Theme
Songs about manipulation
Interpretations from our editorial team that explore this theme.
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Ninajirachi & Porter Robinson
WannaCry
A dance track that reimagines a computer virus as a lover: something that gets in through every unguarded door, spreads, and leaves you with no choice but to feel it
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The Menzingers
Better Angels
A breakup song addressed to someone who passed as good while doing damage, written from the moment the speaker finally stops believing the act
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CortexUS
Not Broken
A controller's monologue dressed as repair, where a voice insists you aren't damaged so much as raw material waiting to be rebuilt under command