Ideas Quote by Thurston Moore

The songs that work best are broad lyrically and have one strong concept in the metaphor.

— Sia

I'd rather not get into what I'm talking about lyrically. I think it's impossible not to demystify a song when saying what it's about.…

— Trent Reznor

Most of the songs that I appreciate are lyrically vague.

— Andrew Bird

Every song with lyrics is lyrical.

— Vince Staples

There's a fierce practicality and empiricism which the whole imaginative, lyrical aspect of poetry comes from.

— David Whyte

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

Lyrical content is very important to me. I'm always trying to make sure the lyrics and music complement each other perfectly.

— Matt Smith

“Human beings innate complexities resist reduction into simple sentences and neat paragraphs. The stories that come nearest to expressing the ambivalent nature of people…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

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

— Brian Eno

The songs themselves do broaden out as time passes and take on subtly different meanings, take on more meaning, I find.

— Bruce Springsteen

To me, the lyrics mean more then the music, and that's the way it should always be.

— Roger Miret

Usually for me, the melodic structures come out in the water and the lyrical ideas could come from a book I'm reading.

— Jon Foreman