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The visualization highlights the most frequently used words in song lyrics across various genres. It’s interesting to see how genres like rock and punk often feature words like “love” and “baby” at the top, while hip-hop tends to use stronger, more explicit language.

On the right, you can explore how verbose different genres are. Some favor dense, word-heavy lyrics, while others lean toward minimalism. For example, R&B averages a striking 543 words per song, whereas punk has less than half of that. Even more surprising, punk ranks below electronic in terms of word count.

The liveness and danceability filters let you refine the visualization by selecting songs with more energetic or rhythmically engaging lyrics. The year filter shows how lyrical trends have evolved over time. Notably, rock remains relatively consistent through the years, whereas hip-hop has become increasingly explicit and provocative over the last decade.