lyric
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The lyric is built almost entirely from humble, monosyllabic words: a warm smile, a soft cheek, a laugh that wrinkles the nose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Every now and then a “Trixies” lyric would pop up, and I’d do something for it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Give your brain a workout: What’s an 11-letter “Enya hit with the repeated lyric ‘Sail away, sail away, sail away’ ”?
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
That was a lyric from one of Cool Papa Byrd’s blues songs.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
On the first day of its Music Live Auction on Thursday, the highest-selling lot was a notebook by the Queen frontman which contained handwritten working lyrics and notes from the Mr. Bad Guy recording sessions.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
But while her lyrics describe situations both grave and dangerous—the record’s title is a homophone for “violence”—her words are peppered with bizarre humor and images that aren’t easy to decode.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The lyrics of this album are very straightforward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Another element of “Date Night” is that the lyrics tell the story from the point of view of the women.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
It was like a million of them surrounded my window and were screaming the lyrics to the most annoying song you could think of.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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