The lyrics, which speak of " castles burning ", can be seen as a metaphor for Lester's view of Angela —" the rosy, fantasy-driven exterior of the ' American Beauty — as it burns away to reveal " the timid, small-breasted girl who, like his wife, has willfully developed a false public self ".

Ironically, the lyrics speak to their own condition of running out of food.

The lyrics of the song speak of a new moon, five stars and a new flag " arising out of the stormy sea ".

Cocker had previously lived in Paris in the early 1990s, writing lyrics for Pulp's breakthrough album His ' n ' Hers there, but he never learned to speak French, according to Bidault-Waddington.

In addition, his encyclopedic memory of hip-hop lyrics allows him to distinctively speak with his hands by scratching in lyrics from several different songs to construct new phrases.

He proclaims to be from Bremen, Germany, to speak English as a second language, and some of his songs are in German, or have some German lyrics.

That night Jeanne overhears her father singing the Japanese national anthem, " Kimi ga yo ", whose lyrics speak of the endurance of stones.

It was published in 1934 with lyrics Škoda lásky, kterou jsem tobě dala ... Publishing house Shapiro Bernstein acquired the rights shortly before World War II and the polka, now the " Beer Barrel Polka " with the English lyrics " Roll out the barrel ...", became the most popular song of the Allies in the West, although the original Czech lyrics have a very different meaning and do not speak about beer.

His lyrics became known for their extemporaneous and often autobiographical style, which he described as " writing as I would speak.

A pop ballad, the song's lyrics speak of respecting nature and living in harmony with the Earth's creatures.

The Edea's song lyrics are written in an older form of the Finnish language and speak of old traditions as well.

Musically, the song is a mid-tempo dance-pop song and the lyrics speak about the protagonist wanting changes in a relationship she is in.

None of the band members knew how to write or speak the language, so they asked their friend Lino to translate their lyrics.

The lyrics speak of Björk feeling a love so intense that it is actually dangerous, requesting that her lover return to " calm her down ".

An up-tempo dance song, the lyrics speak about the protagonist trying to discern if a boy she likes will ever like her back.

Known for their left-wing politics, their lyrics often speak out against the Mafia and fascism.

The lyrics speak of " to touch the earth again " and how " the sea dances ", how " this day is the remaining trace of 40 years of passionate blood solidified " and to " guard this forever and ever ".

The lyrics speak of characters similar to Christopher and Mary from Under the Cherry Moon, although their actions are not seen in the film.

The lyrics speak of singer, Joel Pott's, regret at being far away from his family whilst on tour, of how difficult it is to conduct a relationship with them over the telephone and how, when he finally gets to spend some time at home, he will ' make the most of it '.

Mercer has also written both music and lyrics for several songs.

Mercer's lyrics are characterized by an unerring ear for rhythmic nuances, a puckish sense of humor expressed in language with a colloquial flair.

The CTCA distributed a khaki-bound songbook that provided the impetus for spirited renditions of the selections found therein, plus a number of others whose lyrics were more earthy -- from `` Johnny Get Your Gun '' to `` Keep The Home Fires Burning '' to `` Mademoiselle From Armentieres ''.

The " dangers, toils, and snares " of Newton's lyrics had both literal and figurative meanings for Americans.

Norman, who once notably sang it at the end of a large outdoor rock concert for Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday, stated, " I don't know whether it's the text — I don't know whether we're talking about the lyrics when we say that it touches so many people — or whether it's that tune that everybody knows.

* Hymns: Alcaeus sang about the gods in the spirit of the Homeric hymns, to entertain his companions rather than to glorify the gods and in the same meters that he used for his ' secular ' lyrics.

Other examples of his readiness for both warlike and unwarlike subjects are lyrics celebrating his brother's heroic exploits as a Babylonian mercenary and lyrics sung in a rare meter ( Sapphic Ionic in minore ) in the voice of a distressed girl, " Wretched me, who share in all ills!

The lyrics for the " Alabama Song " and another song, the " Benares Song " are in English ( albeit specifically idiosyncratic English ) and are performed in that language even when the opera is performed in its original ( German ) language.

Music for the alphabet song including some common variations on the lyrics

Maasstraat became famous as the first group combining reggae with Dutch lyrics, inspiring acts like Postmen, for example.

Stephen Sondheim wrote lyrics for the " Night Waltz " theme (" Love Takes Time ") and wrote an entirely new version of " The Glamorous Life ", which has been incorporated into several subsequent productions of the stage musical.

At the time of Lerner's death, he had just begun to write lyrics for The Phantom of the Opera, and was replaced by Charles Hart.

He received an urgent call from Andrew Lloyd Webber who wanted him to write the lyrics to The Phantom of the Opera, for which he wrote " Masquerade ".

He had turned down an invitation to write the English-language lyrics for the musical version of Les Misérables.

In a 1979 interview on NPR's All Things Considered, Lerner went into some depth about his lyrics for My Fair Lady.

` Ali ibn al-Husayn ul-Isfahānī (), also known as Abu-l-Faraj or, in the West, as Abulfaraj ( 897 – 967 ) was an Iranian scholar of Arab-Quraysh origin who is noted for collecting and preserving ancient Arabic lyrics and poems in his major work, the Kitāb al-Aghānī.

