In "Where the Streets Have No Name," Bono envisions a world where people from all walks of life can live together peacefully, happily and without judgment. What's in a Name? In the first verse, Bono sings: "I wanna run, I want to hide / I wanna tear down the walls...
"What's My Age Again" is about the struggle to develop in maturity at the rate that society expects you to. A Wandering Mind In the first verse, sung by Mark Hoppus, we hear: "I took her out, it was a Friday night / I wore cologne to get the feelin' right / We started...
Chris Martin wrote "Fix You" to console his then-wife Gwyneth Paltrow after her dad passed away. Everything Was Broken At the time that they were at work on the third album, as Chris Martin described the state of the band to Howard Stern, "We were fucked." When asked...
"Trustfall" by P!nk is about everything from loss, love, self-acceptance, self-motivation and even the afterlife. Everyday Life is a Trustfall When asked by USA Today what "Trustfall" meant to her, P!nk responded, "Leaving the house, dropping your kids off at school,...
This song is a commentary on mob mentality, mass hysteria and feminism. When it comes to the grunge music scene of Seattle, Nirvana and Kurt Cobain are two names that instantly spring to the forefront. One of their most well-known songs, "Smells Like Teen Spirit,"...
This song is about an obsessive attraction mixed with a powerful sense of being a misfit. Inspired by a Muse Thom Yorke, the frontman of Radiohead, wrote "Creep" during his time in attendance at Exeter University. The song isn't just about a relationship, although...
This is a song about the intense ups and downs of relationships and recognizing one's past proclivity for wild behavior. High Energy With a Dark Meaning For a tune with repeated nods to the band Queen that's produced to the nines, "Rollercoaster" takes the lead. Its...
"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...
