lyric
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So seriously, in fact, that he's desperate to make amends for a lyric on the last Killers album, called In Another Life, that made some fans question their relationships.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
When 10th Street Entertainment’s merchandising director Ian Dietrich came across fanmade clothing with the Papa Roach lyric “Cut my life into pieces,” he didn’t try to take the shop down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
While she likely intended the lyric to be empowering, instead it feels more like a metaphor for her apparent physical fragility.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
In the aforementioned Vogue article, Charli played the interviewer a track called Rock Music, featuring the lyric: "I think the dancefloor is dead, so now we're making rock music".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
A single name was the only lyric to the song in my brain.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
If the lyrics include the word ‘millionaire,’ it is usually in expressing a preference for love.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
On no previous album had he focused so completely on starting with rhythm and harmony tracks and adding melodies and lyrics later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Emma agreed: "You can really understand the lyrics and it really shows the stages of growing up and life."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
I’m participating in writing lyrics and tracks and toplines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Does it seem to complement the lyrics or oppose them?
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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