Art Quote by Rex Orange County

A lot of the lyrics I write involve images that just swing the song in a way that feels really good to me and…

— Matt Berninger

I love lyrics that are not too clever.

— Walker Hayes

In my songs, I'm not saying something that's never been said before. The have lyrics aren't going to blow people away. It's the emotion…

— Bruno Mars

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

— St. Lucia

I sometimes never really realize what lyrics are saying.

— Grace Chatto

The artist must say it without saying it.

— Duke Ellington

Music should come crashing out of your speakers and grab you, and the lyrics should challenge whatever preconceived notions that listener has.

— Lou Reed

“If it’s your song, I don’t need lyrics to know what you’re saying.”

— Meredith Shayne

Anyone who wants to know who I am can just read my lyrics - I've always written about who I am.

— Joan Jett

The lyrics are what I work on the hardest, but I'm not trying to make a perfectly clear message or anything like that. In…

— Matt Berninger

Quite often, lyrics get misunderstood - and I never mind that. I guess what all artists want is for their work to touch someone…

— Kate Bush

I've gotten to a point where I don't want lyrics to mean anything.

— Mary Timony