully aware of what this...

You Only Live Once

The Strokes

“You Only Live Once” by The Strokes

On the Strokes’ “You Only Live Once”, the writer discusses how the world is made up of diverse personalities, ideologies and perspectives. The first verse talks about the different personalities people have, and how...