A Time magazine cover series on this subject explained: “While pop songs are often about love, alternative lyrics are usually about tougher feelings: despair, lust, confusion. . . .
Mfululizo wa jalada la gazeti la Time juu ya habari hii ulieleza hivi: “Ingawa nyimbo za pop mara nyingi huhusu upendo, kwa kawaida maneno ya badala huhusu hisia kali zaidi: kukata tamaa, tamaa mbaya, kuchanganyikiwa. . . .