Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

Evil

Daughtry

“Evil” by Daughtry

This song does a good job of treading the metaphorical line of sounding both macrocosmic and personal at the same time. However, by the time all is said and done, it becomes clear that this...

Dearly Beloved

Daughtry

“Dearly Beloved” by Daughtry

Finally, we get to the title track of Dearly Beloved – a project that has proven relatively-challenging to interpret. The main obstacle faced in this endeavor has been trying to ascertain whether the primary addressee in respective...

Hard Skool

Guns N' Roses

“Hard Skool” by Guns N’ Roses

The title of this song (“Hard Skool”), as used in the lyrics, is a compound adjective, if you will. Who it is being applied to is the addressee. And what it most simply means, using more...

For Tonight

Giveon

“For Tonight” by GIVĒON

GIVĒON’s “For Tonight” sorta reads like the Shirley Murdock classic As We Lay (1986), if you happen to be familiar with that song. For herein we have Giveon dealing with what would apparently be a romantic interest,...

Bullet

The Misfits

“Bullet” by The Misfits

From a naïve standpoint, the lyrics of the Misfits’ “Bullet” are about the tragic assassination of one of America’s most loved presidents, John F. Kennedy. However, this is actually isn’t the case. While the...

Desperation

Daughtry

“Desperation” by Daughtry

This song is premised on a feeling of macrocosmic discontent, if you will. Indeed the titular “desperation” can be interpreted as being akin to a sensation where one simply doesn’t feel at peace in today’s...

Asylum

Daughtry

“Asylum” by Daughtry

We’re going to go out a bit on a limb here, as we’re compelled to do working on Daughtry tracks. And for starters, given the overall nature of Dearly Beloved, we would argue that the “lunatics”...

Somebody

Daughtry

“Somebody” by Daughtry

The full title of this song, as it reads in the chorus, is “we all need somebody”. And this is one of the tracks on the playlist of Dearly Beloved that we can confidently conclude is based...