Interpretation Quote by Lindsey Buckingham

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

— St. Lucia

I don't think my lyrics go so well when I try to sound poetic. Some people do that really well. If I did that…

— Chaz Bundick

A lot of my lyrics are approximate meaning without me knowing why they sound right.

— Matt Berninger

I've written some poetry, but...songs have to be more poetic, and I've really gotten to this non-poetic sort of writing.

— Mike Gordon

Sometimes, for me, lyrics are derived from poems that I'm working on, and they kind of cross back and forth between the two.

— Lee Ranaldo

Frankly, I mean, sometimes the interpretations I've seen on some of the songs that I've written are a lot more interesting than the input…

— David Bowie

My lyrics are a big pile of contradictions,

— Kurt Cobain

Most of my lyrics are little stories about my experiences or those of my friends.

— Sade Adu

All my lyrics are open to interpretation by the individual and imply many different meanings, therefore their relevance is purely subjective.

— Ian Curtis

Hearing other peoples' interpretations of your lyrics, to me, is just a total kick in the pants. Half the time, they're better.

— Mike Patton

Sometimes, I feel like my lyrics meander a little bit, and our songs are so big I need to write more words than are…

— M. Shadows

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

— Max Tundra