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Apr 15, 2011 · I'm just a Holy Fool, oh baby, it's so cruel (Just a Holy Fool, woah-oh-oh) But I'm still in love with Judas, baby. Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah (Woah) I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as (Juda-a-as...
- Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE.”
- Logic, “1-800-273-8255”
- Bastille, “World Gone Mad”
- Linkin Park, “Battle Symphony”
- Kelly Clarkson, “Move You”
- Charlie Wilson, “Smile”
- Keith Urban, “Female”
- Reba McEntire, “Back to God”
- Machine Gun Kelly, “At My Best”
- Muse, “Dig Down”
Virtue: Humility From the jump, “HUMBLE.” is energetic. Kendrick Lamar testifies about his come-up, but he’s not bragging – he’s thankful. He emphasizes being humble, with a brilliant, gimmicky hook. Possessing numerous meanings, some believe it’s a diss track directed to specific rappers. Most likely, it’s more transcendentthan a cocky rapper. The...
Ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid
Virtue: Fortitude; Hope With the release of “1-800-273-8255”, Logic released the biggest, heaviest, and most meaningful song of his career. What makes “1-800-273-8255” so heavy? The title is the phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Logic approaches the song as a progression, starting from the suicidal perspective, encouraging the suicidal person to embrace life, and the suicidal person coming to the desire to live. He’s assisted by an angelic Alessia Cara and Khalid, who...
Virtue: Fortitude; Justice “If half the world’s gone mad / The other half just don’t care, you see.” “World Gone Mad” commences with acoustic guitar accompaniment. As always Bastille frontman Dan Smith blesses the track with his robust vocals, heavy in British accent. He beams with British pride, asserting on the pre-chorus, “You don’t want to fuck...
Virtue: Fortitude “Battle Symphony” is about showing incredible resolve, despite adversity. On the verses, Bennington reflects on his deficiencies: “Blood on the floor / Sirens repeat / I been searching for the courage / To face my enemies…” By the chorus, he’s determined he’ll overcome everything that’s holding him back – “…Just don’t give up on m...
Virtue: Love “Move You” is an uplifting, thoughtfully written ballad about moving one anotherin regards to a relationship. Essentially, Clarkson wants to ‘complete’ her husband and ‘be his everything.’ The tempo is slow, but heavy pop/rock drums add some punch. Overall, the production is a selling point, including gospel choral vocals, guitar,...
Ft. Robin Thicke
Virtues: Faith; Fortitude; Kindness; Patience; Prudence Okay okay – “Smile for Me” is more mid-tempo than ballad. Nonetheless, the ‘feels’ are definitely here! “Smile for Me” gives Uncle Charlie one of his most soulful, exceptional moments from In It to Win It. Paired with neo-soul standout Robin Thicke, “Smile for Me” is simple in concept, but reaps massive benefits of being so simplistic. Essentially, Wilson and Thicke tout the power of a smile and showing resolve through the hardest of tim...
Virtue: Justice Keith Urban returns with a timely, new single, entitled “Female”. “Female” just isn’t any regular old song – it has deeper meaning that’s relevant to the times. It’s co-written by Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman, and Nicolle Galyon. “Female” possesses light country production that’s anchored by a pop beat. Urban delivers solid, emoti...
Virtues: Faith; Prudence Reba McEntire blessed the world with her first gospel album in 2017, Sing It now: Songs of Faith & Hope. While the entire album is incredibly uplifting, “Back to God” ranks among the most moving moments. With all the problems that plague the world, Reba asserts, “We gotta give this world / Back to God.” This is a song that ...
Ft. Hailee Steinfeld
Virtues: Courage; Fortitude; Prudence “At My Best” featuring Hailee Steinfeld is soundly produced, fusing elements of pop and rap. This is pop-rap, but Machine Gun Kelly retains his toughness. He doesn’t merely sing rhythmically, but still musters up grit with unpitched rhymes. The message is a selling point. MGK uplifts, rapping with the utmost prudence. As for Steinfeld, she shines on the uplifting hook:
Virtue: Courage; Fortitude; Diligence;Justice Muse returned in 2017 with a new single, “Dig Down” (Simulation Theory, 2018). Like so many musicians, Muse aims for a trendy topic – political corruption. In the eyes of Muse, society is currently screwed up, but we can fix it. From the jump, frontman Matthew Bellamyis charged up. On the first verse, h...
Judas, Gaga. I couldn't love a man so purely. Even prophets forgave his goofy way. I've learned love is like a brick. You can build a house or sink a dead body. (Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah) I'll bring him down, bring him down, down. (Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah) A king with no crown, king with no crown.
Dec 21, 2023 · A whirlwind of religious allegory and personal introspection, the song dives deep into the heart of a twisted love affair with betrayal itself. The track from the 2011 album ‘Born This Way’ sends listeners down a rabbit hole of Gaga’s intricate play on biblical narratives and modern fame.
Written and produced by Lady Gaga and Nadir "RedOne" Khayat, it is an electro house song about a woman in love with a man who betrayed her. It embodies the incidents that have haunted Gaga in the past, and its core meaning refers to the negative parts of her life that she cannot escape.
Apr 25, 2024 · Her hit song “Judas” is no exception, attracting both praise and criticism from fans and critics alike. While the song’s biblical references and provocative lyrics are undoubtedly attention-grabbing, there’s a deeper meaning behind the song that may surprise listeners.
Feb 25, 2019 · "Can't Buy Me Love," is a classic statement of the philosopher's traditional indifference to material wealth compared to what is good for the soul. It is true that Socrates was more concerned with truth and virtue than "love" (which as conceived in the song is presumably not purely Platonic).
