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lyric

[lir-ik] / ˈlɪr ɪk /


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Early in her career, Dean would sometimes worry that a lyric might be too personal, only to find that those were the lines that fans would mention when they approached her.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

So that lyric kind of does resonate with NCT 127 as a whole.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

“Leap of Faith” has a country-style lyric of struggles to get by in a “gritty old town,” but the sound more closely resembles cheerful “heartland rock.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

There are lyric sheets involved, and some players are laughing as if struggling with a task set by a self-proclaimed comedy best man at a wedding.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Clio was Muse of history, Urania of astronomy, Melpomene of tragedy, Thalia of comedy, Terpsichore of the dance, Calliope of epic poetry, Erato of love-poetry, Polyhymnia of songs to the gods, Euterpe of lyric poetry.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Dark as the story is, though, co-writer Joss Holden-Rea’s tunes are stunners with limber melodies and creatively off-kilter lyrics.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

The insider further revealed that the lovers spent 20 minutes exchanging their handwritten vows, and that they handed out custom handkerchiefs, embroidered with a “TT” and lyrics from Swift’s 2014 song “Blank Space.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 7, 2026

In her version, Bernhard alters the lyrics to pay tribute to Sylvester, whose untimely death left an immense legacy.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

Mr. Wade the folklorist provides thumbnail biographies for each of his subjects, several informed by in-person interviews, while Mr. Wade the musician breaks down the idiosyncrasies and innovations of their techniques and lyrics.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

The musical forms, phrases, harmonies and the poetic structure reveal a great deal of material apart from the content of the lyrics.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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