Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: George Spencer

Tonight

Ezra Koenig / Phoenix

“Tonight” by Phoenix (ft. Ezra Koenig)

Phoenix’s “Tonight”, unsurprisingly, isn’t the easiest to understand. But all lyrics considered, the logical implication would be that the addressee is akin to a romantic interest of the vocalist. And underneath all of the highly-poetic...

Seven

Natalie Jane

“Seven” by Natalie Jane

Natalie Jane’s “Seven” is premised on the narrator questioning the validity of her past romance with the addressee. Such an idea is where the title of the song comes from, i.e. Natalie wondering if the...

San Quentin

Nickelback

“San Quentin” by Nickelback

San Quentin is a small town in California which houses San Quentin State Prison, one of the most-renowned and infamous of such institutions in the United States. So of course, Chad Kroeger was never an...

Talk

Yeat

“Talk” by Yeat

Yeat is a rapper who, by the looks of things, may be on the verge of a really-big breakthrough. Or if nothing else, as illustrated by the intro to this track (“Talk”), he has garnered...

Atopos

Björk

Björk’s “Atopos” Lyrics Meaning

Even if you don’t know any of Björk’s songs specifically, you’re likely aware that she’s akin to, shall we say an artist with a spiritual/metaphysical slant. So it is with this song, which can also...

Aurora

Foo Fighters

“Aurora” by Foo Fighters

When Dave proclaims that ‘hell yeah, he remembers Aurora’, it has been deduced that what he is speaking to is one Aurora Avenue. This avenue is found in Seattle, i.e. the Foo Fighters’ hometown. Grohl has also...