Perhaps the most famous country song about living a life worth regretting, "Mama Tried" is matter-of-fact and light on remorse. Still, it's a tribute to the trials of a mother who made the best of a difficult situation as a single parent, and did everything to try to ensure that h...
This song about regret captured a lot of hearts upon its release. Michael David Rosenberg (Passenger’s real name) states that it is actually about realizing and understanding what you have lost only after it is gone, which can be quite painful. 9.When the Party’s Over, Billie Eilish B...
The Police confirmed on Vh1 that it's about Big Brother government. I know that I'm not loosing my mind when I heard this very clear. Interesting that someone above stated that Vh1 said different. Why would they say two different things? "Every Breath You Take", The Police It's not...
Charli is at ease, luxuriating in Jacuzzi-jet synths while delivering a resolute assertion of her worth to someone who let her go. Ostensibly about a breakup, the song becomes all the more potent considering Crash’s meta-narrative about a fed-up pop star dipping out on her major-label ...
“Across the Sea” is fantasizing about a girl too young to have without hurting, “Only in Dreams” is a prom night too perfect to exist, “In the Garage” is being too lonely to even find someone with whom to playDungeons & Dragons. “Butterfly” cuts down on the self-pity but ...
“I don’t know how you get over, get over/ Someone as dangerous, tainted, and flawed as you,” sings Lana, in an bluesy ballad that’s garnered comparisons to Fiona Apple. Like many of her early songs, “Million Dollar Man” is about being seduced by beautiful surfaces, oblivious to...