The Message Behind the Music: Understanding the lyrics of “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen
This is a highly ambiguous song about relationships, trauma and embracing your true self. The...
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The Meaning Behind “Left Hand Free” by alt-J
This song uses an imagined scene of a speakeasy to depict one person’s love for another. If...
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The Message Behind the Music: Understanding the lyrics of “Superman” by Five for Fighting
This song makes several references to the superhero of the same name, but it’s also about...
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Digging Deeper Into the Lyrics of Linkin Park’s “Numb”
This nu metal track from the album Meteora depicts the experience of a child who doesn’t...
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The Meaning Behind Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
The song is about Lady Gaga’s bisexuality and how, when she had sex with one boyfriend, she...
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A Closer Look at the Lyrics & Meaning Behind Foster the People – “Pumped Up Kicks”
The song is about both gun violence and the tortured mental state of many American teens in the...
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Uncovering the Deeper Significance of Black Sabbath – “Paranoid”
The song is about the disjointed feelings the group’s bass player, Terence...
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Digging Deeper Into the Lyrics of Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”
“Bad Romance” is all about loving someone so fiercely and deeply that you accept the...
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Digging Deeper Into the Lyrics of Culture Club – “Karma Chameleon”
The song “Karma Chameleon” is about the combination of fear of alienation and the...
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A Closer Look at the Lyrics & Meaning Behind Musical Youth – “Pass the Dutchie”
The version of the song sung by Musical Youth is about having no food while being poor and dealing...
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Digging Deeper Into the Lyrics of Blink-182 – “Adam’s Song
“Adam’s Song” is a journey into deep darkness toward the completion of suicide...
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A Closer Look at the Lyrics & Meaning Behind Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
The song “A Whiter Shade of Pale” is as much a homage as it is a rock hit; musically...
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