Amount Quote by Jack Tatum

The lyrics are constructed as empirically as the music. I don't set out to say anything very important.

— Brian Eno

My lyrics are quite train of thought, and they are all over the place, but they evoke something.

— St. Lucia

I've always seen the songs as having a consciousness. Since I was two-and-a-half they would come to me from nowhere. I never thought that…

— Tori Amos

When it comes to lyrics, I just write down a lot of things, and only a very tiny fraction of it, I think, is…

— Matt Berninger

Words are what make the song. I get a personal vision about what the lyrics are about.

— Julie Andrews

Most of the songs that I appreciate are lyrically vague.

— Andrew Bird

I write these songs and I like the idea of letting the band interpret it as they will. This band is like any band;…

— Taylor Goldsmith

Most of the lyrics are rooted in my own experiences. But there is some sheer fabrication.

— Max Tundra

The myriad of ways that a song can be interpreted is astounding to me, and it's part of the allure of writing.

— LP

They lyrical content has grown more introspective and less abstract. I don't know if that's good or bad... Sometimes it feels a little raw…

— Anonymous

A lot of the lyrical ideas do have a lot of meaning in a way, although it is somewhat abstracted.

— Thurston Moore

If you can say the lyrics almost like a poem and they stand up, that's a great thing. Some songs have great lyrics and…

— Harry Connick, Jr