Is this a question of choosing between the two? If it is, my choice would always be good music with bad lyrics. Music is more important to me than lyrics and it has its own language that speaks more directly to the feelings than words. Besides, I can always ignore the lyrics, but I can't ignore bad music even if it's accompanied by some good words. And I'm not even sure if I would be able to appreciate the words when the music cheapens them. It is so easy for words to lose their meaning. Anyway, in that case I would rather read poems.
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