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lyric

[lir-ik] / ˈlɪr ɪk /


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By the second track, Stupid Song, they've hooked up; and she's so happy she can't write a sensible lyric.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

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

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

You’ve been something of a connoisseur’s fave, I think it’s fair to say, which is why the Taylor Swift lyric was such a delight: “We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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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