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lyric

[lir-ik] / ˈlɪr ɪk /


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However, after he made a music video for a friend, then won a competition, he found himself in demand to make animated lyric videos for the likes of James Blunt and Sir Elton John.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Some songs embed themselves so deeply in our lives that they become part of our emotional fabric, pieces of inextricable connective tissue that lift us up or mark milestones through a lyric or a melody.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

As to who Perry is without the pain that shaped so much of her life, a question she poses in a lyric on her new record, she pauses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The 67-year-old described this lyric as a "manifesto" for her new music.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

I finally broke down and consulted the Mighty Googler, and now I see that it's a lyric from an Elliott Smith song.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli




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