"Old Folks," sung by Ms. Mendez in a rocking chair (a little trite, but the prop works well enough), contains heartbreaking lyrics like "You live so far away when you've lived too long".
Luckily he excels at writing these: "Down the River of Golden Dreams" (Jagjaguwar), his third album with his band Okkervil River, lays clever, heartbreaking lyrics over simple, stirring chord progressions.
Jay-Z has also had his share of heartbreaking lyrics too.
The record showcased Madison Violet's heartfelt (and often heartbreaking) lyrics in brilliant contrast to their uplifting arrangements, pushing their graceful harmonies to the surface.
Look at 'For the Good Times.' It's one of the most heartbreaking, beautiful lyrics ever.
It seemed unlikely that the band's famously taciturn lead singer, Thom Yorke, would say anything about that historic anniversary, and yet there always seems to be a heartbreaking line in his elliptical lyrics that says it all.
It was as good or better than any of his early releases and the music (the seagull sounds, the fucking seagulls...) as well as the lyrics were completely heartbreaking.
In the novel, Rushdie took the audacious step of penning lyrics to the most heartbreaking love song the world has never heard.
If you really listen to Rainbow Connection or It's not Easy being Green, those lyrics are so unbelievably profound, heartbreaking and beautiful.
The lyrics were beyond smart, they were brilliant and heartbreaking and honest and funny and piercing all at once, in a way that was entirely Mike.
