Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: SMF

No Shame

5 Seconds of Summer

5 Seconds of Summer – No Shame

5 Seconds of Summer’s “No Shame” may be a bit more complicated than it outwardly appears. For instance, it seems obvious that the narrator is attributing the titular characteristic to the addressee(s). But it can also...

Electric Eel

MGMT

MGMT – Electric Feel

This classic by MGMT is centered on a certain female who has the titular “electric feel”, so to speak. Said attribute is tantamount to a super power or special ability. And what it seems to...

Moby

Moby

Moby’s “Mistake” Lyrics Meaning

The particular type of ‘mistakes’ which Moby is harping on in this song, even though he doesn’t go into elaborate detail concerning them, are the ones he has made in romantic relationships. Thus when he...

Be The One

Moby

Moby’s “Be The One” Lyrics Meaning

Moby’s “Be The One” features the same stanza being repeated continuously. And even in that regard, three of the four lines which makeup the passage are similar in composition. But that being established, it is...

Every Time You Go Away

Paul Young

Paul Young – Everytime You Go Away

The addressee of Paul Young’s “Everytime You Go Away” would logically be a romantic interest of the narrator, considering he refers to this individual as “baby” and all. And the way the situation reads is...

Somewhere Only We Know

Keane

Keane’s “Somewhere Only We Know” Lyrics Meaning

To begin with, Keane’s “Somewhere Only We Know” has a romantic undertone. This aspect is made most evident in the chorus where the singer appears to be addressing his significant other whom he is on...

Hips Don't Lie

Shakira / Wyclef Jean

“Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira (ft. Wyclef Jean)

The title of this song originated from an idiom Shakira developed in regards to her profession. And basically the way the story goes is that the movements of her hips would indicate to her coworkers whether or...

Khalid & Disclosure

Disclosure / Khalid

Khalid & Disclosure – Know Your Worth

The addressee of “Know Your Worth” comes off as if it is a female who is in a toxic relationship. The implication is that her partner abuses her in some way, shape or form. And her...

Revenge

Joyner Lucas

“Revenge” by Joyner Lucas

The most effective way to describe Joyner Lucas’ “Revenge” is as a braggadocio song. The lyrics focus largely on Joyner’s commitment to realness and love life. In terms of the former ideology, this apparently includes him...