Lyrics Have To Be Underwritten. That's Why Poets Generally Make Poor Lyric Writers Because The Language Is Too Rich. You Get Drowned In It. - SearchQuotes

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Lyrics have to be underwritten. That's why poets generally make poor lyric writers because the language is too rich. You get drowned in it.

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