Lyric
From the Greek, a song sung with a lyre. Now, commonly used to mean a song of no defined length or structure. Also, a lyric poem is one that expresses
a subjective, personal point of view.
I would be the Lyric
Ever on the lip,
Rather than the Epic
Memory lets slip.
—Thomas Bailey Aldrich
The term is also commonly used to mean the words of a song.
Referenced By
Gottfried Keller | No Wave
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