With respect, Jeff, I disagree.

A huge, huge number of lyrics/songs are about a condition or an emotion and do not tell a story. Country lyrics tend to be stories but lyrics that are less overtly country tend to be about feelings and conditions. Also, just like some painters choose to paint pictures using realism, others choose to explore more abstract methods. The same choice of realistic versus abstract applies to any pursuit that's artistic - dance, film, lyrics, music, etc. "White Shade Of Pale" for example; I still puzzle over what the lyrics mean as a whole. "American Pie" is another example. Many of the Beatles songs are also not too clear lyrically but that didn't stop them from being hugely successful.


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