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Die in Your Arms Justin Bieber – Die in Your Arms
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“Die in Your Arms” is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber, from his third studio album, Believe (2012).

The track was written and produced by Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Dennis “Aganee” Jerkins, and Travis Sayles, while additional lyrics were written by Bieber, Thomas Lumpkins, Kelly Lumpkins, and Herb Rooney. The R&B song samples Michael Jackson’s “We’ve Got a Good Thing Going” (1972), and lyrically, features Bieber singing about an all-consuming passion and the affection that he feels for his love interest.

“Die in Your Arms” received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who compared the song’s style to the ones of Jackson 5, Duffy and Bruno Mars, among others. The song has charted in several countries such as Australia, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States.

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If I could just die in your arms
I wouldn't mind
Cause everytime you touch me I just die in your arms
Ooh, it feels so right
So baby, baby, please don't stop, girl Justin Bieber – Die in Your Arms
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Ah, to “die in your arms”…looks like Justin is [re]popularizing the expression originally made famous in the 1986 hit song (I Just) Died in Your Arms by Cutting Crew.

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also it samples michael jackson song: we got a good thing going

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(I Just) Died in Your Arms Cutting Crew – (I Just) Died in Your Arms
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“(I Just) Died in Your Arms” is the title of a song written by Nick Van Eede and introduced by his band, Cutting Crew, in 1986. It was their biggest hit, peaking at number-one in the United States, Canada and Finland, and reaching the top five in the UK, South Africa, Sweden and Switzerland.

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I strongly disagree that it refers to ejaculation.

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Not being able to “perform” is exactly what he is speaking of. The story is after a concert, one of the band members met a hot chick and although the intent was there, he was so tired and stated to another member (when asked how it was) “I just died in her arms,” they realized it was a great start and wrote the song.

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Our Deal Best Coast – Our Deal
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This is the sixth track from Best Coast’s 2010 debut album Crazy For You.

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Ice Cream Battles (Ft. Matias Aguayo) – Ice Cream
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This is a track featured on Battles' album Gloss Drops.

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Como un helado derritiéndose
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Como un helado derritiéndose Battles (Ft. Matias Aguayo) – Ice Cream
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“Helado” is Spanish for “ice cream”, the full expression translated is “give me some melting ice cream”. This is just a repeated expression used to make hispanic influenced dance music, no meanings to overanalyze or interpret.

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Como un helado derritiéndose

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"Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today" Fall Out Boy – "Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today"
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This is the first track to Fall Out Boy’s debut studio album, Take This to Your Grave.

The title comes from the 1998 film Rushmore – Max Fischer says, “Tell that stupid Mick he just made my list of things to do today”, threatening to kill him.

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This song is written about a 15 year old Pete was dating at the time of recording (he was 23, by the way.)

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Light that smoke, that one for giving up on me
And one just 'cause they'll kill you sooner than my expectations Fall Out Boy – "Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today"
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He’s advising his ex to go ahead and light a cigarette for giving up on their relationship, as certain people tend to reminisce on their regrets when they smoke or drink.

Telling her that the cigarettes will kill her “sooner than my expectations” implies sarcastically that she couldn’t love him the way he needed, or live up to what he wanted.

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“one just cause they’ll kill you sooner than my expectations” isn’t a metaphor. Pete’s plainly stating that he she’ll die prematurely if she continues to smoke. He’s clearly bitter about the breakup.

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Dirty Little Secret The All-American Rejects – Dirty Little Secret
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“Dirty Little Secret” was written by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler who claimed that, because they were both in long-term relationships with their girlfriends at the time, they had to “concoct some histrionics”.

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It's a long time coming
It's a long way down
It's long division
Crack and divide

This is a parting
Some separation
We lay in pieces
Cracked to survive Fugazi – Long Division
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Some relationship break ups are really just time bombs waiting to go off. “Cracked to survive” implies that they thought they could last and make it through the problems and were cracked up to be able to survive.

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the “crack” and divide refers to the crack epidemic in American cities, and how it was used to divide black from white, poor from middle class. There is a widely held belief that the CIA and other covert US entities introduced crack cocaine into poor communities, both to undermine them and to fund “black ops” not approved by congress.

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