#lyrics

A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains. ↗

— Criss Jami

#adversity #artist #craftiness #craftsmanship #crafty

Yes, and only if my own true love was waiting If I could hear his heart softly pounding Yes, and only if he was lying by me Would I lie in my bed once again. ↗

— Bob Dylan

#song #tomorrow-is-a-long-time #love

When rock came along the lyrics and melodies became less important and it bothered me to think that perhaps they might not regain the value they have to music - they are music. ↗

— Dinah Shore

#became #bothered #came #important #less

Sometimes my boyfriend would write the lyrics and I would write the melody, and other times I would start from scratch. Or sometimes I would take a local poem and put that to music. ↗

— Carly Simon

#i #local #lyrics #melody #music

If you actually dissect the lyrics in 'Motley Crue', you'll notice that there's a lot going on beneath the surface. ↗

— Nikki Sixx

#beneath #crue #dissect #going #lot

I'm not a wannabe. I'm who I wannabe. ↗

— Hawk Nelson

#self-esteem #lyrics

I might lie a lot but never in my lyrics. ↗

— Courtney Love

#lie #lot #lyrics #might #never

No matter how close, you are always too far. My eyes are drawn everywhere you are... ↗

— Cora Carmack

#song-lyrics #resistance

Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got till it's gone. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#lyrics #song-lyrics #lyrics

Ain't it just like the night to play tricks when you're tryin' to be so quiet? ↗

— Bob Dylan

#lyrics