revenge
A topic under Conflict & Power
Getting even, spite — payback as the song's arc.
55 calibrated songs carry this topic. They average -54, which is 49 points below the library as a whole, and they run from -92 to +36.
- Contamination3.6% carry a contamination flag, against 5.4% across the library.
- Where they land3 Elevated4 Decent30 Degraded18 Corrupted
When it leads, and when it rides along
29 of these songs are mostly about revenge, and those average -58. Where revenge is present but not the point, the average is -49. The topic reads lower by 9 points when it leads.
The span
Songs on this topic
- +30Eye For An EyeChad LewineBlame the rulers, ride the high horse
- +25These Boots Are Made for Walkin'Nancy SinatraWalking-away self-worth reclaim
- -2SomedayMariah CareyPredicted-regret dismissal
- -3UnburyingChad LewineRise from the dirt to settle the score
- -16The Night the Lights Went Out in GeorgiaVicki LawrenceSouthern-gothic murder ballad of a framed hanging
- -18HaircutNoah KahanBitter homecoming takedown
- -27BananasGwen Stafani
- -28Angel in Your ArmsHotRetaliating against infidelity
- -28DownfallNoah KahanSpite-soaked stagnation after being
- -31MadDescendants CastHappy to be criminal
- -33Neighbors BluesJack WhitePrying-neighbor grudge and petty payback
- -34Historia de TaxiRicardo ArjonaMutual-infidelity tale turned ongoing affair
- -35Rolling in the DeepAdeleScorned-lover revenge anthem
- -42Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)Blu CantrellRevenge spending after infidelity
- -45CrawlIn This MomentWants the abuser to crawl
- -47Hollaback GirlGwen StefaniRival fight-challenge anthem
- -49I HopeGabby Barrett ft. Charlie PuthWell-wish revenge fantasy aimed at an ex
- -49Life Goes OnOliver TreeRevenge-threat kiss-off to a controlling ex
- -50What Did I Miss?DrakeBetrayal grievance, death-to-traitors binary
- -52Burn It Down (feat. Leon Bridges)Shaboozey, Leon BridgesRevenge pledge offering arson and blood as loyalty
- -52PayphoneMaroon 5 ft. Wiz KhalifaBitter-breakup flex and kiss-off
- -54God Has A HitmanJensen McRaeJealousy at a successor, harm wished on him
- -54TasteSabrina CarpenterTaunt aimed at an ex's new girlfriend
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