#lyric

A lot of the great songwriters in history have been collaborators, with a separate lyricist. ↗

— Mike Gordon

#collaborators #great #history #lot #lyricist

I feel like I want to write some songs and I don't know how to go about doing it. Usually it's the lyrics that are a problem, and I think I am not really cut out to be a lyricist. ↗

— Mike Gordon

#am #cut #doing #feel #go

In recent decades this symbolic or metaphorical lyric has given way to one which leans toward metonymy. ↗

— Thomas Harrison

#given #leans #lyric #metaphorical #recent

I always write lyrics first and the rhythm and the melody come from the lyrics. It always comes from the lyrics: words have rhythm and words have melody. ↗

— Ken Hensley

#come #comes #first #i #i always

And it was then that I realized wow, I'm able to write lyrics and sing and stuff like that. ↗

— Utada Hikaru

#i #like #lyrics #realized #sing

And also, I think Japan places great value on the lyrics. ↗

— Utada Hikaru

#great #i #i think #japan #lyrics

For the version of this CD released in Japan, a translation of the English lyrics is included, but there are lots of places where meanings are lost in the process of translation. ↗

— Utada Hikaru

#english #included #japan #lost #lots

Sort of like, I have to make the Japanese lyrics really deep. ↗

— Utada Hikaru

#i #japanese #like #lyrics #make

The thing is, in English I'm able to write the lyrics as I'm making the song, once I'm done with the melody. ↗

— Utada Hikaru

#done #english #i #lyrics #making

It's a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. It's a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful. ↗

— Michael Bolton

#confluence #different #different elements #elements #lyrics