What is the power of words in music?

I was looking through my playlist and I couldn't help but notice some songs that I have on there specifically because of the power of the words they contain. Songs that have brought a variety of emotions to mind like desire, unrequited love, fear, anger, loss, helplessness, actvism, despair, psychological dissonance, awe, passion, excitement, independence, disdain, revenge, sexual desire, new love, numbness, and of course the very long list of break up songs.

In a world and nation that is steadily failing to teach us and the growing generations the importance of discovering and researching ourselves and our words, we seek those words and mediums that express what we all share fundamentally.