Lyrics Quote by Mark Foster

Sometimes when you're writing a song and that song comes into your head, it definitely comes from somewhere, like a real experience.

— Vance Joy

So when you're talking about lyrics in the context of music, it's not just about what the words mean, and what you were thinking…

— Mirah

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

— St. Lucia

When I write a song, that process is sort of entwined with a lyric or a chord progression that suits the vibe, and that'll…

— Michelle Zauner

When it comes to the lyrics, I write about my own perception of things and use characters for that.

— Yasmine Hamdan

When you write songs, you can't really point out the exact thing you're inspired by. It's more a state or a mood or an…

— Keren Ann

When I create lyrics, I just go off of energy. Sometimes I write down my lyrics on my phone and most times I remember…

— Jadakiss

I don't really know what inspires me to write the music I do, but usually, the music will set the tone for the lyrics.

— Eddie Van Halen

When you write a song, it may come from a personal space, but it very seldom actually represents you. It comes out of a…

— James Taylor

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

It feels like your subconscious can be way ahead of you, as a songwriter. You can write a song that you think is about…

— KT Tunstall

Songwriting becomes a conscious attempt to delve into the unconscious. Even those writers who scoff at the concept of a spiritual source for their…

— Paul Zollo