I was on the ride home when I heard a techno remix of that song "Abracadabra"... man I loved that song when it first came out. The thing that struck me about the lyrics were the following:
Though this is pretty cheesy, I have to say they actually flowed rather well together. But even more so, while I was listening to it, my mind was doing what I always do subconsciously, searching for the next rhyme in the lyric. What was surprising to me was that I seemed to be trained into reading into lyrics with very blunt rhymes. When I heard "eyes", I immediately thought that "thighs". When I heard the actual lyric, it was fairly refreshing. I was surprised how rare I felt like this type of lyric was, and how I felt like this kind of subtlety is just not used enough in the pop culture of today... though many would probably say it was never that popular.
I feel the magic in your caress I feel magic when I touch your dress Silk and satin, leather and lace Black panties with an angel's face I see magic in your eyes I hear the magic in your sighs
Though this is pretty cheesy, I have to say they actually flowed rather well together. But even more so, while I was listening to it, my mind was doing what I always do subconsciously, searching for the next rhyme in the lyric. What was surprising to me was that I seemed to be trained into reading into lyrics with very blunt rhymes. When I heard "eyes", I immediately thought that "thighs". When I heard the actual lyric, it was fairly refreshing. I was surprised how rare I felt like this type of lyric was, and how I felt like this kind of subtlety is just not used enough in the pop culture of today... though many would probably say it was never that popular.