Coldplay’s “Coloratura” reads like something the Beatles would have dropped, a bunch of words that come off like they make any cohesive sense, but then at the end of the day, who knows. What...
“Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)” is said to have been inspired by a camping experience of Allan Sherman’s son. Within the context of this piece, camping, if you’re not familiar with the practice,...
We already know that when Dave gets in his feelings, harping on both personal and societal issues, things can get quite lengthy. And the song “Heart Attack” is actually one such account, consisting of just...
Role Model’s “forever&more” is a love song. In fact as fully read within the lyrics, the titular statement, in its entirety, would be ‘I’m stuck with you forever, ever and more’. So that expression alone lets...
The verses of James Blake’s “Say What You Will”, which are highly metaphor-dependent, can be difficult to understand, in terms of trying to piece together what this track is actually about. But in that regard,...
Lyrically, the primary purpose of “Better Believe” is for it to serve as an exercise in braggadocio. As such the title is most notably based on the vocalist, more specifically The Weeknd in the chorus,...
The narrative of Merle Haggard’s “Hungry Eyes” centers on the vocalist portraying the role of a child living in a “labor camp” alongside his family. It has been noted numerous times that this is not a...
On Camila Cabello’s “Don’t Go Yet”, as you have likely already presumed, the singer is addressing her romantic interest. And what she is telling him, as revealed by the title, is that he shouldn’t go...
“Right on Time” is a song which we could postulate is based upon a romantic relationship, and we will proceed under that assumption. But either way, more to the point would be the fact that...
“The path” that Lorde is referring to would be something like the road to mass fulfillment, i.e. your quintessential spiritual journey, if you will, which any dedicated adherent could partake of. And she recognizes that...