lyric
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The 67-year-old described this lyric as a "manifesto" for her new music.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
“There’s this one lyric that Doechii sang, and I was just like, ‘Yeah, real.’
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The lyric, essentially one long sentence, closes by saying that ignoring problems “is fine if you’re a child or aim to remain as one,” and the track ends the moment he sings the final word.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
“When people go around talking to God, it always ends in tears” is absolutely the most Bono lyric, not taking himself too seriously but also still being completely, 100% sincere.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026
The description of Danaë in the wooden chest was the most famous passage of a famous poem by Simonides of Ceos, a great lyric poet who lived in the sixth century.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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