@strypey @bardmoss @shinybat @AncTreat5358 @autistics @actuallyadhd true, like meaning is being encoded into the frequencies of the sound waves, thats so cool. yeah, i can tell more from a persons voice than they usually let on and i get more info from that than facial expression and body language
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@AncTreat5358 @autistics @actuallyadhd Oddly enough, I don't typically connect with poetry well and yet am myself a writer of music and lyrics that tends to foreground the latter!
I think I just enjoy voices and exploration of their sounds too much, and when I do enjoy poetry most often it's from people reading it and me appreciating that purely on a "haha sound waves go brrr" level 😂
@shinybat @AncTreat5358 @autistics @actuallyadhd are lyrics not just poems, at their core, though? and then when added music, or voice that brings the emotion to them so they aren't just words on a page, so then you can connect?
@aka_panda_333
> are lyrics not just poems, at their core, though?
I don't think so. An analogy that comes to mind is comics. In theory, they're just novels (or short stories) with pictures. But there are things that can be done in the comic medium that don't really translate to text-only. Similarly I think there are things that can be done with lyrics that don't really work without the music.
Maybe, lyrics without their music are bad poems?
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I have read a number of lyrics that are actually really good poems. The music adds something to them, whether it was something that was missing or something that is just extra. And I have read some really good poems that make for crappy songs.
As an example of a song that is a really good poem, check out "Pacing the Cage" by Bruce Cockburn. Heck, you could probably check out any of Bruce Cockburn lyric - "If I Had a Rocket Launcher", "Tokyo", "Song of the Broken Wheel", go crazy and read them all.
@bardmoss
> I have read a number of lyrics that are actually really good poems
There are exceptions, for sure. Some songs take existing poems as their lyrics and that can work. But I can think of lots of songs whose lyrics I really like, but which don't work at all without the music. Nirvana lyrics are a great example.
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@strypey @bardmoss @shinybat @AncTreat5358 @autistics @actuallyadhd yeah theres something to putting sound to existing words that somehow... idk enhance the meaning of the words themselves. like bring out a deeper meaning/feeling that is tangible through song or spoken word poetry but doesnt come alive as much when just words on a page
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@strypey @shinybat @AncTreat5358 @autistics @actuallyadhd haha thats a good analogy, there is definitely more of a depth to music, it carries a lot more weight to it than just written words
@autistics @actuallyadhd I am an AuDHDer. I have been a voracious reader from childhood until just a few years ago, when a brain injury (TBI) made it difficult to read.
I have tried oh-so-many times to delve into poetry. But no matter how strong my resolve, I just can't do it.
It gave me much peace when I was confirmed an AuDHDer that many social situations are just inaccessible. Likewise, it would help give peace to me if it was not a personal failing that I cannot connect with much poetry.
@AncTreat5358 whether it's common to ND folks or not, it is not a personal failing to not connect to poetry, or and kind of art.
@AncTreat5358 I'm autistic and have always especially connected with poetry and wrote it a huge amount as a kid/teen/young adult.
