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Are the Lyrics of Songs Meaningful?

There’s no doubt that lyrics are huge part of a song, excluding instrumentals. They’re the script of the song, they’re the words that get stuck in your head, and they’re the message that the song conveys. The quality of the lyrics of songs can vary. Some lyrics are the product of musicians spending hours putting the right words together, and other lyrics sound like they popped out of a random word generator. The worst is when lyrics are trying to be deep but they come out corny or trying to rhyme too hard. At least nonsensical lyrics don’t claim to be anything they’re not.

It’s debatable how important the lyrics of songs really are. It seems like songs get popular more because of their catchy tunes than what they’re trying (or not trying) to say. Sometimes you’ll find yourself singing a song to yourself and then suddenly realize that you were singing words about death and murder put to a happy tune, or rapping misogynistically. Then you’ll stop yourself, and then find yourself singing it again later when it comes back into your head. Or with other songs you’ll realize that the words you’re singing don’t make any sense at all, you’ll chuckle, and then you’ll continue singing.

But sometimes there really are honestly meaningful lyrics out there. What is it that makes them so meaningful? What does it take for the lyrics of songs to mean something to people? Maybe they’re lyrics that say the same things we all know, but say them in a new way. Good lyrics can make people easily identify with what they’re saying. They say it in a way that resonates with you. Maybe the lyrics of songs are kind of like poetry. Poetry can express emotions universally without being too explicit about them. It’s too cheap and easy to outright say, “I feel sad.” A more subtle way to express this is to talk about things that resemble this, like tears or something metaphorical like an overcast sky.

Then at other times you’re just in the mood for something light and catchy, and then it’s enough that the lyrics go along with the tune regardless of what their words mean, or whether they even make sense. Music isn’t just an expression, it’s also an escape. Music is fun, it brings people together and it appeals to the physical senses. And if it can say something meaningful at the same time, then that’s a plus.

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