Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

Night Sky

James Blake

“Night Sky” by James Blake

This James Blake song (“Night Sky”) starts off the vocalist noting that he “had told” the addressee “something to say”. Based on the chorus, that may be “to fly into the night sky”. And presumably that...

Fall Back

James Blake

Meaning of “Fall Back” by James Blake

There are only three expressions made throughout this song, which are “fall back”, “can’t be sad” and “might not come back from that”.  In an attempt to connect all of them, we can theorize...

Tell Me

James Blake

“Tell Me” by James Blake

James Blake’s “Tell Me” possesses a certain degree of ambiguity. But the lyrics (of the chorus) read as if this may be a situation where James is addressing his significant other. Or what he appears to...

Loading

James Blake

Meaning of “Loading” by James Blake

What it is that’s “loading”, i.e. in the process of manifesting, are the vocalist’s “wings”. All lyrics considered, said “wings” would likely be symbolic of something like James being imbued with a free-partying spirit. But as...

Solo

Frank Ocean

Meaning of “Solo” by Frank Ocean

To begin with, the title of this Frank Ocean track carries a dual meaning. On one hand, “solo” represents the state of being by oneself. On the other, it can be interpreted as “so...