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, " Gary Gilmore's Eyes " was a controversial song based on the wishes of Gary Gilmore, an American murderer, that his eyes be donated to medical science after his execution.

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 song describes how 50 Cent believes, despite what people have heard about him, that his lifestyle does not indicate great wealth and that he is, in fact, a " motherfucking P. I. M. P ".

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, the song describes a god of the sea.

Lyrically, the song " The Night and the Silent Water " is about the grandfather of vocalist / guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt, who had died shortly before the recording of the album.

Lyrically, the song talks about the power of disco music.

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

Lyrically, the song alludes to a " blistering heartbreak " in which Braxton begs a former lover to return and undo the pain he has caused.

Lyrically and musically, however, many consider the song to be Ochs ' masterpiece.

Lyrically, the song is notable as being the first of Ray Davies ' compositions to overtly address the theme of British class consciousness.

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

Lyrically, the song calls for a slowing down on the courtship process, and it is particularly addressed to appeal to the young female audience, as the female to female bonds are not threatened.

Lyrically, the song speaks of inner strength, and not allowing others to tear away your dreams.

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, the song narrates the story of a failed relationship which initially started off well.

Lyrically, the song is about two people, in which one of them asks the other to get to know each other and break the ice.

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 song is about a day spent sitting around the house, doing absolutely nothing of importance, masturbating, and smoking marijuana until the days are no longer fun.

Lyrically, every song deals in some way with the issue of truth-focusing more on half-truths than outright lies.

Lyrically, the song finds Carey encouraging others that no matter what may lay in opposition, one must find their inner strength and make it " through the rain ".

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

Lyrically, the informal, sometimes intimate, language of relationship is employed.

Lyrically, Coupé-Décalé is about happiness, expressing daily life in Ivorian society, and also gives an insight into the political situation of the country.

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, the album is very political.

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 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, 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 it is a concept album about humanity's rebellion against a pantheon of evil, uncaring gods.

Lyrically it describes a woman who is waking up on Monday, wishing it was still Sunday.

Lyrically, " Leave ( Get Out )" is about declaring independence.

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, " 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, the song is regarded as one of Carey's most inspirational and personal ballads, with its protagonist declaring that even though we may feel discouraged or down at times, in reality we are " heroes " if we look inside ourselves and see our own inner strength ; in time, it will help us " find the way ".

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, it deals with negative stereotypes about " metalheads ", all of which Mustaine claims are untrue.

Lyrically it's about not being good enough for the person you're with.

Lyrically, Coroner began to write about themes such as politics and personal introspection.

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, it talks about materialism and entertainment.

Lyrically, the dance-pop song, is about a girl who is tired of being overprotected and just wants to be herself.

Lyrically, the song is about class economics and race and thus proved controversial: some people thought it was advocating a kind of race war.

Lyrically, Generation Swine ranges from songs about drugs and prostitution such as " Find Myself " and " Beauty ," to the anti-suicide stance on " Flush ," and familial love on " Rocketship " and " Brandon.

Lyrically, the disco song, is about friendship and camaradie between women.

Lyrically, it talks about friendship and camaradie between women.

Lyrically, the song speaks about the protagonist trying to discern if a boy she likes will ever like her back.

Lyrically, the song talks about " Kylie ’ s at the club and on the lookout for a guy she met there before.

Lyrically, the song talks about a painful break-up.