Author: Amanda London

THE LONELIEST

“The Loneliest” by Måneskin

Måneskin’s “The Loneliest” is a breakup song or more specifically one in which the vocalist is lamenting having already parted ways with the addressee. It is never specified that their relationship was a romantic one....

Poland

“Poland” by Lil Yachty

All lyrics considered, what Lil Yachty’s “Poland” primarily serves as is an ode to lean. Anyone who knows lean knows it is a highly-intoxicating drink which uses dangerous quantities of cough syrup as one...

Fineshrine

“Fineshrine” by Purity Ring

Purity Ring’s “Fineshrine” is highly metaphorical in nature. Owing to this, a lot of energy has been dedicated to analyzing its symbolism, including the content of the music video. But what it all boils down to, most...

Those Days

“Those Days” by Nickelback

Nickelback can be defined as a family band. Chad and Mike Kroeger, who have been down since day one, are siblings. Also upon formation this group, which is a quartet, consisted of their cousin Brandon Kroeger,...

You Found Me

“You Found Me” by The Fray

The narrative that highlights the first verse of The Fray’s “You Found Me”, in which the vocalist is interacting with “God” on a particular street corner, was inspired by a dream Isaac Slade had. ...

Your Daughter

“Your Daughter” by Chase McDaniel

The primary subject of Chase McDaniel’s “Your Daughter” is someone very precious to the vocalist. But alas, she is suffering from serious psychological/emotional issues which are proving impediments in their relationship. That said, Chase has...

Heartbeat

“Heartbeat” by Shawn Mendes

Shawn Mendes’s “Heartbeat” is what we call a bonafide love song which poetically centers on what isn’t so much of a metaphor as it may be a physical reality, i.e. the vocalist’s ‘heartbeat speeding...