Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

Ancestry

August Burns Red / Jesse Leach

“Ancestry” by August Burns Red

JB Brubaker has described the wording of “Ancestry” as being “perhaps the most painful and personal” that Jake Luhrs “has ever written”. And that’s understandable considering that, based on the second verse, the addressee would actually be...

Before the Day Is Over

Joji

“Before the Day Is Over” by Joji

It’s never overtly specified that the addressee of “Before the Day Is Over” is the lover of the vocalist. But Joji has developed a reputation for regularly dropping songs revolving around the sentiment of romantic heartbreak.  And...

Backroad Therapy

Alexandra Kay

“Backroad Therapy” by Alexandra Kay

The titular “backroad”, most simply put, is symbolic of the route that leads away from the addressee’s house. And the “therapy” stands for the vocalist resolving that she is no longer going to tolerate...

Radioactive

The Firm

“Radioactive” by The Firm

In this song, the term “radioactive” points to the vocalist being hot, though not necessarily sexually excited. That is to say that, first of all, the addressee is his romantic interest. And what is telling this...

Dear Reader

Taylor Swift

“Dear Reader” by Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift goes out on a few artistic limbs in her “Midnights” album, as in some of the songs featured therein being such that you really have to put your thinking cap on in an attempt to capture all that’s being...