Surprisingly for someone who loves words, I never listen to song lyrics. I know they are like poetry, yet for me it is always about the beat and rhythm. People in my classes often ask me what certain lyrics mean, and I had no idea what the words to different songs are. Even really emotional songs (like Black by Pearl Jam) reach me because of the music rather than the lyrics.
Writing this, the only lines I can remember to songs are some lines from The River by Bruce Springsteen, and with all the changing seasons of my life
Maybe I’ll get it right next time from Estranged by Guns ‘n Roses.
I wonder what percentage of people listen to the music rather than the lyrics, and vice versa? I wonder if there is any reason for that?