The Columbian singer - whose songs have included bizarre lines such as
"I`m starting to feel just a little abused like a coffee machine in an
office" in current hit `She Wolf` - admits she struggles to explain
the meanings behind the words in her songs.

She is quoted by the Daily Telegraph newspaper as saying: "It`s hard
to explain my lyrics because sometimes I just write things because
they rhyme. I found this metaphor, and I thought it made a lot of
sense. A coffee machine in an office has everybody`s fingerprints on
it. Sometimes I feel like that." Despite holding strong political
views, Shakira deliberately doesn?t air them in her music because she
prefers songwriting to be relaxing.

She said: "Now that I have the chance to sit down with journalists, I
can relax when it comes to music and not use it as another instrument
of communication.

"When I write, my subconscious somehow finds its way to the surface.
It?s not such an intellectual process, it?s more organic."
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