Um, guys! The post wasn't meant to inspire bickering. I'm presupposing that people will have different philosophies on lyric writing. I was just trying to tease out those differences and purposes. Like simple lyrics can have different purposes. Maybe they're deceptive in their simplicity (i.e. have alot of subtext), maybe their unashamedly one-dimensional. That's okay. No matter what, they're gonna convey something about the aims of the writer. What they're trying to get out of writing like that...ya know? It's not a competition about what type of writing is best.
And the whole "that's poetry not lyrics"...well, it's kind of interesting you should say that, because artists like Patty Smith actually aimed to meld music with poetry, quite openly. (as I write this I see a_perfect_sonnet has raised the same objection). But, maybe theres a point in that. Maybe being emotive for it's own sake isn't enough. Maybe there are conflicting aims in some peoples songwriting, a sort of inconsistency in the content? I'm not saying one way or the other, but it could be a part of moley's complaints. Actually I'd love to hear you expand on that...cause I get the feeling you're not dismissing all poetic lyrics as a rule, but maybe are eluding to something else.
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