Sometimes people mishear my lyrics and think a song's about something it isn't. — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
I detest 'love lyrics.' I think one of the causes of bad mental health in the United States is that people have… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
My beats and my production aren't dark or emo by any means; it's basically the lyrics I think, and the melody sometimes… — Sarah Barthel Copy Share Image
I like Patti Smith's lyrics, and sometimes think I could be influenced by them. But she has a kind of cool that's… — Alice Oswald Copy Share Image
The beauty of being the person behind the pen is that you get to rewrite history, but people who read my lyrics… — Pete Wentz Copy Share Image
In fact, many rock critics look askance at explicitly political lyrics, which I think is pretty stupid, without denying that some political… — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
My heart is a weatherballoon caught in an updraft of a chinese tax percentage, the tax percentages are unequivocaaaaaaaaaal, Unequivocaaaaaaaaal. This is… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
As far as the lyrics go, I think I was negotiating a moment in my life where I didn't feel happy. I… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
When I write songs, I like to write lyrics first, and I think that's different from a lot of singer-songwriters. But I… — Jill Sobule Copy Share Image
“Some sample lyrics I think I catch: "My engine races up to seventh gear; wrap your legs around my engine, dear .… — Rusty Fischer Copy Share Image
When you're in a daze - whether it's from running or a hangover or whatever else - I think that ideas from… — Alasdair MacLean Copy Share Image
We've learned over the years that if we wanted we could write anything that just felt good or sounded good and it… — John Lennon Copy Share Image