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" Rarely do I finish a song lyrically before I have a musical idea there, but then again, rarely ever would I finish a song musically before starting the lyrical ideas. So a lot of the time, they come in tandem, or they just come at a glance. "

Hozier

Ideas

Song

Musically

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Strong

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School

High School

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Finding

Feet

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Music

Head

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Think

Culture

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America

Success

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Church

Thought

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