Lyrically the song borrows directly from the short story " The Sphinx " by Edgar Allan Poe.

Lyrically, the first person perspective of the song was influenced by " One for My Baby ( And One More for the Road )", which is sung from the perspective of a customer talking to a bartender.

Lyrically, much of 3 Feet High and Rising focused on striving for peace and harmony — a message that was slowly fading from the rap community in the late 1980s.

Lyrically, psychobilly bands tend to favor topics and imagery drawn from horror, science fiction and exploitation films, violence, lurid sexuality, and other taboo topics, usually presented in a comedic or tongue-in-cheek fashion reminiscent of the camp aesthetic.

Lyrically the record touched on dystopian and sci-fi themes similar to those employed by authors such as Philip K. Dick, of whom Numan was a fan ( the opening lines of the song " Listen to the Sirens " are a direct lift from the title of Dick's book Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said ).

Lyrically, the band regularly explored dark and esoteric subject matter ranging from serial killers to UFOs, presented in a satirical and surrealist fashion.

Lyrically, his movement away from the constraints of chanson moved many others-including Miossec, Holden and Arman Méliès – by showing them that it was possible to make music that reflected their tastes and feelings using French.

Lyrically, the two songs are firmly rooted in themes associated with Mount Eerie but the recordings utilize Microphones-associated choral arrangements, differing from than the more solitary Mount Eerie material.

Lyrically, Rickly has been known to draw from a wide variety of influences, many of them being authors and poets.

Lyrically, the band's style has been described as coming from " the school of Cole Porter, favouring caustic wit over trivial personal problems, ... achingly clever lyrics seesaw between superficial gloss, profound sentiment and the incomprehensibly bizarre.

Lyrically, 54-71 appears to draw great inspiration from American hip-hop artists ; indeed, the band's only 2009 release, " IDEA OF A MASTER PIECE ", was a collaboration with Kool Keith.

Lyrically, the band shifted from overt evangelism to encouraging the young Christians who made up the bulk of its audience.

Lyrically, the band also showcased diversity, ranging from silly, comedy-oriented songs (" Fakin ' Jamaican ") to serious and sociopolitical (" Racist World "), promoting racial equality and unity, often touching upon then-current events such as David Duke's 1992 presidential campaign (" David Duke is Running For President ") and the racial controversy surrounding Ice Cube's album Death Certificate (" Ice Cube, Korea Wants A Word With You ").

Lyrically, the band dissociated themselves from the post-relationship formula that was predominant on their previous records.

Lyrically, the song is about someone waking up from a romantic dream at six o ' clock on Monday morning, and facing a hectic journey to work when she would prefer to still be enjoying relaxing on Sunday — her " I-don't-have-to-run day ".

Lyrically, the song is written from a woman's point of view where she expresses her sense of relief with the end of her troubled relationship.

Lyrically, " Coyote " is concerned with the difficulty of establishing any sort of connection with people who come from " different sets of circumstance " ( as the song has it ).

Lyrically, Rob Aston describes their songs as ranging from topics such as murder (" Quick Death ") to the passing of a loved one (" Sad But True ") to failed friendships (" We Trusted You ").

Lyrically, the album deals with abstract science fiction-themed subjects, a departure from the Satanic lyrics of earlier work.

Lyrically, " Because of You " explores emotional pain from a damaging relationship and critics deemed it is a fiery ode to Clarkson's father.

Lyrically, " Because of You " is a fiery ode to Clarkson's father, which is a dark exploration of emotional pain from a damaging relationship.

Lyrically, the song drew inspiration from a poem published in Timothy Leary's 1966 book Psychedelic Prayers after the Tao Te Ching, although in Harrison's autobiography, he refers to the idea having come from " all kinds of mystics and ex-mystics ", including Leary.

Lyrically, the song is written from the perspective of a girl who once had nothing and the theme centers around love.

Lyrically, the band continued their trademark social commentary, with songs such as " MTV Get Off The Air " and " Jock-o-rama " poking fun at mainstream America.

Lyrically, Waits ' songs frequently present atmospheric portrayals of grotesque, often seedy characters and places — although he has also shown a penchant for more conventional ballads.

Lyrically the album struck a fine balance between songs looking inward and looking outward.

Christ has suggested that “ Lyrically, I think the words are about the way Glenn was feeling at the time .” The remaining songs feature subjects including love, sex, evil and religious themes.

Lyrically the songs showed an even darker, more obsessive side to Lennox's writing.

Lyrically, many of his songs feature thoughtful and occasionally political sentiments.

Lyrically, the album was fiercely anti-Christian, with such songs as " Poet is Priest ", " Julian H. Cope ", and the single " Fear Loves This Place " espousing Cope ’ s paganesque perspective and being highly critical of the established Church.

Lyrically their songs tended to be concerned with decadence and the moral bankruptcy of the world as they saw it, as summed up in the title of their debut single " Snobbery and Decay " — the cover of which featured pictures of Quentin Crisp and Liberace.

Lyrically they continued the trend of earlier songs of social conscience Krause had performed, for example on Henry Cow's " Living in the Heart of the Beast ".

Lyrically, these songs have been directed at anyone or anything related to rugby league ( be it referees, clubs, players, coaches and the like ).

Lyrically, it " shows early hints of the idealized pastoral landscapes that would flow through his songs through the decades, a tendency that links him to the Romantic poets, whom Morrison has cited as an influence " according to music journalist Erik Hage.

" Lyrically the song make references to past Five Iron Frenzy songs and gives epilogues to the narrative of those songs.

Lyrically, most Progressive Southern Gospel songs are patterned after traditional Southern Gospel in that they maintain a clear evangelistic and / or testimonial slant.

Lyrically the album featured songs about killing Miss America, religion, rape and horror movie themed such as a song mentioning The Wolf Man.

Lyrically, Songs for Dustmites deals with " familiar themes of love and loss ", while Burns himself has described the album as " songs about science and love ".

Lyrically, their songs explored themes of self-determination, affirmation, and personal challenge.

Lyrically, many songs paint slice-of-life portraits of people and situations, without telling a story (" Living with the Dreaming Body ", " Wood Guitar ").

Lyrically, the Perkins and Griffin songs are similar, but musically, the arrangement is more modern.

Lyrically, the songs refers to having a good time at a party.

Lyrically, the songs on the record addressed themes running from satire of societal and religious pieties, through excruciating examinations of personal fears, to the title track, on which the three core band members ruminate in spoken word fashion on their lives, their regrets, their jealousies, and the state of music in the 1990s.