Have you ever jammed out to a song just because the beat was a fast tempo but you didn't actually know the lyrics? Most pop songs are meant to be fun party starters filled with catchy hooks and infectious beats, but these nine hits will send chills up your spine with a closer look at their lyrics.
1. "Sugar We're Going Down" by Fall Out Boy
Don't be fooled! This middle school jam is more of a stalker anthem. These lyrics alone give me chills: "Oh, don't mind me; I'm watching you two from the closet, wishing to be the friction in your jeans."
2. "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People
Summer Jam? This song is about a teenager with a gun shooting up a school! Bassist Cubbie Fink actually had a cousin survive the Columbine high school shooting in 1999, so it’s a subject that’s close to home for the trio of Cali musicians.
3. "So What" by Pink
Any song about leaving your boyfriend is catchy to any young girl, but Pink rips apart her now-husband Carey Hart.
4. "Hey Ya!" by Outcast
What's a better way to describe your broken relationship than "shake it like a Polaroid picture?" This party hit was written by a heartbroken Andre 3000.
5. "MMMBop" by Hanson
This annoying bubblegum pop song blew my mind when I realized the depressing message in the lyrics. It starts out “You have so many relationships in this life / Only one or two will last / You go through all this pain and strife / Then you turn your back and they’re gone so fast.” Way to inform young teenage girls that no one stays forever!
6. "Latch" by Sam Smith and Disclosure
So after doing some research on this one, I've come to two analysis of this song. Both creepy as hell! The first is about a stalker thirst bucket creeping on a girl, getting her attention and then "latching" aka clinging to her. Okay! Cool! The second is more of a supernatural meaning based around the idea of a foreign entity or demon latching onto one's soul.
7. "Paper Planes" by M.I.A
This song was intentionally written to slap the American Government in the face! BOSS AF! M.I.A wrote this track out of frustration with how immigrants are treated and looked at by Americans. When asked she said, “Yeah, they’re always giving me a hard time. When I wrote it, I’d just gotten into New York after waiting a long time and that’s why I wrote it, just to have a dig.”
8."The Story Of Us" by Taylor Swift
If you're like me, you thought this was a fun pop-country hit with a nice hook. But really it's a breakup song referencing her ex-boyfriend Taylor Lautner.
9. "Monster" by Lady Gaga
Oh Hell no! Y'all see these lyrics? "There was a monster in my bed. We French-kissed on a subway train. He tore my clothes right off. He ate my heart, and then he ate my brain."
