When lyrics make no sense: 5 of the best

Some of the world's top musical talents have and do release music that simply doesn't make sense.

Most of the time, they sound like they should. They're easy to sing along to. But when you pick them apart, in the words of Sean Kingston 'there ain't nothin'.

Call it creative license, call it bad songwriting; even the most respected artists sing lyrics that range from the sublime to the ridiculous. Here are a few of the best.

1. "But I set fire to the rain. Watched it pour as I touched your face. Let it burn while I cried 'Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name." - Adele 'Set Fire to the Rain' (2011).

How is Adele able to watch the rain pour onto her own face? Who or what is screaming? These lyrics raise so many questions – some of them we're not sure we want answered.

2. "Your lipstick stains on the front lobe of my left side brains I knew I wouldn't forget you ... I'm so obsessed My heart is bound to beat right out my untrimmed chest."
- Train 'Hey Soul Sister' (2009).

From the 'front lobe' to the 'untrimmed chest', this is a tour of the body we never signed up for, and we have no idea what's going on.

3. "I see a little silhouetto of a man, Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango? Thunderbolt and lightning, Very, very frightening me. (Galileo) Galileo. (Galileo) Galileo, Galileo Figaro Magnifico."
- Queen, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (1975).

Not even Queen can get away with these agelessly nonsensical lyrics. With some of the weirdest lines there are, it's a marvel this is still a song we all know by heart.

4. "When I was a geisha, he was a samurai/Somehow I understood him when he spoke Thai."
- Nicki Minaj 'Your Love' (2010).

Judging by these lyrics, we’re not sure Nicki Minaj has ever been to Thailand. But that doesn't take away from the fact it's one of the catchiest pop riffs from the last decade. You go, Geisha girl!

5. "Like a rock, you waited so patiently" - Christina Aguilera 'What a Girl Wants' (1999).

Last but not least, Christina Aguilera, and a questionable lesson in geology. Perhaps she knows something we don't; perhaps her songwriter should be sacked. Either way, this timeless pop hit has left us scratching our heads.