Back Quote by Lee Ranaldo

People used to say poems were different to songs but I don't think they are.

— Tinie Tempah

One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background. They fade on the page and live on the…

— Stephen Sondheim

With lyrics, being a poet gave me a different approach than other people.

— Jamila Woods

The lyrics seem to follow the music, and that's usually how I write. I write more about what comes out of my mouth while…

— Gary Louris

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

— St. Lucia

Most of the time, comparing printed song lyrics with poems is like comparing recipes with food: that's to say, patently unfair.

— Jonathan Miles

I get a different kind of lyric from someone else that might make me go in a different musical direction.

— Barry Mann

I've also been writing for other artists, producing other artists, doing some country stuff. Those lyrics I tend to leave more universal.

— Meredith Brooks

When I write a song, the music comes from my spirit, which is very playful and optimistic, but then the lyrics come from my…

— Mark Foster

I generally have lyrics first, but you can't help that when you're writing lyrics you start to get a melody in your head. So…

— Billy Bob Thornton

Normally when I'm writing, in the beginning I don't think of lyrics at all. I'm just improvising.

— St. Lucia

Sometimes I start with lyrics - rarely - but sometimes I might have an idea for some lyrics that I wanna say. I write…

— Leon Bridges