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, the band incorporated magical themes, referencing the Cthulhu Mythos, the Sumerian religion, Chaos magic and the works of Aleister Crowley.

Lyrically, they also shifted hardcore into intensely personal realms and, in doing so, are often considered the first " emo " band, but Rites of Spring itself rejects any association between themselves and emo genres.

Lyrically, the band deals with topics on fantasy, mythology, nature, the cosmos, and metaphysics.

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

Lyrically, the album focused on the experiences of Rowe and the band during the previous two-years.

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, as the name of the band would suggest, they deal with themes relating to solitude, loneliness, alienation, self-exploration, and pain.

Lyrically it retained the band ’ s sense of biting sarcasm and expressed dissatisfaction with the U. S. electoral system and the current state of punk rock in the mainstream, amongst other topics.

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

Lyrically the band is influenced by such bands as Meshuggah, Carcass and Lamb of God and focuses on problems indigenous to their home such as religion in American society.

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.

Lyrically and conceptually, powerviolence groups were very raw and underproduced, both sonically and in their packaging.

Lyrically, the album was dark and serious to an unprecedented degree, with introspective tracks like " All Her Favorite Fruit " and " Come On Darkness ," although the lyrics were not devoid of satire.

" Lyrically, the more confrontational elements heard on ' Everything ...' were reined in, with Palumbo taking a more cerebral approach.

" Lyrically, the theme of cities and towns and change started cropping up a lot ... which was strange because we were recording and writing in the countryside, but it started taking this real urban shape ," said Jimi Goodwin.

Lyrically, they were known as having a straightforward approach to songwriting, with a minimal use of metaphor.

Lyrically speaking, the dominating themes of the album were loneliness and deep yearning.

" Lyrically, the song is about a female lover " over " her love buying her heart through material goods, and she is frustrated to the extent of saying " even if you were broke, my love don't cost a thing.

Lyrically, " Twist of Cain " is inspired by the biblical story of Cain and Abel.

Lyrically, Glass Hammer is inspired mostly by their love of fantasy literature ( most notably Tolkien and C. S. Lewis ) and by their Christian faith.

Lyrically, the song was inspired by the damaging behavior of Björk's brother, and in the lyrics she tells him to stand up and to regain control of his life.

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

Lyrically, the album contains social commentary so harsh that CCM described it as " perhaps the most scathing ever put out by a Christian label.

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 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 ).

In the same year, he and Hill released " Think Twice " by Celine Dion, which went on to become a massive hit and won an Ivor Novello Award for " Best Song Musically and Lyrically ".

He continues by saying ; " Lyrically, musically, and historically, AZ has come up with his best work in a long time on this album.

Lyrically, Jackson's album is said to exhibit " politically driven feminist " message, as stated by Lilly Goren in You've Come A Long Way, Baby: Women, Politics, and Popular Culture ( 2009 ).

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 album focused on the concept of faith implied by the album's title, Beyond Belief, with radio singles entitled " Creed ," " Love " and " Prayer ," as well as the title track and " I Am on the Rock.

Lyrically, " Do Somethin '" refers to having fun while being watched by other people, which is perceived in lines such as " Somebody pass my guitar / So I can look like a star ".

Lyrically, Manson described " Only Happy When It Rains " as " about wanting love but knowing life will always get in the way .... yet not being obliterated by that.

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

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

Lyrically, the song is a tribute to the performer Andy Kaufman with numerous references to Kaufman's career including Elvis impersonation, wrestling, and the film My Breakfast with Blassie.

Lyrically, the album dealt with criticism of British and European culture, violence, morbidity ( especially in reference to the song " Passenger On The Menu ", which describes in graphic detail the experiences of the passengers on the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 ), atheism, nihilism and humour.

Lyrically, Tuxedomoon examined society, culture and psychology.

Lyrically, it discusses American culture and greed, focusing on Hollywood as a place of pop stars and illusory dreams.