Originally Posted by DonnaMarilyn
I always take the easy way out, Michael. wink
I avoid critiquing abstract lyrics. If I haven't worked out what the author is trying to say by the end of the first verse or at least chorus, I simply move on. For me, life is too short to try to read someone's mind. grin

(Perhaps there should be a separate section in the forum for abstract lyrics. I'd probably post one or two there myself. grin )

Donna


Now, Donna, the thing is...the whole performance can change everything...even if its an author reading aloud...but give an abstract lyric a piece of music and an attitude, and the meaning can come flooding in...

--Mike


Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice
Fortune depends on the tone of your voice

-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon)
from the song "Songs of Love"
from the album "Casanova" (1996)