#lyric

I wrote the tunes and sang only nonsense words. Then came Moore and dressed them with the lyrics. ↗

— Rick Wright

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When the student has her voice under complete control, it is safe to take up the lyric repertoire of Mendelssohn, Old English Songs, etc. How simple and charming they are! ↗

— Alma Gluck

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

— Thomas Harrison

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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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When I'm stuck for a closing to a lyric, I will drag out my last resort: overwhelming illogic. ↗

— David Bowie

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I was looking at the setlist backstage and I just said, 'Oh my God, the first six songs nobody's gonna know.' But they all knew the lyrics. It just blew me away. ↗

— Meredith Brooks

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I'm not crazy about country-western music. But the lyrics are good. ↗

— Alice Cooper

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If your life had lyrics, would they be any good? ↗

— Doug Coupland

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