on The Importance of Lyrics

Q: The lyrics are brilliant, really fabulous. What is the source of inspiration for Phase? Where do you get all these great ideas? What do you intend to show through your lyrics?

Thank you so very much! We really do focus on the lyrical content, not that we don’t value music as much, but I think verbal and written expression is the most evolved tool for communication, flawed as it can be. Music on the other hand is the most ancient language. Everybody understands it and is able to decode accurately the emotional charge that can carry. If you pay attention to how music functions on movies and even  TV commercials, you’ll find it is a brilliant tool for directors to set the spectators into any setting. Similarly lyrics, which constitute the intellectual content of any song, are more effective with an emotive musical background. When it comes to what we want to say, I don’t think there’s an overall, across the board agenda. We just touch upon matters that we feel are worth to be considered.

Interviewer: Hermanas Muerte
Publication: Mutilador (MX)
Period: October 2012

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