brevity

briefness; the use of brief expressions

Heard in 5 songs (5.1M+ combined views) — most famously in "Cradle To The Grave" by Alter Bridge.

Updated February 28, 2025

Songs Featuring “brevity”

Alter Bridge - Cradle To The Grave

Time: 2:59

There's no way to deny

The brevity of life

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Alter Bridge - Cradle To The Grave

Michael W. Smith - Hello, Good-Bye

Time: 0:28

Where is the Dealer of this hand?

Who can explain life and its brevity?

'Cause there is nothing here that I can understand

Michael W. Smith - Hello, Good-Bye

Gorillaz - Machine Bitez #4

Time: 0:03

No, it doesnt scan as well, does it?

Y'know, 'Br-Brevity is the soul of...' and all that, so you know 'Oh Rita'

You prefer Krisprolls anyway, don't you?

Gorillaz - Machine Bitez #4

Tesseract - The Grey

Time: 0:55

So entangled up in the brevity

And the constant tragedy

Tesseract - The Grey

Better Than Ezra - Everything in 2's

Time: 0:40

Because I was born incomplete,

drowning in the brevity.

Kind of like a road you're traveling on.

Better Than Ezra - Everything in 2's