--- title: "12 Lyrics Think Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Lyrics Think quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Lyrics Think sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/kate-bush-1547_lyrics_sometimes-people-mishear-my-lyrics-and-t_480665.jpg" --- > [Sometimes people mishear my lyrics and think a song's about something it isn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-bush/sometimes-people-mishear-my-lyrics-and-think-a-song-s-about-something/) [Kate Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/kate-bush-1547_lyrics_sometimes-people-mishear-my-lyrics-and-t_480665.jpg) > [I detest 'love lyrics.' I think one of the causes of bad mental health in the United States is that people have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zappa/i-detest-love-lyrics-i-think-one-of-the-causes-of-bad-mental-health/) [Frank Zappa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zappa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/frank-zappa-702_causes_i-detest-love-lyrics-i-think-one-of-the_2478121.jpg) > [My beats and my production aren't dark or emo by any means; it's basically the lyrics I think, and the melody sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-barthel/my-beats-and-my-production-aren-t-dark-or-emo-by-any-means-it-s/) [Sarah Barthel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-barthel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2c/sarah-barthel-32540_beats_my-beats-and-my-production-aren-t-dark-o_593617.jpg) > [I like Patti Smith's lyrics, and sometimes think I could be influenced by them. But she has a kind of cool that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-oswald/i-like-patti-smith-s-lyrics-and-sometimes-think-i-could-be-influenced/) [Alice Oswald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-oswald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/000/alice-oswald-15385_beyond_i-like-patti-smith-s-lyrics-and-sometime_617771.png) > [The beauty of being the person behind the pen is that you get to rewrite history, but people who read my lyrics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-wentz/the-beauty-of-being-the-person-behind-the-pen-is-that-you-get-to/) [Pete Wentz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-wentz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/pete-wentz-1891_beauty_the-beauty-of-being-the-person-behind-th_6907.png) > [In fact, many rock critics look askance at explicitly political lyrics, which I think is pretty stupid, without denying that some political…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-christgau/in-fact-many-rock-critics-look-askance-at-explicitly-political-lyrics/) [Robert Christgau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-christgau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/robert-christgau-9660_i-think_in-fact-many-rock-critics-look-askance-a_854792.jpg) > [My heart is a weatherballoon caught in an updraft of a chinese tax percentage, the tax percentages are unequivocaaaaaaaaaal, Unequivocaaaaaaaaal. This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/my-heart-is-a-weatherballoon-caught-in-an-updraft-of-a-chinese-tax/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19e/thom-yorke-979_caught_my-heart-is-a-weatherballoon-caught-in-a_1540901.jpg) > [As far as the lyrics go, I think I was negotiating a moment in my life where I didn't feel happy. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/as-far-as-the-lyrics-go-i-think-i-was-negotiating-a-moment-in-my-life/) [Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7aa/rostam-batmanglij-3648_different_as-far-as-the-lyrics-go-i-think-i-was-ne_1214081.jpg) > [When I write songs, I like to write lyrics first, and I think that's different from a lot of singer-songwriters. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-sobule/when-i-write-songs-i-like-to-write-lyrics-first-and-i-think-that-s/) [Jill Sobule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-sobule/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c93/jill-sobule-17479_asked_when-i-write-songs-i-like-to-write-lyric_683569.png) > [“Some sample lyrics I think I catch: "My engine races up to seventh gear; wrap your legs around my engine, dear .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rusty-fischer/some-sample-lyrics-i-think-i-catch-my-engine-races-up-to-seventh-gear/) [Rusty Fischer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rusty-fischer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/986/rusty-fischer-36801_demons_some-sample-lyrics-i-think-i-catch-my-en_248180.jpg) > [When you're in a daze - whether it's from running or a hangover or whatever else - I think that ideas from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alasdair-maclean/when-you-re-in-a-daze-whether-it-s-from-running-or-a-hangover-or/) [Alasdair MacLean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alasdair-maclean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/alasdair-maclean-30200_disgusting_when-you-re-in-a-daze-whether-it-s-from_321558.jpg) > [We've learned over the years that if we wanted we could write anything that just felt good or sounded good and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/we-ve-learned-over-the-years-that-if-we-wanted-we-could-write/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/john-lennon-322_accepting_we-ve-learned-over-the-years-that-if-we_547780.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lyrics-think/#itemlist", "name": "Lyrics Think Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes people mishear my lyrics and think a song's about something it isn't.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kate Bush" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-bush/sometimes-people-mishear-my-lyrics-and-think-a-song-s-about-something/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/kate-bush-1547_lyrics_sometimes-people-mishear-my-lyrics-and-t_480665.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/kate-bush-1547_lyrics_sometimes-people-mishear-my-lyrics-and-t_480665.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/kate-bush-1547_lyrics_sometimes-people-mishear-my-lyrics-and-t_480665.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sometimes people mishear my lyrics and think a song's about something it isn't.” — Kate Bush", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I detest 'love lyrics.' 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