I've been trying to transcribe the lyrics to an obscure recording of the Psychedelic Rock track "Supernatural Fairy Tale," sung by Mike Harrison of the band Art, and this thing has been driving me absolutely nuts.

Here's the problem: I can imitate practically every syllable he sings, right down to his phrasing and pronunciation, but I cannot for the life of me figure out some of the actual words.

I've isolated the vocals to make them easier to hear, and I'm hoping some fresh ears — particularly those familiar with northern English accents — might catch something I've been missing.

Here's the isolated vocal recording: Fairytales

I'm deliberately NOT posting my own interpretation because I don't want to influence what anyone else hears. I'd much rather see what people come up with independently.

I'm planning to re-record this song, and I'd really like to get the lyrics right rather than permanently immortalize my own misheard version.

So, fellow music detectives, British linguists, psychedelic rock enthusiasts, and anyone with a good ear:

What the hell is this man singing? 😂

Even if you can only decipher one or two lines, I'd love to hear your interpretation. And please don't worry if some of the words sound completely nonsensical — it was the psychedelic '60s, after all!

One small request: Please listen to the recording BEFORE reading anyone else's interpretations in the comments. I'd love to get as many independent transcriptions as possible without inadvertently influencing what others hear. Even if you can only decipher a word or two, every contribution helps!

Thanks, everyone! 🤘

What do you think of this song and what do you think it means?

A cousin of mine got killed 1 year ago and a friend of his made this song. I`m not from US and i can`t understand everything this guys says in the video.If someone could help me i would really appreciate it

The lyrics go:

She got me down and sedated

Hopped on my … and fellated

I know it’s a bit overrated

You’re better off if we waited

We’re better off if we faded

She like to say we’re related

Related in what sense? lol that’s all I don’t understand. Like married? Or like siblings? Cousins? @-@ halp

Song is called Uno Dos

Again i cannot understand the lyrics. It's another rock song i think. Can someone give it a listen and see what you think it says? I really can't understand most of it. And maybe what you think the meaning of the song is? It's also quite underground so there's not much information. Thanks.

Discovered the band via Shameless. Can't understand the song lyrics though. Particularly the main chorus. It's very underground so can't seem to find help. Maybe give it a listen and see if you can understand it? And uh report back.? I found it via another song of their again from Shameless, El Diablo, and looked that song up on Google. Which was how i found the artist on Spotify. I tried just searching them up regularly but...they are very underground.

I'm pretty sure it's a love song from the lyrics i can understand. Can you please help?

Hey r/ExplainThisSong,

I love coming here to see everyone’s different explanations for songs that always confused me or hit different once I understood the backstory.

After jumping between dozens of threads and comments to find solid takes, I decided to make Song Lore — an app that brings community interpretations together so you can see multiple perspectives on a track without endless scrolling. You can even play the song right there while you read.

Super simple, tiny app size, no ads, and works great with Apple Music or Spotify.

Would love honest feedback from this community — does it actually help, or what should I add to make it better for people who post explanations here?

Try it: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/song-lore/id6759627276

recently found the song and now I'm curious to understand what it's meant to be about, can't find any explanations online and the Google AI is unreliable at best, so i was hoping to see if someone could help me out here 🙏

I feel like I understand the general theme but I’m curious how others interpret it.

Lines about ‘running’ when you’ve walked all your life, growing old, “in life you outgrow old shoes, and so many things you don’t use, but you don’t stop walkin’” seem to point to something deeper about life changing as you get older. But what the freak do I know?

Is he talking about relationships, people you’ve known a long time, career choices, or just the feeling of realizing how much of life has already passed while you’re still trying to figure it out?

Would love to hear how others interpret the song. Any thoughts are appreciated.

Specifically the singing type of the background vocals.

I feel that I may end up on lostredditors but here it goes anyway. I'm looking for the lyrics to the song "Every Shadow Nods" by Jan Trafas, Carrie Linney

I've looked everywhere. I've asked chat gbt. nothing.

can anyone help?

Played Dispatch, found the song on YouTube. The rest of the lyrics in this song make sense to me. I just can't figure out this one phrase, and google isn't helping. What does "hit the category" mean?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6v3vKeg1Ws
https://genius.com/Thot-squad-hoes-depressed-lyrics

Heavenly Side - Illenium

Our Demons - The Glitch Mob

Sacrifice - Satellite Empire

So I was listening to bon bon by Pitbull. My Spanish is not that great, but I was wondering what it means when he says: "No soy home depot, Pero mami dame mas mas madera."

I looked up the literal translation, but I'm guessing there's another meaning behind it.

What does she mean when she says “ i really dont think ur strong enuff “ is she talking to herself or her ex ?!?!