It is easy to juxtapose this quote against a silly lyrical phrase in an effort to appear smug or morally superior, but the majority of lyrics in mainstream music - even though rarely composed by the performer themselves - are still rife with dramatic emotion since it is this quality, in addition to production values, that sells tracks. Remember that a performer's job is to evoke loud, exaggerated emotion, as well, even if the performance is deemed frivolous or trite by the morally indignant ones - which, seemingly, compose a wide majority of the population.
Also remember that Rihanna has been through a very troubled relationship. Do you not feel similarly overwhelmed by emotion when your ex's song, however trite and apparently meaningless, plays on the radio?
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It is easy to juxtapose this quote against a silly lyrical phrase in an effort to appear smug or morally superior, but the majority of lyrics in mainstream music - even though rarely composed by the performer themselves - are still rife with dramatic emotion since it is this quality, in addition to production values, that sells tracks. Remember that a performer's job is to evoke loud, exaggerated emotion, as well, even if the performance is deemed frivolous or trite by the morally indignant ones - which, seemingly, compose a wide majority of the population.
Also remember that Rihanna has been through a very troubled relationship. Do you not feel similarly overwhelmed by emotion when your ex's song, however trite and apparently meaningless, plays on the radio?