I actively read Philosophy, which is one of my passions. To broaden my views, and help me pursuit wisdom and acquire virtue in the process, I read Philosophy, and try to incorporate them into lyrics as well. I always read the lyrics before/while listening to a metal band. I was disappointed and heartbroken when I came to the realization that "most" metal lovers did not appreciate/discuss/care about lyrics as much as I expected. I find most modern thrash metal, power metal, melodic "technical death" metal (most of it is garbage that passes for "tech death metal" today) boring and unbelievably annoying and insulting, with music as boring/non-stimulating as their lyrics.