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 I was like, “Oh, OK that lyric definitely will make people kind of stop and think.”
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
There are lyric sheets involved, and some players are laughing as if struggling with a task set by a self-proclaimed comedy best man at a wedding.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
It’s like that song lyric she quoted in one of her videos: “Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
Those lyrics could very well become the anthem of the fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
If you ignored the lyrics, which is impossible, you might not even recognize it as a heartbreak anthem.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
But in the writing rooms, she dreamed up lyrics and melodies by the fistful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The officer acknowledged the debate around artistic expression, and said the force did not want to "demonise any particular genre of music", adding that the lyrics must not be "overused" in court.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Does it seem to complement the lyrics or oppose them?
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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