| Often times music lyrics are simply used to | | | | governing powers for one reason or another. In |
| create catchy words that people hear. These | | | | the United States there is much concern over the |
| words are designed to appeal and convince people | | | | way President Bush has handled the issues of |
| to buy CDs and attend concerts of a certain | | | | terrorism, oil, and even immigration in recent days. |
| artist. There are other reasons, however, that | | | | Rather than coming out publicly with speeches, |
| artists choose their lyrics as they do. Lyrics are | | | | many artists hide messages of their disgust into |
| heard by all of an artist's audience and can | | | | their lyrics. Often times people will hear their |
| occasionally be beneficial to a cause or an idea. | | | | message more often and more clearly through |
| This article will explore the different reasons | | | | music than in a boring speech in which people can |
| artists create lyrics in the way that they do. | | | | simply change the channel. A musical group who |
| A common usage of lyrics in this day and age is | | | | created these type of lyrics often was Rage |
| to critique the current state, or even form, of | | | | Against the Machine, although they have been |
| government in a country. It is quite common for | | | | broken up for quite some time now. |
| folk of any nationality to be unhappy with their | | | | |