We’re all familiar on here with the power of poetry and the part it plays upon us bloggers. We love it and can’t get enough of it. So in the same breadth of enthusiasm and high drive of inspiration, I today, ask you this: can our most beloved song lyrics be seen as the same?
From Say Something, to the Power of Love and finally ending with the likes of My Immortal, song lyricism is a strong – and often depending factor – on how we connect with a song and its literate story. You can certainly say that the thoughts of one musician are very similar to that of one poet or screenwriter. Emphatic, troubled and majorly inspired to produce work that others can connect with on an emotional level. But what ultimately separates to the two forms of art? What makes poetry and what makes lyricism suitable for a song? Whether it be that poetry is more on a commendable level of understanding or song lyrics are created in a more ‘simple’ way so mass audiences can understand it too, is certainly something worth thinking about.
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“Why is the bedroom so cold turned away on your side?
Is my timing that flawed, our respect run so dry?”
Joy Divison, Joy Will Tear Us Apart
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What’s the difference between the two? Is there comparable arguments or will the two remain indifferent between one another?
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You used to captivate me by your resonating light
Now, I’m bound by the life you left behind
Your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away all the sanity in me
My Immortal, Ben Moody
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By all means, let me know what you think to this one – make me aware of any noteworthy song lyrics that you feel should be seen as poetry and we’ll have a good ol’ discussion about it. Happy Wednesday.
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Into playlists? Lo and behold, I made a few of my own. Check them out below.
25 tracks to melt away too. We’ll see you soon NY. Melt Jazz
For the pissed-off playlist if you want to just simply rock? Welcome, this is for you. Trainwreck Rock
mvm. 
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