Some songs are overall lyrically unimpressive or simple, but the fabulous music (catchy melody, great riffs, impressive musicianship or just generally cool feel/sound) make it a great song. Some songs are (overall) musically unimpressive or simple, but the fabulous lyrics (the story they tell or the emotions they inspire) make it a great song. I definitely envy people with lyrical abilities and I'd love to find someone like Berne Taupin. It's definitely an insecurity and the fear of being pompous, but I can't help it. I tend not to explain them AT ALL, it's a bit like "take them or write your own lyrics". Often enough I end up with two or three adequate images and the rest to be just bland fillers.those lyrics usually end up in the garbage can. When I write lyrics now, I have certain images in mind and try to find descriptions for them. It was easier when I was in my 20s, probably because I was more ignorant and more hotheaded.ah, those days of angry youth! I find it very hard to write lyrics and it takes me ages.which is probably the main reason, why we're doing more covers than original songs. "Solsbury Hill" by Peter Gabriel (or Gabriels lyrics in general) probably have a different meaning for him as they do for me, but maybe that's part of the reason why they stuck with me. There are songs in between those two extremes, where you have metaphors and allegories. So, there is definitely no meaning at all. ![]() ![]() I actually love it nearly as much as "I Zimbra" by Talking Heads, which was an adaptation of a poem by the Dadaist Hugo Ball. There is not much room for personal interpretation there, the song gets to you or it doesn't. There are kind of storytelling songs - like "I Hung My Head" by Johnny Cash.
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