10 Poignant Lyrics from Modern Day Musicians

In today’s iTunes generation, music is less about the lyrics and more about the catchy chorus.

There used to be the Bob Dylans, Joni Mitchells and Paul Simons of the world who reinvented song writing and made their words bleed on the page. However, if you keep your ears focused, there are still some songwriters out there that would make even them proud.

1. Ray Lamontagne – Empty

Well, I looked my demons in the eyes

laid bare my chest, said “Do your best, destroy me.

You see, I’ve been to hell and back so many times,

I must admit you kind of bore me.”

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This is an excerpt from a piece I wrote on ElephantJournal.com. To read the full article, click here.