Reflecting Smith's background as a poet, the album's lyrics channel the French Symbolism movement, incorporating influences from the works of Charles Baudelaire, William Blake, and Smith's long-time idol Arthur Rimbaud, and recall the ``revolutionary spirit'' of Rimbaud and resonate with the energy of Beat poetry, according to CMJ's Steve Klinge. Several of the album's songs-- ``Redondo Beach'', ``Free Money'', ``Kimberly''--were inspired by moments with members of Smith's family, while others-- ``Break It Up'', ``Elegie''--were written about her idols.
Reflecting Smith's background as a poet, the album's lyrics channel the French Symbolism movement, incorporating influences from the works of Charles Baudelaire, William Blake, and Smith's long-time idol Arthur Rimbaud, and recall the ``revolutionary spirit'' of Rimbaud and resonate with the energy of Beat poetry, according to CMJ's Steve Klinge.
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
reflect
Reflecting
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Smith
Smith
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obj
Number=Sing
background
background
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
poet
poet
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
album
album
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Plur
lyric
lyrics
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
channel
channel
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
French
French
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
Symbolism
Symbolism
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
movement
movement
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
incorporate
incorporating
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
influence
influences
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
work
works
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Charles
Charles
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Baudelaire
Baudelaire
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
William
William
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Blake
Blake
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Smith
Smith
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
long
long
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
idol
idol
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Arthur
Arthur
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Rimbaud
Rimbaud
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
recall
recall
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
revolutionary
revolutionary
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
spirit
spirit
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Rimbaud
Rimbaud
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
resonate
resonate
VERB
VB
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
energy
energy
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
beat
Beat
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
poetry
poetry
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
ExtPos=ADP|VerbForm=Ger
accord
according
VERB
VBG
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
CMJ
CMJ
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
Steve
Steve
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Klinge
Klinge
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Several of the album's songs-- ``Redondo Beach'', ``Free Money'', ``Kimberly''--were inspired by moments with members of Smith's family, while others-- ``Break It Up'', ``Elegie''--were written about her idols.
nsubj:pass
Degree=Pos
several
Several
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
album
album
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Plur
song
songs
NOUN
NNS
punct
--
--
PUNCT
:
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
appos
Number=Sing
Redondo
Redondo
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Beach''
Beach''
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
free
Free
ADJ
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Money''
Money''
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
appos
Number=Sing
Kimberly
Kimberly
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
punct
-
-
PUNCT
,
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
inspire
inspired
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
moment
moments
NOUN
NNS
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
member
members
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Smith
Smith
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
other
others
NOUN
NNS
punct
--
--
PUNCT
:
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
acl
VerbForm=Inf
break
Break
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
xcomp
Number=Sing
Up''
Up''
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
xcomp
Number=Sing
Elegie
Elegie
PROPN
NNP
punct
'--
'--
PUNCT
''
punct
-
-
PUNCT
,
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
write
written
VERB
VBN
case
about
about
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
idol
idols
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.