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When 10th Street Entertainment’s merchandising director Ian Dietrich came across fanmade clothing with the Papa Roach lyric “Cut my life into pieces,” he didn’t try to take the shop down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
"I'm more just trying to figure out what's the best vibe of music and what's the best sonic and lyric that I can lead with next," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
While she likely intended the lyric to be empowering, instead it feels more like a metaphor for her apparent physical fragility.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
In the aforementioned Vogue article, Charli played the interviewer a track called Rock Music, featuring the lyric: "I think the dancefloor is dead, so now we're making rock music".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
I am an avid reader of all signs, and I find that in the historical markers the prose of statehood reaches its glorious best, and most lyric.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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But I’m a funny Dylan fan because I like the weird lyrics he does, like “Clothes Line Saga” from “The Basement Tapes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Her relatable lyrics also brought friends Tara and Emma to the Planetarium for Tuesday's first showing.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The lyrics were inspired by a secretive relationship "that was stuck in a rut but I kept coming back to it".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Many of his lyrics lament the conditions of the downtrodden and underprivileged, pointing out the injustices in the way man treats his fellow man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The performers spent their afternoon with young people who’d come from local high schools—budding playwrights, dancers, and rappers kicking around the White House, writing lyrics and dropping beats with their heroes.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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