Working on a new cover and came upon these lyrics (obviously a big hit).

Bittersweet memories
That is all I am taking with me
But goodbye, please don't cry
We both know I'm not what you need.

...when singing this the sheer beauty of the lyrics hit me!


Then compare them to this - also a big hit:

Where are the crowd
We're c-coming out
Got my flash on it's true
Need that picture of you
It's so magical
We'd be so fantastico

...but no beauty in the lyrics.

Am I just being old or are there few good lyricsists out there today. Perhaps everything has been said. I can come up with lyrics of a dozen older tunes which are brillent, but few come within the last decade or two or three...