In the first part of “Thinkin Bout You, the lyrics narrate a vivid representation of emotional turmoil and heartache. The “tornado” metaphorically encapsulates a whirlpool of emotions, and the mention of unlikely rain in...
“We Found Love” finds Rihanna singing about finding love in an unexpected or tough place. The “yellow diamonds in the light” could be about special moments that shine even in dark times. The line...
It’s interesting that an artist who goes by the tag of “Noname” would drop a song titled “Namesake”, but the rapper is seemingly using the opportunity to explain why she chose such a moniker...
Within the grand scheme of “California King Bed”, the size of the titular bed can be taken as metaphorical as opposed to literal. An actual California King bed tends to be the largest commonly available. And...
Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” is part of the soundtrack to a certain superhero film and was designed specifically to be utilized as such. However, the lyrics were not composed to speak to the film’s plot. ...
“Run This Town” is a dual-sentiment song. On one hand it is obviously meant to big up Roc La Familia, i.e. Jay-Z’s circle of artists at the time, which most notably included Rihanna and Kanye...
Rihanna’s “Woo” can perhaps be classified as one of the more realistic breakup songs out there, one that illustrates the types of varying emotions a person often goes through when enduring such a sad...
“All of the Lights” dates back to what we may term as the more esoteric stage in Kanye West’s career. But it has been reasonably put forth that in the chorus, when Rihanna gets to mentioning a...
This song (“D.M.B.”) is being interpreted as ASAP Rocky’s love letter to Rihanna, and there’s really no reason to believe otherwise. But that said, she is never namedropped in the lyrics. So “D.M.B.” has a general applicability and...
Rihanna’s “Disturbia” is in fact based on the vocalist being in a state of mental disturbance, as implied by the title, even though said title isn’t a canonical word. In the first verse, it reads as...
