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I listen to a lot of music, although I spend a lot of time revisiting stuff I managed to not pay attention to when I was a kid. (Too stuck on older music. Some things never change.) And this site remains my favorite for lyrics. Time to start contributing
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Macklemore – Thrift Shop Lyrics 12 years ago
"Thrift Shop" isn't particularly deep (although the easy-to-understand message is a great one), but it's not written so the artist can sing bad words. I mean, if you're offended by the language, but like the song, you can probably find a censored version.

What the four-letter words add is ethos. Macklemore is a hip hop artist, and his primary audience is, primarily, made up of hip hop fans. Swearing artistically is a part of hip hop. Part of the language. If Macklemore were too squeaky clean, he'd join the ranks of Justin Bieber and Will Smith. And there'd be nothing wrong with that, exactly, but he clearly does not belong there, nor does he seem to want to.

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Serena Ryder – What I Wanna Know Lyrics 15 years ago
This verse is more accurately:

Do I watch you leaving
Do I have no choice
I got desperation
Tearing up my voice
Can I make you want me
Can I love you more
How can you leave me here
Broke on the floor

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Serena Ryder – Little Bit of Red Lyrics 15 years ago
Color imagery does not have to be political, and I don't take this song as political at all. But even if it were, keep in mind that Serena Ryder is Canadian. In Canada, the red/blue political associations are reversed, red being associated with liberals and blue with conservatives.

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