Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

True Love

Tobias Jesso Jr.

“True Love” by Tobias Jesso Jr.

Usually in attempts to define what actually counts as “true love”, the definition would be something along the lines of unconditional affection between the parties involved. That’s basically what’s being relayed in this song.  Tobias...

How Do I Say Goodbye

Dean Lewis

“How Do I Say Goodbye” by Dean Lewis

“How Do I Say Goodbye” is a touching song in which, as explained by Dean Lewis, the vocalist is mourning his dying father, which honestly is not a particular theme we come across often. But as...

Congrats

LANY

“Congrats” by LANY

LANY’s “Congrats” is very similar in style to Rihanna’s classic “Take a Bow”. In other words, the title would suggest that the vocalist is complimenting the addressee, who by the way is a former romantic partner...

SNAP

Rosa Linn

“SNAP” by Rosa Linn

Rosa Linn is from Armenia, a country where English, despite growing in popularity, is not widely spoken. So the presumption would be that reality contributed to the lyrics of this piece (“SNAP”) being relatively-simple, i.e. almost...

Darker Still

Parkway Drive

“Darker Still” by Parkway Drive

Winston McCall has described “Darker Still” as being related to the Parkway Drive’s belief that, most simply put, the world is coming to an end. That is what is meant by the phrase “the night grows...