It's easy to abandon that line of confusion and re-orient himself on the conversation. He picks up like the hiccup never even happened.

"Yeah, lyrics require a different kind of listening. It's more active." He turned down to his iPod, scrolling through his playlists for something he had in mind. "Is it just classical, for you? If you're in the right mood for it, metal can have some amazing instrumentals. If Children of Bodom ever put out an instrumental album I'd buy it in a heartbeat."