lyric
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“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
Imagine Blur covering Falco's Rock Me Amadeus, adding a lyric about jam roly polys and a gigantic call-and-response section, and you'll be part of the way to understanding its unique charm.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Tennyson spent 17 years composing and revising the lyric sequence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Asked how she finds time for so many projects, she reached for a lyric from her smash track "365."
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
I am an avid reader of all signs, and I find that in the historical markers the prose of statehood reaches its glorious best, and most lyric.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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Poetry: Genres
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Middle School
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