You wrote sad poetry in high school, didn't you?
Not at all. Unless you define lyrics as poetry and sad as mundanely horrible.
Well, lyrics are a form of poetry, in a way, aren't they... So you were half way there. And besides, if you take all the teenagers who write poetry, the vast majority of it is one kind of horrible or another, so there ya go!
I would have thought the music aids in turning the lyrics from a slice of cheese into an extra grilled cheese sandwich. It's all about emersion or perhaps connecting with the vibe the writer intended.
Well, can't the same be said about every single cheesy song/lyric in the world? I mean, wouldn't it be the same deal with TCOT or whatever else most DT fans might consider cheesy?
Kevin's lyrics for SDV are more poetic than cheesy/corny. I'm not sure I subscribe to the idea that writing anything remotely related to heartbreak and love would be considered that.
First of all, are you joking? 90% of songs that can be considered cheesy out there are precisely about love and heartbreak. That's part of what makes them so cheesy? When I said that SDV was cheesy, I meant in the grand scheme of DT's lyrics. Compared to other artists cheesy love and heartbreak songs, SDV is great.
Second, keep in mind what SDV is really about. It's not about true love. It's about the infatuation with a model from a catalog. Whoever this girl is, whatever she's like, it can't possibly live up to the picture that he no doubt painted in his head, just from her image alone. And that, IMO, is a fantastic subject matter for a song, and therein lies the problem. The lethargic tone of the song doesn't fit the subject matter at all. I mean, the idea of falling in love with a girl from a catalog, beautiful as it is, is completely absurd, and that's a big part of what makes it so interesting. But the tone of the song, and the angst ridden lyrics really don't capture that absurdity. It's as if the song is about true love, and a broken relationship with a real person. I don't know, the more I hear it, the more the subject matter, lyrics and melodic themes clash for me.