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Old 07-04-2011, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by michelej1 View Post
Really? Now, I like those lyrics. It's not until later that I began questioning her. I thought the Temporary One lyrics were rather weak (though I did use them at my dad's funeral), then she kind of astounded me with Liar. I've never heard so many cliched phrases rolled into one song. I found it frightening, in fact, like her programming chip went haywire and she had been revealed to be a malfunctioning songwriting robot, rather than a human being.

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Yes, really. I just went back to quote a few lines and rediscovered that there are too many painful ones to choose from. But as usual, I accept that I'm in the minority: most fans do like this song, even if everything about it (other than Chris's typically fine vocal) makes me cringe.

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