lyric
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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
So that lyric kind of does resonate with NCT 127 as a whole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Leap of Faith” has a country-style lyric of struggles to get by in a “gritty old town,” but the sound more closely resembles cheerful “heartland rock.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
At the end, the entire block shouts the only lyric required.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Pindar'ic, after the style and manner of Pindar—a lyric poet of Greece.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
The story was previously adapted into a 2011 film before being reworked as a musical with music and lyrics by PigPen Theatre Company, a book by Rick Elice and directed by Jessica Stone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
There are no lyrics to bungle or judgments about pitch, just the sensation of instantly getting on the same page with dozens of strangers and sensing the powerful community in that moment.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
During Slide Away, a man sinks to his knees and sings the lyrics, his hands clasped together as if in prayer.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The insider further revealed that the lovers spent 20 minutes exchanging their handwritten vows, and that they handed out custom handkerchiefs, embroidered with a “TT” and lyrics from Swift’s 2014 song “Blank Space.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
What are some of the lyrics in the song that tell you about different cultural elements in India?
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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