lyric

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“There’s this one lyric that Doechii sang, and I was just like, ‘Yeah, real.’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Mr. Hedges invents a lilting melody for “Pinto,” a lyric that had been collected by Lomax, and has honored accordion player Josh Baca take the lead on the Mexican-tinged sound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 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

The character, fixated by a particular hat in his painting, sings "all it has to be is good", the lyric quoted in the co-stars' Instagram caption.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

I could imagine people bundling up and waiting to hear a band whose every lyric they could sing or enduring a snowy Super Bowl for a team they'd followed since childhood.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama