Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

True Blue

boygenius

“True Blue” by boygenius

Based on the third verse especially, it can be speculated that the addressee of “True Blue” is a romantic interest of the singer. But more to the point would apparently be the two parties involved...

Procrastination (broke)

J. Cole

“Procrastination (broke)” by J. Cole

J. Cole sorta alludes to himself being a procrastinator on “Procrastination (broke)”, but that’s not really what this song is about. In fact, he does so within the context of relating to students who...

Do It Again

2Rare / NLE Choppa

Do It Again by NLE Choppa (ft. 2Rare)

NLE Choppa’s “Do It Again”, which makes liberal usage of the word “bi-ch”, is addressed to the vocalist’s ex. It can be easily ascertained that he still has feelings for her. And why? That’s...

Morning Show

Iggy Pop

“Morning Show” by Iggy Pop

The term “morning show”, as Iggy utilizes it, is metaphorical and furthermore symbolic of a concept like having to go out and facing the world every day. What’s being inferred is that at times, the...

Modern Day Ripoff

Iggy Pop

“Modern Day Ripoff” by Iggy Pop

Iggy admitted that he was cranky at the time “Modern Day Ripoff” was composed. He also described the vocalist’s character as being a “middle-aged white guy”, but we know that by this point, Pop has personally...

Lisa Marie Presley's "Lights Out"

Lisa Marie Presley

“Lights Out” by Lisa Marie Presley

It has been confirmed that “Lights Out” is in fact about Lisa Marie Presley’s famous family. She was born in Memphis, the city which was/is the well-known base of Elvis Presley. That would in large part explain why...

The Weakness

Ruston Kelly

“The Weakness” by Ruston Kelly

The presumption would be that the inspiration behind “The Weakness”, which was written exclusively by Ruston Kelly, was his relationship with Kacey Musgraves. The way Ruston described this piece – or more specifically the project named after...