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This week on Diamond Cast, we dive deep into lyrics — how much to say, how much to leave unsaid, and why trusting the listener is often more powerful than spelling everything out.

We talk about simplicity versus complexity in dark music, from Rage Against the Machine and nu metal to Smashing Pumpkins’ strange phrasing, lyric techniques we use ourselves, and why writing lyrics can feel closer to scriptwriting than poetry.

We also explore whether rhyme is restrictive or liberating, if ambiguity is lazy or respectful, and how mystery — in music, film, and storytelling — can deepen meaning, with detours into Donnie Darko and Stephen King.

A thoughtful, creative episode about finding your voice and letting the audience meet you halfway.

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Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
00:43 – Recap: last week’s London show
02:38 – This week’s topic: lyrics & trusting the listener
03:24 – Does simplicity hit harder in dark music? (RATM & nu metal)
09:17 – Lyric writing styles and techniques we use
12:41 – Lyrics as scriptwriting
17:34 – Smashing Pumpkins & unconventional phrasing
19:46 – Trusting the listener
23:30 – Is rhyme restrictive or does it sharpen ideas?
28:22 – Should lyrics and stories be overexplained?
35:59 – Is ambiguity lazy or respectful?
41:45 – Finding your own voice
44:12 – Oh no… dream talk
47:05 – Does mystery deepen meaning? (Donnie Darko & Stephen King)

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