Nobody tips the song. They tip the gapbetween who you clearly are and who you're pretending,for three minutes, you could be —the professional, the undiscovered, the fine.
I used to resent the coins thrown for the costume,not the voice. Now I understand:everyone on that platform is also pretendingto be someone who has somewhere to be,and for three minutes we agreeto believe each other's performance.That's the real song. The rest is just the tune.
About the lyric poemA poem in one speaker's voice, giving a feeling, moment or thought.
Lyric poem is a broad word more than a strict form. It usually means a poem in which one speaker voices a feeling, a moment or a thought, often with a song-like quality. It can rhyme or not, at any length. There is no fixed rule.
Listen for One voice speaking close and personal, and how music shows up in the language.
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Can tell you the exact song playing during any important moment of her life.
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