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This reads as a note about form becoming part of feeling, not just a container for it. It points to the idea that when a song bends its own structure, it can sound less polished and more alive, as if it is admitting the messiness of being human. It lands when a song or poem feels strongest because it lets irregularity stay visible.
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Originally said in English.
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