Funny how you highlight "And I know you love Shrek / Because we've watched it 12 times" as a tragic lyric, because I love that lyric.
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And I know you love shrek, 'cause we've watched it twelve times.
But, maybe you're hoping for a fairy-tale too, and if your DVD breaks today,
You should've got a VCR, 'cause I never owned a blu-ray, true say.
And I've always been **** at computer games, and your brother always beats me,
And if I lost, I'd go across and chuck all the controllers at the tv, and then you'd laugh at me,
and be asking me, if I'm going to be home next week,
and then you'd lie with me, 'till I fall asleep,
and flutter an eyelash on my cheek, between the sheets.
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That's why I love singer-songwriters so much. It's the tiny, personal details that make songs shine to me and make them so relatable. All the unique details of a person's life are what make their own rich experience, so when singers bleat out totally generalized lyrics about love or heartache written by someone else, I don't feel a personal connection.
You've also fallen into the common ATRL trap of strictly correlating lyrics with songwriting. Lyricism =/= songwriting. Anyone could write lyrics over a pre-written song (though the lyrics might be crap), but not anyone could competently compose a song. That's what defines musical talent.
I'm laughing at people citing legends who never wrote a song. No one is denying their achievements, and I love many of them. But there's a distinction between being a good singer/recording artist and being a good musician.