He combats that possibility by not just aping the musical form, but by creating new music from within and beyond its framework. All I really want to do is write good songs. And write he does. As a full-time musician, with no grinding day job to be a diversion, Bird writes three or four songs a week. And to Bird, the lyrics separate him from the growing pack.
German poetry is consistently absurd, which goes back to using style as an emotional tool.
It's part of the theatrical aspects of the music, and, to me, it's what puts the tongue visibly in the cheek. Info Booth .