Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

"Freedom" by Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

“Freedom” by Paul McCartney

This Paul McCartney classic is premised on the concept of enjoying one’s own freedom. Written on the back of the September 11 attacks of the United States, the writer appears to project a sense...

Angels Like You by Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

“Angels Like You” by Miley Cyrus

“Angels Like You” is one of 12 tracks that came out on 27 November 2020, through RCA Records, as part of Miley Cyrus’s full-length “Plastic Hearts”, a project that went on to reach the summit of...

Gimme What I Want by Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

“Gimme What I Want” by Miley Cyrus

What Smiley Miley actually ‘wants’, as indicated by the title, is a lover. Or more to the point she desires hot, animalistic, noncommittal bedroom fun with the addressee. The premise behind “Gimme What I Want” is...

High by Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

“High” by Miley Cyrus

The narrator (Miley Cyrus), in addressing her ex-lover, is going through a range of emotions. And with this being Cyrus and especially the attitude she displays throughout her “Plastic Hearts” album, we know that she ‘don’t...

Hate Me by Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

“Hate Me” by Miley Cyrus

As with many of the other songs on Miley’s “Plastic Hearts”, Hate Me can be interpreted as if Miley is addressing an ex. The implied backstory is that she and this person did not part ways...

Abyss by Jin (BTS)

JIN / K-pop

“Abyss” by Jin (BTS)

The title of this song (“Abyss”) points to the idea of the singer being lost, if you will. In the aftermath of BTS, the crew which he is part of, becoming the first Korean act...

Never Be Me by Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

“Never Be Me” by Miley Cyrus

On “Never Be Me”, Miley Cyrus is apparently addressing a romantic interest. And cutting right down to the chase, what she is telling him is something like she’s a female playa.  This is not to imply...