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The Way We Get By Technique
Great lyrics move us like the world's best poems. Take a close-up look at the art.
Music
One thing distinguishes this song from many other popular rock songs is the lack of guitars. "I think that the electric rhythm guitar is so overused," Daniel said in a 2002 interview. "You expect...
Songwriting
This song has a structure very common in popular music. It goes verse/chorus, verse/chorus, verse/bridge/chorus, verse/chorus. The chorus is just, "That's the way we get by," a phrase with a univer...
