One of the hardest things about writing lyrics is to make the lyrics sit on the music in such a way that you're not aware there was a writer there. (Stephen Sondheim)

One of the hardest things about writing lyrics is to make the lyrics sit on the music in such a way that you're not aware there was a writer there.

Stephen Sondheim

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