Song Lyric Sunday
I'm going to try something new this week. I fall in love with songs based on the entire experience - the lyrics have to match the orchestration and the timbre has to support everything else. For me, songs become favorites when I feel that all of the elements of music work together to present the thought behind the song. As a result, I tend to fall in love with specific songs and stay in love with them forever. When I hear a song that I love, the words are what draw me into the experience but the rest keeps me there - the melody, harmony, meter, chord progressions, timbre, form, style. Without the rest, the words just sit there. Having said all that, I am going to share some of the lyrics from a song that I love. You can find all of the lyrics here . The song is " What Do You Hear in These Sounds " by Dar Williams. The lyrics that strike me the most (today) are as follows: And when I talk about therapy, I know what people think That it only makes you selfish an...