For sake of simplicity, “Excitement” can perhaps best be classified as a modern-day, hip-hop inspired love song. That’s another way of saying that the lyrics are largely preoccupied with the subject of intimacy. Verily, what...
The two main topics this song explores is the rappers’ wealth and violent ways. Indeed the title points to the idea that the vocalists are not only rich but also aren’t afraid to show...
Getting straight to the point, the title of this song is actually an allegory for things getting hot between Tory Lanez and his lover, i.e. the lyric’s addressee. In other words, they find themselves alone...
In this song, Daniel Caesar is addressing a romantic interest. And what he is trying to convince her of is that the two of them are “made to fall in love”. He feels he and she...
The Beatles’ “She’s Leaving Home” has a very strange and interesting history. And perhaps the best place to start is with Paul McCartney’s initial inspiration to begin penning the track in the first place. History...
The titular “guys” in this song is actually a reference to The 1975 themselves. And the sentimental disposition of this tune has in fact been described, even by Matt Healy himself, as a love song. However, this is...
Honestly put, LANY’s “Good Guys” reads like a case of unrequited love. The lyrics come off as if the singer is deeply smitten with a certain lady, i.e. the addressee. But his feelings for her...
By this point in time we know that some rock tunes can be deceptively deep. The lyrics may sound repetitive to the unfocused air. But the song itself can even be speaking to some type of...
Sting’s “Fragile” is lyrically terse and accordingly relatively-easy to understand. Sting wrote it in the wake of the murder of Ben Linder. Ben Linder (1959-1987) was an upstanding and promising young man who was murdered by Contra rebels in Nicaragua. And...
Rap songs like “3 Headed Goat” are a bit difficult to explain. It is easy to just say the artists are bragging about their wealth and toughness, but that would not be doing the lyrics...