Mariah Carey’s “It’s A Wrap” is an interesting narrative in that the sentimental aspect of it does a good job of implying that the addressee is a serial cheat, even though such is never...
“Inside Out” is a song the members of Eve wrote a few years before its release, while they were in their mid-teens. And as revealed by Max Collins, it centers on his reaction to be cheated...
“Gone, Gone / Thank You” is a breakup song and ultimately, in terms of what’s being put forth sentimentally, a pretty-standard one at that. But Tyler, the Creator can be counted as an above-average lyricist,...
The usage of pronouns in this piece (“Static”) is kinda liberal, i.e. gender-related terminology being presented such that it may be challenging at points to ascertain if the vocalist is referring to himself or...
Corey Taylor, who fronted Stone Sour back when it was active, is credited as the exclusive writer of “Through Glass”. And based on his explanation, “the glass” mentioned in the chorus would most likely be...
The late Mariam Makeba (1932-2008) is a legendary African musician you’ve probably heard of, even if you aren’t actually familiar with any of her music. This is because, hailing from apartheid-ridden (at the time) South...
“Love In The Dark” says a lot, even though it isn’t very detailed. The listener can go about trying to figure out what it is exactly that has put a wedge between the vocalist and...
The title of this song (“Wine Pon You”) is rendered in patois with the featured vocalist, Konshens, actually being a Jamaican dancehall artist. And translated into formal English, what it would read is “Whine Upon...
The term “after dark”, as generally understood, points to the adult time of night, when the kids are asleep, and the likes of lovemaking goes down. Relatedly, even though some of the wording, especially earlier...
The title of this song (“History of Yesterday”), in context, is basically a term the vocalists are using to lambast one another. In other words, as implied in the chorus, the two of them have...