Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't nee — Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
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Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't need music; lyrics do.

— Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes
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