#lyrics

Her close friends have gathered. Lord, ain't it a shame Grieving together Sharing the blame. But when she was dying Lord, we let her down. There's no use cryin' It can't help her now. The party's all over Drink up and go home. It's too late to love her And leave her alone. Just say she was someone Lord, so far from home Whose life was so lonesome She died all alone Who dreamed pretty dreams That never came true Lord, why was she born So black and blue? Oh, why was she born So black and blue? Epitaph (Black And Blue) Written by: Kris Kristofferson Note: "Epitaph" is about Janis Joplin. ↗

— Kris Kristofferson

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Lyrics are the only thing to do with music that haven't been made easier technically. ↗

— Brian Eno

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People assume that the meaning of a song is vested in the lyrics. To me, that has never been the case. There are very few songs that I can think of where I remember the words. ↗

— Brian Eno

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The lyrics are constructed as empirically as the music. I don't set out to say anything very important. ↗

— Brian Eno

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It's weird to try to write lyrics for somebody else. They can't really get behind what you're saying or what you want them to say because they didn't experience it. ↗

— Wes Borland

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After that, I specifically started writing lyrics. I would like sweat and think and get it all together. ↗

— Jim Capaldi

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Some things remain fragments, just the lyrics and melodies or a line or two or a verse. ↗

— Tracy Chapman

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The quality of the writing, really. Simple as that. Beautiful words. It's very nice as a singer to do great songs, which have wonderful lyrics and strong feelings underneath the song. ↗

— Bryan Ferry

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I am a big Pink Floyd fan. That is where a lot of the concept lyrics come from. ↗

— Gary Cherone

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I never really liked poetry readings; I liked to read poetry by myself, but I liked singing, chanting my lyrics to this jazz group. ↗

— Leonard Cohen

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