Moby is the stage moniker of an American musician Richard Melville Hall. He is often regarded as one of the most relevant personalities when it comes to creating good tunes in the electronic music...
The word “cold”, used within the context of the lyrics of Moby’s “When It’s Cold I’d Like to Die”, is obviously a metaphor. What it points to is the idea of, most simply explained,...
References to ‘rain’ is one of the most well-worn metaphors in the music industry. In more modern times and within the context of hip-hop, it alludes to the act of spreading dollar bills like there’s...
“A$AP Forever” commences with ASAP Rocky shouting out “gang”, an expression that, besides the chorus, is also featured prominently in the intro. And the logical explanation would be that he’s acknowledging his clique the A$AP...
The vocals on Moby’s “Natural Blues” are derived from an early 20th century song that reads a lot like a spiritual or, as title states, the blues. The vocalist possesses “trouble so hard” alright. And as...
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...
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...
In terms of its lyrical composition, “Porcelain” is a terse song but tells an intriguing albeit somewhat-shrouded story. In the song, Moby is experiencing a breakup from his partner. And although the singular reason is never...
New Dawn Fades is a song performed by the English band Joy Division. The song is widely considered to be about suicide, which is caused by the breakdown of the singer’s romantic relationship and...