noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ hip-hop , pop , rap , song
▪ poetic
▪ confessional , heartfelt , insightful , introspective , poignant , thoughtful
▪ clever , witty
▪ cryptic
▪ catchy ( informal ), memorable
▪ explicit
▪ banal , cheesy , inane , nonsensical
▪ homophobic , misogynistic
VERB + LYRICS
▪ compose , pen , write
▪ translate
▪ set
▪
Strauss set several of Mackay's ~ to music.
▪ read
▪ belt out , deliver , scream , sing
▪ mouth
▪ quote , recite
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
▪
~ about death and misery
▪ ~ by
▪
a song with ~ by Lorenz Hart
▪ ~ for
▪
the ~ for a new tune
▪ ~ to
▪
He wrote the ~ to our first song.