Do you read music lyrics ? Why ?

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My answer is mostly F.  did you hear what i said? MOSTLY :) 
 
You do the same and pick the option that is the most accurate or true. sh00t 

I have to read the lyrics.  I never get really into albums I can't do that with.  My main purpose buying an album physically is so I can sit down with my headphones in, flipping through the booklet reading along with the lyrics so I can understand the message the songs are portraying.  Music is a huge part of my life and I just can't get into albums that don't put the lyrics in the booklet.
 
In fact, if I buy an album that doesn't have the lyrics in it, I feel like I got ripped off.  What was the point of buying the album versus downloading it?  The reason I pay more for a physical copy than a digital copy (or free copy) is because I want those lyrics.  Due to the type of music I mostly listen to, it's especially important to me to have the lyrics.  Good luck trying to decipher Converge without some help.  I can't, lol.

" I have to read the lyrics.  I never get really into albums I can't do that with.  My main purpose buying an album physically is so I can sit down with my headphones in, flipping through the booklet reading along with the lyrics so I can understand the message the songs are portraying.  Music is a huge part of my life and I just can't get into albums that don't put the lyrics in the booklet.
 
In fact, if I buy an album that doesn't have the lyrics in it, I feel like I got ripped off.  What was the point of buying the album versus downloading it?  The reason I pay more for a physical copy than a digital copy (or free copy) is because I want those lyrics.  Due to the type of music I mostly listen to, it's especially important to me to have the lyrics.  Good luck trying to decipher Converge without some help.  I can't, lol. "

"Your avatar says it all, fellow Opeth fan :) "

" @Ahmad_Metallic said:

"Your avatar says it all, fellow Opeth fan :) "

Yes!  Opeth FTW :) "

A. I like to know what is being said.

I just like to know the lyrics out of interest and clarification otherwise my imagination would take over and fill the blanks with whatever comes to mind, which means I'll hear a very strange song instead.

There's nothing better than putting on some vinyl and checking out the lyrics in the gatefold as you listen.

" @mordecaix7 said:

" @Ahmad_Metallic said:

"Your avatar says it all, fellow Opeth fan :) "

Yes!  Opeth FTW :) "

All the fucking way.  though i do admit i havent read their lyrics as much/often as i should... but i totally adore their music and vocals and heartwarming guitars and i fucking love them.. one of my top 4 all-time favorite bands. "

Yes for pretty much...all of the reasons for "yes" in the poll.

D. I'm usually pretty good at getting lyrics but sometimes they're just too indecipherable so I have to look them up.

B. If I like a song and don't understand what's being said, then yes I do look them up.

B/D.

H for me. I find myself singing along to pretty much every song that comes on. Most of the time I pick the words up as I go though.

" D. I'm usually pretty good at getting lyrics but sometimes they're just too indecipherable so I have to look them up. "

Why do you always put a ridiculous amount of options in a poll? Just a yes or no would have been fine. I can't be bothered to read all of them, sorry.

B.
 
When I can't make out what they sing, I have to check it out... especially if it's an awesome song with otherwise awesome lyrics.

Sometimes. Some rap lyrics are just hard to understand *cough* Twista *cough* Immortal Technique *cough* and MC Chris *cough* I must have a terrible cold or something. The only genre I look up lyrics to are reggae or rap.  Nothing else. Just hard to understand what they are saying.

music with profound meanings are worth me reading the lyrics

B. If I don't understand what the singer is saying or if I want to read the lyrics while the song is playing.

Well, if I can understand what is being said, then no. But sometimes I do when I can relate to the lyrics (and it has to be really deep) or when I have no fucking idea what the singer is saying. (Take Colour & Shape, for example. That song is 3 and a half minutes of Grohl wailing randomly and screaming non-sense at the top of his lungs)

I usually look up songs that I find meaning in.  I have a lot of Bob Dylan lyrics written down that I find inspirational.

Kinda takes away from the song if you dont know what its about.

Just to understand meanings in the songs. 

no, i don't read lyrics to songs. i'm the weird one here.

" no, i don't read lyrics to songs. i'm the weird one here. "

I read lyrics very rarely because I don't really care about what they say, and most of the bands I listen to don't really sing, they growl or scream incomprehensibly. That's when lyrics come in handy to read to actually know what the fucker is gurgling about. But 9 times out of 10 it's some bullshit about how he hates everyone or how his daddy touched him, so who cares. I find it interesting that the really good lyrics come from songs that are sung, not screamed.

Clicked A, but I wanted to take F =(

" @iam3green said:

" no, i don't read lyrics to songs. i'm the weird one here. "

what music you into ? "

For people who like reading lyrics, then i suggest you use songbird. It has a great plugin that displays the lyrics for every song you listen to.

J. I don't often look up lyrics because I never have problems hearing what is being said.

" Clicked A, but I wanted to take F =( "

" @Ahmad_Metallic said:

" @iam3green said:

" no, i don't read lyrics to songs. i'm the weird one here. "

what music you into ? "

metal, alternative type of music. "

" For people who like reading lyrics, then i suggest you use songbird. It has a great plugin that displays the lyrics for every song you listen to. "

As a wise man once said: 
 
"We don't put any of our lyrics in our album inserts because reading lyrics is not the same as hearing them.  Reading is a passive experience, and the words have less meaning when they are seen rather than felt.  Hearing the words is an interactive experience, as it's not just about the words but also about the pitch, intonation, and annunciation of the words that lead to an emotional response." 
 
In other words...no, I don't read the lyrics.  I just listen.  If I don't know what the word is, THEN I will read the lyrics. 
 
By the way, that wise man was Maynard James Keenan from Tool.

" If I don't know what the word is, THEN I will read the lyrics.  "

There are just a few, scattered artists who's lyrics I can't understand, but actually would like to. Aesop Rock fits this mold quite well. The rapid progression through his lyrics can leave me just sitting there and taking in the rhythm/flow without actually trying to decipher the lyrics. Reading through them once or twice, though, lets me appreciate what he does even more.

" There are just a few, scattered artists who's lyrics I can't understand, but actually would like to. Aesop Rock fits this mold quite well. The rapid progression through his lyrics can leave me just sitting there and taking in the rhythm/flow without actually trying to decipher the lyrics. Reading through them once or twice, though, lets me appreciate what he does even more. "

I read all the lyrics to the bands I enjoy.

" I read all the lyrics to the bands I enjoy. "

" @Bucketdeth said:

" I read all the lyrics to the bands I enjoy. "

which option did you choose then ? sounds like G to me, G! "