Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

Last Last

Burna Boy

Burna Boy’s “Last Last” Lyrics Meaning

Burna Boy deals with a number of different topics in “Last Last” which, it should be noted, is primarily relayed in West African pidgin English, intermixed with terminology from the local Yoruba language.  So...

Thunder

Mayday Parade

“Thunder” by Mayday Parade

“Thunder” is highly metaphorical in sticking to its weather-related motif. And honestly, whereas there are glimpses of clarity here and there, that the narrative is speaking to some type of troubled relationship, the intended message may fly...

Don't

Bryson Tiller

“Don’t” by Bryson Tiller 

Bryson Tiller has revealed that this song (“Don’t”) is based on his real life alright – but not from the perspective he takes in the lyrics. Lyrically, he’s a guy who is pursuing someone else’s...

Riptide

Beartooth

“Riptide” by Beartooth

This is actually the first time we’ve ever analyzed a Beartooth track on this blog. But by all accounts, they’re a band that made a name for themselves via music which, as implied by Caleb Shomo,...

Last Kiss

Taylor Swift

“Last Kiss” by Taylor Swift 

Taylor Swift has dated a few guys throughout the years, all of them, based on her documented dating history, having been celebrities. But first on the last, going all the way back to 2008, is...

Oceans & Engines

NIKI

“Oceans & Engines” by NIKI

Niki has revealed that she wrote “Oceans & Engines” a few years back, when she was 17 and going through her first heartbreak. Said breakup, as inferred in the first verse, was not the result...

Geek Stink Breath

Green Day

“Geek Stink Breath” by Green Day

“Geek Stink Breath” is a semi-metaphorical song in which there is pretty much a consensus concerning its meaning. And the meaning in question is that the song is about the negative effects of getting hooked...