Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

Riptide

Vance Joy

Vance Joy’s “Riptide” Lyrics Meaning

First off let it be noted that Vance Joy himself has described “Riptide” as a “weird mish-mash of ideas”. And he further acknowledged that during its penning he wasn’t really thinking “if (the words) make sense...

Happier

Olivia Rodrigo

“Happier” by Olivia Rodrigo

We’re not going to go into an exposition concerning the thematic similarities between “Happier” and virtually every other song we’ve thus far analyzed from Sour. What we will say is that whereas said undertaking is not a concept...

Enough for You

Olivia Rodrigo

“Enough for You” by Olivia Rodrigo

We’re now starting to take back our earlier assertion that there’s more to Olivia Rodrigo’s “Sour” than romantic teen fare. Well in fact there is – a lot more actually. But now getting deeper into the album, it...

Traitor

Olivia Rodrigo

“Traitor” by Olivia Rodrigo

Although it may feel like “Drivers License” and “Deja Vu” came out ages ago, in reality they were released just a few months prior to Sour, the album they ended up being featured on. The first of those especially proved...

Hope Ur Ok

Olivia Rodrigo

“Hope Ur OK” by Olivia Rodrigo

The two songs which Olivia Rodrigo respectively released to launch her musical career, 2021’s “Drivers License” and “Deja Vu“, were a bit misleading. And that’s because they gave us the impression that when she did get around to...

Brutal

Olivia Rodrigo

“Brutal” by Olivia Rodrigo

When Olivia Rodrigo first came out earlier in 2021 with her hit debut single “Drivers License“, most people took it that the story featured therein was based on her real life. And whereas ultimately proof...

Dream

Dream

“Mask” by Dream

As talked about later in the post, despite being one of the most-popular Minecraft players in the world, Dream remains quite an elusive character. In other words, he’s not the type of internet celebrity whose...

Missing Piece

Vance Joy

“Missing Piece” by Vance Joy

Apparently, “Missing Piece” is yet another track which has been inspired by one of the most-harrowing aspects of the coronavirus pandemic, that being loved ones separated due to quarantines, lockdowns and what have you. ...