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Hey anons, perhaps I could get some help or inspiration here.
One of the characters in my quest is an alien that doesn't speak a language per se, and instead communicates primarily via song. They're the medic of the squad, and they communicate solely in music lyrics as that is the closest translation wise. It's fun to include from a writing perspective, and the character is popular even among the xenophobic voters, but I'm trying to justify why it should follow that they can speak in human songs but not words? Or not write down snatches different lyrics into cogent sentences for that matter.
Even though music and melody is inherently important to their species (and a reason why they initially got along so well with humans after first contact) how do I justify the use of human music lyrics without it being a gimmick? Why should the lyrics work but not then be auto-translated into actual words, which hey might be important in a squad based combat situation?
