#lyrics

The first thing that inspires any song is a chord progression. When I have one I really like, I get into the lyrics even more. ↗

— Frank Black

#chord #even #first #first thing #get

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

#poetry #song-lyrics #dreams

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

#beautiful words #feelings #great #lyrics #nice

I think my voice worked out fine, but it was a lot of work for me. And I was very self-conscious about it. I was a bit self-conscious about writing lyrics too. ↗

— Jerry Harrison

#bit #fine #i #i think #lot

I can be stupid in my lyrics or say whatever I want without having to worry about anybody else's feeling or anybody being embarrassed by it or anything like that. ↗

— Justin Hayward

#anybody #anything #being #else #embarrassed

I've gotten to a point where I don't want lyrics to mean anything. ↗

— Mary Timony

#gotten #i #lyrics #mean #point

I don't think any of our lyrics have ever been erotic in a sexual term, because I haven't really written, touched on, that subject too often. But, uh... I mean, I suppose they could point the finger at us for violence maybe in certain songs. ↗

— Scott Ian

#because #been #certain #could #ever

I just kept it real and had the freedom to do what I want. It's not designed for any age group. It's not made for radio. There are no edits. The whole album contains explicit lyrics but that's because you need it. ↗

— Vanilla Ice

#age group #album #any #because #contains

Lyrics are kind of the whole thing; it's the message. Something might have a beautiful melody but if it's not the truth coming out of your mouth, it's not appealing. ↗

— Alison Krauss

#beautiful #coming #kind #lyrics #melody

I start with the subject matter I want to write about. Then I make a musical base for that and create an atmosphere with the music. Once I've done that, the lyrics come last. ↗

— Midge Ure

#atmosphere #base #come #create #done