Capturing the imagination
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="songwriter">songwriter</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="lyrics">lyrics</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="lyrics">lyrics</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fascinate">fascinate</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="rendered">rendered</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="song">song</span>, <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="Imagination">Imagination</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>, <span word="fantasize">fantasize</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="wanders">wanders</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span>, <span word="really">really</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="seizing">seizing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span> <span word="collaring">collaring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thief">thief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stimulate">stimulate</span>, <span word="entice">entice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fascinate">fascinate</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="scope">scope</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="roaming">roaming</span>, <span word="travelling">travelling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limitless">limitless</span> <span word="spheres">spheres</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fantasy">fantasy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> – <span word="if">if</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="imaginative">imaginative</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="far">far</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span>-<span word="with">with</span>-<span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="department">department</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="songwriters">songwriters</span> <span word="included">included</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inspire">inspire</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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