became an accidental (and somewhat surreal) tribute from Aaliyah to herself upon its posthumous 2002 release. The verses paint it as a clear breakup song, about being left by her college-bound high-school lover — but with a more ambiguous chorus full of heart-tugging lyrics (“It’s been...
Even given the candor of today’s pop lyricism, there’s something especially vulnerable about a singer admitting to “All the times I waited / For you to want me naked” — Eilish has sung about being publicly objectified, but she can write about how bereft the opposite of that can feel...
s more of an emotional equilibrium on the record; the grace she’s given herself spills over into the Latin-inspired bliss of"Just Like That"and the cheeky, flirtiness of "New York, Baby." If Reyez's debut reflected a headspace that was less than fun,Paid In Memoriesis all about ...
The government later blamed the fire on a lit mosquito coil. With the amount of flammable material at the scene, the fire quickly spread. The fire started at about 12:30 a.m. However, the phone line being damaged by the fire, coupled with the fact that the center's staff lacked proper...
“Something About Space Dude” is one of Miley’s loneliest songs, a highlight ofDead Petz, with the Flaming Lips. It’s full of acoustic guitar and her synth-filtered voice singing about the deep isolation of being in love with a “space dude” who’s beautiful but too distant. As sh...
“This song is about being an individual, about searching and finding new information,” he said, “and using your strength as an individual to attack systems like America who continue to rob and rape and murder people in the name of freedom.” —A.G. 10 ‘Down Rodeo’ (1996) Rage ...
I think this song is about a man who got into a situation where he was accused by people by some reasons, or in a situation where he is blamed for not being able to provide the help that is expected of him, situations that were helpless and hard to explain, and he couldn't help ...
It took the video to make it clear just how confused everyone involved in the enterprise was, even as it was the audience that got blamed for being mixed up, when we had to be informed that the first half was supposed to be a send-up of sexism, while the second half was honestly ...
“I mean, if I have one regret it’s that I said anything at all about it in 2019,” he added of an interview he did five years ago in which he blamed himself for “going back over and redoing them[the songs]” endlessly during a time when he was grieving the losses of his mot...
Blink-182 wrote dozens of songs about being teenagers, so it’s ironic that the most enduring is also the most mature. The San Diego trio was riding the tide of local fame when this quintessential ode to growing up came out; within a couple of years, it had vaulted them into the Bill...