#lyric

In fact, in lyric poetry, truthfulness becomes recognizable as a ring of truth within the medium itself. ↗

— Seamus Heaney

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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

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My stuff was more of a folk coffeehouse thing, with more acoustic guitar, just me doing a single, and then adding on instruments and voices, with emphasis on lyrics and singing and light kind of acoustic jazz. ↗

— Dan Hicks

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

— Utada Hikaru

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

— Utada Hikaru

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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

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

— Utada Hikaru

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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

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I understand that transposing a song a half step can effect the believability of a lyric. ↗

— Trey Anastasio

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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

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