It doesn't take a genius to write poetry or even bring pen to paper. It used to, only the wealthy and educated had literacy and Egypt's trusted scholars were writers. Thanks to Gutenberg (Steve of course) and his printing press, the written word has become available to the masses...except southern Rednecks and teenagers.

Writing lyrics for a song isn't hard either, find your muse (alcohol, heroin, sex, God etc) and write. Writing about something you believe in, a story you have editorialized, or the smell of your baby's poop diaper, all can make for great lyrics that flow naturally. Though through the years the genius of lyrics has been lost, especially in the pop world. Your lyric could say "I want to fuck you like an animal" and as long as your song is catchy, appeals to a broad audience, and has enough record money behind it, you can have a hit. Wrap your disgusting lyrics around a pretty pop up beat song and you have a hit.

Case in point Cee Lo's Fuck You. That song shouldn't be a hit, but the god damn song is so up beat and catchy people tend to miss the whole point of the song - which is fuck you. Another case in point, and my whole reason for this post, Stone Temple Pilot's latest hit Cinnamon. Do me a favor and read these lyrics out loud.

I'd like to sing a story for you
Here's what I'd sing if I could impress you
Hear me can you hear me?
Hear me can you hear me?
Hear me can you hear me now?

You've got to be the prettiest girl
I've ever witnessed in the whole world
Hear me can you hear me?
Hear me can you hear me?
Hear me can you hear me now?

We both talk about love
We both know about love
We both sing the songs
Can you hear me can you hear me now?

Yeah, come on come on now
Yeah, come on come on now
Yeah, come on come on now
Yeah, come on come on

Are you tired of hearing yourself say the same shit over and over again? The chorus is the same sentence repeated four times. FOUR TIMES! That is just fucking lazy Scott Weiland, lazy as a World of Warcraft basement dweller.



However, you don't really notice the lyrics when they are wrapped around the catchy riff of Robert DeLeo. Take a listen to the song and see if you can get the song out of your head. While the lyrics are terrible, the music makes it a radio hit and another top ten single for STP. Kudos DeLeo brothers, you succeeded in creating a song that should be forgotten immediately.