Forostar
Ancient Mariner
LooseCannon said:Perun's takedown of ATG's lyrics are around somewhere. Worth the time to read. So wrong.
To be frank, I find such breakdowns exaggerated and even a bit unfitting. Harris didn't write a university paper. Perun didn't break down the lyrics of a historian, specialized on the subject. These are lyrics by a songwriter.
Sometimes we forget that we're talking about songs, not about texts. And by focussing so much on lyrics, one might ignore the song (and often the music as well), which I find a sad thing.
Take Alexander the Great. It has some fantastic epic music, and singing. Yes there are mistakes, but I don't see why it should take away the listening pleasure.
On the other hand, I know where Perun is coming from. He has a lot of interest in history.
So I reach out my hand to him and all the other lyric fanato's:
I'd like to see you write alternative lyrics which would fit as well (sonically/rhythmically) as these current lyrics.
Hereby I invite people on this forum to write better lyrics when (s)he doesn't like (a) certain line(s).
Let's have it. Not just ATG, any Maiden song. And we're not just going to correct texts, it has to fit to the song.
Why do I prefer to make relations to the song, instead of focussing at plain text?
The answer is simple: The inspiration for a lyric is not more important than the creation itself.