Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: SMF

What My World Spins Around

Jordan Davis

“What My World Spins Around” by Jordan Davis

To say that your “world spins around” a particular object or in this case person is another way of putting forth that said individual is the perpetual center of your attention. So the first verse...

1913 Massacre

Woody Guthrie

“1913 Massacre” by Woody Guthrie

As we have pointed out in the past, there was a time in American labor history that was marked by some major conflicts between the working class and those whom they worked for. This was...

One Love

The Stone Roses

“One Love” by The Stone Roses

It has been put forth that a certain line in The Stone Roses’ “One Love” was inspired by one from the New Testament. But if so, this piece in its entirety doesn’t particularly read as if it...

Space Song

Beach House

“Space Song” by Beach House

The lyrics of “Space Song” can be deemed artsy in that they are relatively terse and in a way leave more to the imagination than what’s being stated overtly.  Verse 1 The song commences...

I Hate You When You're Drunk

Olly Murs

“I Hate You When You’re Drunk” by Olly Murs

Olly Murs dealt with a bit of cancel culture-like backlash upon the release of “I Hate You When You’re Drunk”. But why? This is because some listeners deem the lyrics to be offensive, despite...

Lux Æterna

Metallica

Metallica’s “Lux Æterna” Meaning

We’ll start off by saying that if there’s any genre of music where an artist would be inclined to name/drop a song based on a phrase in Latin, a by and large a dead...

"Vietnow"

Rage Against the Machine

“Vietnow” by Rage Against the Machine

It has been ascertained that the song “Vietnow” serves as a tirade against radio shows that are geared towards right-wing agendas. In the political arena of countries like the United States, terms such as right-wing and left-wing are thrown around...

Drown

Bring Me the Horizon

“Drown” by Bring Me the Horizon

The word “drown”, within the context of this song, is meant to point to this, shall we say life-threatening sense of depression that the vocalist is going through. And ultimately, even though the verses are...