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January 5, 2007

Lyrically Speaking #8

Filed under: Creative Writing, Everyday Inspiration, Getting Inspired, Lyrically Speaking — GeminiFatCat @ 9:09 am

How many times have you turned on the radio and come to a song that just begged for the rest of the story? It’s always been said that there’s a story behind every song and that music inspires.

Well, inspiration comes in many forms. And even the song writer had to have been inspired to write his music. But, what possessed them to write that line or tell that story? While we can’t get their point of view on what works, we welcome yours in this creative bent on lyrics.

We’ll offer you a verse from a song (all credit given where credit is due), and it may or may not be something you recognize. What we’d like to see is your story behind that verse. What do you think happened to have those lines so poignantly written?

Today’s verse comes from Who Are They performed by Tim McGraw :

They say not to have too much fun
They say not to get too much sun
Democrat, Republican
I guess I’m screwed, I’m neither one
Don’t say ‘hell’, say ‘what the heck’
Do what’s politically correct
Don’t pray in school, but have safe sex
Isn’t that what they expect?

Who are they?
Yeah you know what they say
Who are they?
Someone I gotta pay
Who are they?
They’re probably living in LA
And I don’t care anyway
Who are they?

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