"I Fall Apart" is a song of pain and anguish brought on by a past relationship. If someone or something is said to fall apart, it usually means that they've broken down in some way, and things aren't working right. That's exactly what's at play in this Post Malone...
This song is about young romance and the intoxicating feeling of hormone-driven lust. Despite the title, "Teenage Dream" isn't a song about what it's like to live through your teenage years. Instead, it's a pop jam about the intoxication that comes with the...
This song uses an imagined scene of a speakeasy to depict one person's love for another. If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say "Left Hand Free" has been described as the “least alt-J song ever.” At least, that's what the members of the band had to say about it. The...
This is a song about overcoming guilt and cleaning up your life, told through the lens of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Along Came a Spider Fans of the Sam Raimi Spidey trilogy might recognize this song from Spider-Man 2, one of the most popular superhero...
This is a song about finding love and trying to convince yourself and others that this time is different than the rest. This Time, It's Personal Gym Class Heroes released "Cupid's Chokehold" as part of their "Papercut Chronicles" album. The song is highly personal to...
This song is about a deep attraction for another person that makes you feel like you're going crazy. The Selena Remix "Calm Down" is a fairly standard love song that takes its time with a moderate tempo. It was released with "Rave & Roses" as the second single on...
"Thought You Should Know" is all about Morgan Wallen's love for his mother and the work, time, and care she put into raising him. An Ode to His Mom Wallen co-wrote the song with the help of Miranda Lambert and Nicolle Galyon. In a Facebook post, Lambert said, “Proud...
This song is about a weekend of cruising and partying in Miami. An Earthquake to Break the Ice "Ice Ice Baby" is widely known for the sample brought to your ears by Floyd "DJ Earthquake" Brown. He's the one who originally had the idea to take the bassline from "Under...
"Free Fallin'" is about men who leave women brokenhearted and the desire to disconnect from everything. Musical Comedy What started out as something of a joke for Petty's songwriting partner resulted in a hit song. Tom Petty was hanging out with Jeff Lynne, Petty on...
This song expresses the feeling of remorse when you love someone who doesn't love you back. As Axl Rose put it himself in an interview, "'November' Rain is a song about not wanting to be in a state of having to deal with unrequited love." He Had to Get it Right...
This song makes several references to the superhero of the same name, but it's also about the everyday heroes of the real world. An Easy Song to Write It usually takes John Ondrasik, better known as Five for Fighting, ample time and plenty of rough drafts before he...
"Geronimo" by Sheppard is a song about falling in love and taking the plunge. Inspiration Can Strike at Any Time For this song, the original spark came quite spontaneously out of the blue, as many great creative ideas do. The inspiration might not have come at the...
