Author: SMF

Hey You

“Hey You” by Disturbed

Disturbed’s “Hey You” is a song which is meant to induce the act of self-reflection in the listener. Draiman has concluded that the last couple of years of American history, if you will – with...

Blender

“Blender” by 5 Seconds of Summer

The title of this song is derived from a line in the chorus where the vocalist likens his relationship with the addressee to being “in an emotional blender”. In other words, as implied this is...

Layla

“Layla” by DJ Robin & Schürze

“Layla” is classified under a subgenre known of Ballermann, which is apparently, if this piece is to be taken as an example, defined by the type of simple, repetitive lyrics we usually find in house...

Irrelevant

“Irrelevant” by Pink

Pink is sort of an elder stateswoman in the pop game. Relatively speaking, she’s a bit up there in age yet at the same time is often categorized with singers from the younger generation. So perhaps...

Summer Child

“Summer Child” by Conan Gray

One thing that can be said about Conan Gray is that he’s a sensitive artist. For example, image-wise he relies heavily on black as opposed to vibrant colors. Or put otherwise, Gray doesn’t come off as...

Footnote

“Footnote” by Conan Gray

Footnotes are those annotations you find sometimes, in smaller print, at the bottom of a page of text, especially in terms of academic writings. They are not part of the main text itself, or let’s...

Jimmy Cooks

“Jimmy Cooks” by Drake (ft. 21 Savage)

For those of you who may not know, Drake was actually a tenured professional actor before becoming a global music star. From 2001 to 2008 he portrayed one of the main characters, “Jimmy Brooks”, on...

Drake's Texts Go Green

Drake’s “Texts Go Green” Lyrics Meaning

The title of this song (“Texts Go Green”) has something to do with the way Apple devices, i.e. the premiere handheld telecommunications’ gadgets currently on the market, tend to display text messages. And apparently, what...