Definition of Lyrical

Lyrical

Of or pertaining to a lyre or harp.

Fitted to be sung to the lyre; hence, also, appropriate for song; -- said especially of poetry which expresses the individual emotions of the poet.

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Lyrical Quotations

That music and the lyrical aspects of Razorblade Romance is so personal to me that, now with me being grown up a bit and meeting new people and doing new things, it makes me look at the same things I was writing about back in the day through a different colored lens.
Ville Valo

The Black Mountain poet I like most is the early Creeley. Those early poems seem very lyrical and very traditional, with a lot of voice and character.
Robert Morgan

I not only wanted to showcase lyrical skills but also continue to drop knowledge on the hiphop community. I'm looking to elevate through my music, and through my music I educate.
Talib Kweli

Working with (new collaborators) and letting people in to try new melodies and new lyrical ideas was very hard.
Gwen Stefani

A lot of the lyrical ideas do have a lot of meaning in a way, although it is somewhat abstracted.
Thurston Moore

Percussion is the most adaptable family of instruments. The biggest challenge is to project percussion in a lyrical way.
Evelyn Glennie

I've programmed myself musically to come up with love-feeling tracks that are romantic, sexy, but classy, all in one. And that's the challenge. Once I create that music, then the lyrical content starts to come - you know, the stories and things like that.
R. Kelly

It was about working with other musicians, but more than that it's about exploring musical areas that you could never do with the band you're in, in my case Judas Priest. You could tackle musical areas and lyrical areas that wouldn't be appropriate for Priest.
Glenn Tipton

Music should probably provide answers in terms of lyrical content, and giving people a sense of togetherness and oneness, as opposed to being alone in their thoughts and dilemmas or regrets or happiness or whatever.
Peabo Bryson

I love the feeling of creating pictures in someone's mind just by spelling out the right lyrical combination.
Billy Sherwood

Once we start hitting lyrical themes that can whack you from all these different perspectives, we know we're onto something special.
Chester Bennington

The trumpet was not a lyrical singing instrument.
Herb Alpert

They lyrical content has grown more introspective and less abstract. I don't know if that's good or bad... Sometimes it feels a little raw to be putting so much of myself out there.
Mark Edwards

I've always seen my drumming as lyrical anyway.
Jimmy Chamberlin

When I perform Strauss, it is as if the music fits me like a glove. My voice seems to lie in a happy area in this music, which is lyrical and passionate at the same time.
Kiri Te Kanawa

I feel constricted if I become too much aware of the act of making. Liberty is lost and instead of an instinctual lyrical expression the whole thing becomes arid.
William Scott

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Lyrical Translations

lyrical in Swedish is lyrisk

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