Author: SMF

Eminem

January 20, 2020

 by SMF · Published January 20, 2020

“Stepdad” by Eminem

“Stepdad” is based on a revenge fantasy Eminem is having against his stepdad. In the lyrics, he is portraying the role of a child who regularly suffers at the hands of an unjust and cruel...

Black Thought / Denaun / Eminem / Q-Tip / Royce da 5'9"

January 20, 2020

 by SMF · Published January 20, 2020

“Yah Yah” by Eminem (ft. Denaun, Q-Tip, Black Thought and Royce da 5’9”)

Eminem’s “Yah Yah” is a posse cut alright. And as such Royce da 5’9”, Black Thought and Eminem use their respective verses to basically big-up themselves. However, this isn’t the freestyle sort of cypher. As illustrated for...

Eminem / Joell Ortiz / KXNG Crooked / Royce da 5'9"

January 20, 2020

 by SMF · Published January 20, 2020

“I Will” by Eminem (ft. Royce da 5’9’’, Joell Ortiz & KXNG Crooked)

Anyone who is familiar with posse cuts Eminem has hosted in the past more or less know what the song “I Will” has to offer, which is its rappers dropping some of their best...

Eminem

January 20, 2020

 by SMF · Published January 20, 2020

“Marsh” by Eminem

“Marsh” is similar to a freestyle in that Eminem doesn’t really make an effort to stick to a particular topic. However, it does have a permeating theme, which is the artist touting his lyrical skills...

Ben Howard / Monica Heldal

January 20, 2020

 by SMF · Published January 20, 2020

Ben Howard’s “Burgh Island” Lyrics Meaning

Burgh Island is an actual location in England, Ben Howard’s home country.  And it is a place which based on this song we can deduce imbues him with feelings of satisfaction and peace of mind....

Halsey

January 20, 2020

 by SMF · Published January 20, 2020

“I Hate Everybody” by Halsey

Halsey’s “I Hate Everybody” is a bit more-complicated than your usual Halsey fare. Contrary to how its title may read it is meant to serve, in a roundabout way, as an expression of the songstress’s...

Tasmin Archer

January 20, 2020

 by SMF · Published January 20, 2020

Tasmin Archer’s “Sleeping Satellite” Lyrics Meaning

Tasmin Archer and her collaborators wrote this song on the 20th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo program successfully putting a man on the moon for the first time. That feat occurred in 1969. And the elaborate metaphors...

The Alan Parsons Project

January 19, 2020

 by SMF · Published January 19, 2020 · Last modified February 7, 2022

“Eye in the Sky” by The Alan Parsons Project

There has been much debate as to what the “eye in the sky”, as used within the context of this song, actually refers to. The most-general understanding of the term is that it points to...

Halsey

January 19, 2020

 by SMF · Published January 19, 2020

“Still Learning” by Halsey

Halsey’s “Still Learning” is one of those types of song in which the pop artist tasks herself with delineating some of the negative effects of being a celebrity. For instance, she’s ‘paranoid’ and always needs...

Halsey

January 18, 2020

 by SMF · Published January 18, 2020

“More” by Halsey

Unfortunately Halsey’s history has been marked by a few miscarriages. And that is the reality which this song is based on. But the songstress is looking to the future, not to the past.  So basically, the...