lyric

Millar: When we heard the lyrics, it was almost like she had written the song for the show.

It’s always such a master class to hear how she takes on a lyric.

Sometimes if I go to a live show, I’ll come out with maybe just a beat that they’re playing that I’ve really liked, and that will inspire a bit of a lyric.

Blur even satirized grunge music with its megahit “Song 2,” a song of nonsense lyrics and unearned vim.

Songwriters’ books of lyrics usually disappoint — the words often turn limp without music and the commentaries can be thin and chest-beating.