For a compilation album of the Glenmark duo Gemini, Andersson had Björn Ulvaeus write new Swedish lyrics for the re-recording of two old songs ; Ulvaeus also wrote new English lyrics to older Swedish language songs for opera singer Anne Sofie von Otter tribute album " I Let The Music Speak ".

In 2000, Benny wrote the music for fellow Swede ( no relation ) Roy Andersson's film Songs from the Second Floor ( the music later re-recorded, featuring new lyrics, with BAO!

Queen Boadicea features in the opening lyrics of the song " The Good Old Days " written by Pete Doherty and Carl Barat for British rock band The Libertines from their 2002 album " Up the bracket ", the line reads, " If Queen Boadicea is long dead and gone, Still then the spirit in her children's children's children, it lives on ".

He sticks to no musical conventions, varying his riffs and rhythm and singing complex and expressive lyrics in a manner exceptional at the time for a " simple country blues singer.

Pasternak gave his lover a book of Petőfi with the inscription, " Petőfi served as a code in May and June 1947, and my close translations of his lyrics are an expression, adapted to the requirements of the text, of my feelings and thoughts for you and about you.

He was brought in as a songwriter for Ozzy Osbourne's 1991 No More Tears album, providing lyrics for the tracks " Hellraiser ", ( which Motörhead would later record themselves and release a single ), " Desire ", " I Don't Want to Change the World " and the single " Mama I'm Coming Home ".

Britpop groups were defined by being focused on bands rather than solo artists ; having drums / bass / guitar / vocals ( and sometimes keyboards ) line-ups ; writing original material and playing instruments themselves ; singing in regional British accents ; references to British places and culture in lyrics and image ; and fashion consciousness.

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler has made scatting a part of many of the band's recordings and live shows, sometimes performing extended scat solos which work to complement extend guitar solos, act as solos themselves, even to replace forgotten lyrics.

Many such artists found themselves at the heart of controversies over lyrics that were seen as glorifying the murder of police officers and other crimes, similar to outcries over violent thuggish lyrics in American gangsta rap.

Most Hanna-Barbera series through 1985 had original theme music by Hoyt Curtin, with lyrics ( when used ) by Hanna and Barbera themselves.

The album's inside packaging included a poster, the lyrics to the songs, and a set of photographs taken by John Kelly during the autumn of 1968 that have themselves become iconic.

Voices is a sourcebook of speeches, articles, essays, poetry and song lyrics by the people themselves whose stories are told in A People's History.

Bands such as Flyleaf do not call themselves Christian bands, though they assert that their Christian faith affects their lyrics.

Critics have seen Marxist allusions in the band's lyrics, and several have gone so far as to call the band members themselves Marxist.

Comden and Green wrote the book and lyrics, which included sizable parts for themselves ( as Claire and Ozzie ).

The trio soon found themselves in the Top Ten once again with the first single from Holiday, the Bunnell-penned " Tin Man ", which reached No. 4, featuring cryptic lyrics set to a Wizard of Oz theme.

They describe themselves as a " geek rock " band, and are known for simplistic modern punk-style songs with frequently humorous, juvenile and pop-culture-referencing lyrics.

There are several versions of the song shown: one, a shortened version, that is simply played between shows and features children dancing, another, full version, with lyrics and the same children dancing, and a finale, featuring The Hives themselves performing.

Members call themselves L ' Onorata, the " men of honour "; the lyrics to these songs prominently feature murder and revenge against betrayers and informers, and offer a glimpse into the self-image of a culture of honour.

Professional singers, often the musicians themselves, composed lyrics to suit the occasion.

Many funk artists have openly associated themselves with black movements and often in the lyrics of their songs, comment on race relations and openly express black pride.

They named themselves Temple of the Dog, a reference to a line in the lyrics of the Mother Love Bone song, " Man of Golden Words.

They bill themselves as the inventors of " rape rock ," essentially an early 1970s-style heavy metal and punk rock fusion with extremely chauvinistic and perverse lyrics about degrading women.

Traditionally in iskelmä-music the artists themselves with few exceptions did not write their songs or lyrics, but in the rock scene the autonomity of the artist was considered important.

One year following Schwartz's death, in 1967, his former student at Syracuse University, the rock musician Lou Reed, dedicated his song " European Son " to Schwartz ( although the lyrics themselves made no direct reference to Schwartz ).

The violence depicted in their lyrics was often mirrored at their concerts, and the band members often fought to defend themselves ( often from supporters of opposing football teams ) or to split up conflicts between audience members.

Like many other Turkish rap groups, Cartel also acknowledges it ’ s ‘ authentic ’ Turkish folk music connections in the form of a lyrics structure which was used by the mythical Turkish minstrels ( halk ozani ) By doing so, the rappers also contextualize themselves both in their ‘ own authentic ’ culture and in the global youth culture.

The pair produced all the instrumental tracks and vocals themselves with Johns writing the lyrics and recording them in Newcastle.

The pair produced all the instrumental tracks and vocals themselves with Johns writing the lyrics and recording them in Newcastle.