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lyric

[lir-ik] / ˈlɪr ɪk /


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That lyric is heard over a minor-key piano in “Love Story,” the last track on the first side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The lyric, "I'll cry my eyes violet", refers to the star's famously entrancing eyes; and the line "what could you possibly get for the girl who has everything" namechecks one of her films.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“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

“We’ll get by with a little help from our friends,” Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, wrote in a guest book at Chequers on Thursday, referencing the Beatles lyric while visiting her British counterpart.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

He half sang it, like the song lyric.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely




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