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When answering Everette's, mail (above) I thought of an EXTREME example of lyricists who act as if

words are music, too

...Liz Fraser's rather dada-ist
looking lyrics. If you've never heard this heavenly band (the Cocteau Twins), I highly recommend them, but don't try to make ANY SENSE whatsoever out of anything coming out of Fraser's mouth. I doubt you'll care though, because her melodies are simply breathtaking...I recommend the albums "Treasure" and "Heaven Or Las Vegas"

Fans of the band take their stabs at what Liz is singing, in fact there are whole fansites for this:

http://cocteau_twins_lyrics.tripod.com/

Here's an example fan transcription:

Ivo

Peep hole, Peach blow, Pandora, Pompadour
Pale leaf, Pink sweet, Persephone, Near our rito(ivo??)
Peep peep hole, Bit animal, Peep peep
He didn't deal, little rito, Peep peep hole
With the part animal, Peep peep, Near our rito
Peep peep hole, Bit animal, Peep peep
He didn't deal, little rito
Peep peep hole
With the part animal
(x2)

Predentive, Predo
Pra-da-da-dee

Peep hole, Peach blow, Pandora, Pompadour
Pale leaf, Pink sweet, Persephone
(x2)

Near our rito
Peep peep hole
Bit animal
Peep peep
He didn't deal, little rito
Peep peep hole
With the part animal
Peep peep
(x2)

Peep hole, Peach blow , Pandora

Lorelei

Get off the car
Kick his chain, Kick his pride
Get him soaked hit run
Lift up your toes
In my mouth
And we can make love
And we can go(x5)
We're covered by the sacred fire
When you come to me, you come to broke
(x2)

Without a doubt (x15)

We're covered by the sacred fire
When you come to me, you come to me broke
Guilty girl, Guilty boy
Get to make out
Him chocked with mousse
Lift up your toes
In my mouth
And we can make love
And we can go
(x2)

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