Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: SMF

Lauv

Lauv

“Dishes” by Lauv

The way the lyrics of Lauv’s “Dishes” play out is that the titular “dishes” are actually symbolic. Yes, the singer is in fact referencing the plates or what have you which are resident in his...

Stay Gold

BTS

“Stay Gold” by BTS

“Stay Gold” is a true love song in which the singers are addressing a romantic interest.  And what they are telling her, as stated metaphorically in the title and the chorus, is to remain...

Black

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam’s “Black” Lyrics Meaning

This Pearl Jam classic is about unrequited love. Or more specifically, according to Eddie Vedder’s own explanation, it is about a person’s ‘first relationship’, i.e. first love, that doesn’t work out. And with this understanding in mind,...

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

“Goodbye Jimmy Reed” by Bob Dylan

This song serves as a tribute to a late, great blues’ musician by the name of Jimmy Reed.  But the way Bob Dylan goes about doing so is not by talking about the man himself, at...

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

“Black Rider” by Bob Dylan

“Black Rider” is yet another song from Bob Dylan’s “Rough and Rowdy Ways” in which the listener is tasked with interpreting who exactly the titular character may be. What we do know, based on the...

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

“Mother of Muses” by Bob Dylan

It has been noted that the “mother of Muses” is actually a figure from Greek mythology named Mnemosyne. And in this song Bob Dylan indeed refers to her as a deity, if you will. In earlier parts...

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

“Crossing the Rubicon” by Bob Dylan

“Crossing the Rubicon” is a colloquial phrase which points to the idea of an individual reaching a point where he or she cannot turn back. And the way Bob Dylan uses it in this song seems...

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

“Key West (Philosopher Pirate)” by Bob Dylan

Key West is actually a city in Florida. But more to the point of this song it represents the singer’s dream residence – the place where he has retired, if you will. As such, there are two sentiments...