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Xylemicarious t1_jea265w wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:45 PM

Reply to comment by ProphetSword in Lyrics or the music? by meganelizabethjade

More than half of the songs I listen to regularly are instrumental. Another good portion have lyrics that are unintelligible because they're using the vocals as an instrument and not as a method of delivering poetry/meaning.

Saying songs are poetry tied to music is missing the forest for the trees imo. Songs can be (and are) so much more than that.

ProphetSword t1_jea7b8d wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:22 PM

This particular conversation is about songs that include lyrics, so instrumentals don't really qualify as an answer in regards to what was asked. Additionally, lyrics that are unintelligible don't fit the context of the question about if a person listens to or dissects the lyrics, which is what the OP asked.

This_Dying_Soul t1_jedtsme wrote on March 31, 2023 at 8:27 AM

A "song" is lyrics paired to music, by definition of the word.